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Fulbright
Programs |
The Fulbright Program
provides grants for Graduate Students, Scholars and Professionals, and
Teachers and Administrators from the U.S. and other countries.
The flagship international
educational program sponsored by the United States Government, widely
known as the Fulbright Program, is designed to "increase mutual understanding
between the people of the United States and the people of other countries..."
With this goal as a starting point, the Fulbright Program has provided
more than 230,000 participants - chosen for their leadership potential
- with the opportunity to observe each others' political, economic and
cultural institutions, exchange ideas, and embark on joint ventures of
importance to the general welfare of the world's inhabitants.
The Fulbright Program
was established in 1946 under legislation introduced by former Senator
J. William Fulbright of Arkansas. Approximately 234,000 "Fulbrighters,"
88,000 from the United States and 146,000 from other countries, have participated
in the Program since its inception more than fifty years ago. The Fulbright
Program awards approximately 4,500 new grants annually.
The primary source of funding for the Fulbright Program is an annual appropriation by the United States Congress. Foreign governments and private organizations contribute through cost-sharing and indirect support, such as salary supplements, tuition waivers, university housing, etc. The Congressional appropriation for the Fulbright Program in fiscal year 2000 was $105.7 million. Foreign governments contributed an additional $28 million directly to the Program. The Fulbright Program
is sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the
United States Department of State under policy guidelines established
by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. The Board is a
presidentially-appointed, independent body that formulates the policies,
procedures, and selection criteria which govern the Fulbright Program.
Currently, the Program operates in 140 countries, including 51 countries
with binational Fulbright Commissions and Foundations. A number of private,
cooperating organizations also assist with the administration of the Program.
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"The
Fulbright Program aims to bring a little more knowledge, a little
more reason, and a little more compassion into world affairs and
thereby to increase the chance that nations will learn at last to
live in peace and friendship."