What is the Fulbright Program?
Q: What is the Fulbright Program?
A: The Fulbright Program is a United States Cultural Exchange Program with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between people from the United States and other countries by exchanging of people, knowledge, and skills.
Q: Who can receive scholarships or grants through the program?
A: American citizens including students, scholars, teachers, professionals, scientists and artists may receive scholarships or grants to study, do research, teach, or exercise their talents abroad. Citizens of other countries may also do the same in the United States of America.
Q: When was it started?
A: The program was started by United States Senator J. William Fulbright in 1946.
Q: How many grants are awarded annually?
A: The program provides 8,000 grants annually.
Q: Who administers and oversees the Fulbright Program?
A: The Fulbright Program is administered by cooperating organizations such as the Institute of International Education. In 49 countries a bi-national Fulbright Commission administers and oversees it while in countries without a commission but with an active program it is managed by the Public Affairs Section of the U.S Embassy.
Q: How many people have participated in this program since its inception?
A: More than 370,000 people have participated in this program since it began.
Q: How many alumni have won Nobel Prizes or Pulitzer Prizes?
A: 59 Fulbright alumni have won Nobel Prizes while 82 have won Pulitzer Prizes
