INTRODUCTION TO Fulbright Scholarship
The Fulbright Scholarship covers the grantee’s round-trip airfare to the U.S., a settling-in allowance, monthly stipend, housing allowance, books-and-supplies allowance, and computer allowance.
The Fulbright Foreign Student Program enables graduate students, young professionals and artists from abroad to study and conduct research in the United States. The Fulbright Foreign Student Program operates in more than 160 countries worldwide. Approximately 4,000 foreign students receive Fulbright scholarships each year.
Program eligibility and selection procedures vary widely by country. Please use the drop-down menu here to find information about the Foreign Fulbright Program in your home country, including eligibility requirements and application guidelines.
Please also discuss the U.S. university admission and placement approach with the Fulbright office in your home country.
There are two placement models: IIE-Placement and Self-Placement.
Requirements for Fulbright Scholarship 2025
To be considered for the United States Government Fulbright Scholarship, you must satisfy the following requirements:
- Applicants must be citizens, nationals of or permanent residents of a foreign country.
- Applicants must be MASTERS OR PHD students and have the endorsement of their home institution.
- Applicants must have an outstanding academic record and high level of English proficiency.
- Applicants must take their first TOEFL exam by May 2024.
- Applicants must meet the minimum score on required standardized tests (TOEFL: a score of 90)
- Applicants must have high motivation and a serious commitment to completing the program as scheduled and to returning home.
- Only applicants with strong proposals, outlining their research objectives, methodology, time-frame, and justification for conducting the research in the U.S. will be short-listed for interviews.
- Preference will be given to applicants who have not studied in the U.S.
Required Documents
To apply, candidates must be ready to submit the following
- An online application which includes:
- A clearly written research objective.
- Professional resume.
- Three letters of reference specifying the personal, academic and professional competence of the candidate (submitted electronically and attached to the online application).
- Student copy of academic transcripts from each post-secondary institution attended should be scanned and attached to the online application if available.
- TOEFL score report.
Hard copies of official academic transcripts from higher institutions should be forwarded by regular mail.
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