The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is administered by IIE and falls under the Department of State. Funding for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program comes from both the US Government and Host Country and availability of program(s) may change yearly.
Application opens: March 31, 2025
Internal Deadline: Monday, September 1, 2025
send a rough draft of your personal statement and statement of grant purpose to ugsawrd@iu.edu for review.
National Deadline: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Paul Fogleman, Office of National Scholarships & Awards, will be holding a series of Fulbright Awards Info Sessions and Application Workshops.
Visit the events page to register for upcoming sessions
These 30-minute info sessions will cover the basics of the program including country and award descriptions; eligibility criteria; and application components.
At the Fulbright Application Workshops, participants will initiate an online application and begin completing it. We will review the application components in detail and discuss the statement of grant purpose and short answers.
Citizenship Requirements: You must be a citizen or national of the United States of America at the time of application. Permanent residents are not eligible.
Degree Requirements: By the beginning of the grant (one year after application deadline) you must have received a Bachelors degree and/or have not received a Ph.D.
Alumni -- including those with terminal degrees (MPA, MPH, JD, etc.) -- are eligible to apply and may use Indiana University as your Institution on the Fulbright online application.
Review other Eligibility and Ineligibility requirements that may be relevant to you before applying.
Visit the Fulbright website for a full list and description of the application components.
The Fulbright website has a plethora of resources available at us.fulbrightonline.org including tutorials, recorded and live webinars, program descriptions, grantee directory, statistics, etc. IIE contact information can be found at us.fulbrightonline.org/contact-us. Fulbright Program’s YouTube channel.
