For more information about the current 2024-25 award cycle, register your interest here. A more comprehensive list of Fulbright opportunities for academic professionals can be found on the CIES website.
Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
The Scholar program allows U.S. scholars, artists, faculty, and professionals to travel abroad to lecture and/or conduct research for up to one year.
U.S. faculty and professionals serve as expert consultants on curriculum, faculty development, institutional planning, and related subjects at academic institutions abroad for a period of two to six weeks.
International Education Administrators
Seminar programs that help international education professionals and senior higher education officials from the U.S. create empowering connections with the societal, cultural, and higher education systems of other countries.
Students who wish to apply through the TC Fulbright Program as internal applicants must be:
Per IIE, students currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at a U.S. college or university, are strongly encouraged to apply through that institution.
Although applying internally requires adhering to a specific timeline, including an institutional deadline by which students must submit the oficial online application and statements, internal candidacy also comes with specific advantages:
Each year, the TC Fulbright Program supports internal applicants with two awards:
*Applicants should carefully review this class of awards so as not to confuse it with open study awards or graduate degree program awards.
The 2024-2025 award cycle opens on March 30th, 2023. The TC Fulbright Program institutional deadline is August 30, 2023 by 5pm ET (no exceptions).
The institutional deadline requires students to complete the online application and upload their statements and transcripts to the Embark Portal, as these are the materials the TC Faculty Review Committee will review and reference during interviews. Internal applicants do not need to upload (1) the host affiliation letter or (2) letters of recommendation by this deadline. However, they must upload these items by the national deadline.
To apply internally, students:
*Please note the timezone deadlines. There will be no exceptions for late submission.
The Preliminary application requires sharing drafts and/or outlines of your statements. In order for this application to be considered complete, students must also submit a faculty endorsement by the deadline. Ideally, the endorsement should come from an academic or dissertation advisor; however, students are welcome to request endorsements from any TC faculty member (adjuncts and lecturers, included). These forms are internal documents only, and are never shared outside of the Program.
Completing the Fulbright application is an endeavor that requires several months of preparation and critical reflection. By formally declaring the Intent to Apply and submitting the Preliminary Application early, students should expect to receive 1-on-1 guidance and resources from the TC Fulbright Program.
The national deadline -- for all applicants, application process/pathway -- is October 2023 at 5pm ET. The exact date will be announced on March 30th when the 2024-2025 award cycle formally opens. Please note that the deadline is timezone specific with absolutely no exceptions.