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There are three types of Fulbright grants: Students, Scholars and Professionals, and Teachers and Administrators. Fulbright also offers opportunities for U.S. institutions to host Fulbright scholars.

Fulbright Student Programs

The Fulbright Student Program offers fellowships to U.S. graduate students for study and research abroad. In academic year 2004-2005, more than 1,000 Americans studied abroad with either full or partial support from the Fulbright Program. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE). Please see www.fulbrightonline.org for more information.

The Fulbright Islamic Civilization Initiative funds research and study in any country where there is a significant Muslim population. Projects receiving funding under this initiative are specially selected for their potential to enhance Americans' knowledge of Islam and Islamic culture. The Fulbright Islamic Civilization Initiative is administered by IIE. Please see www.fulbrightonline.org/us/thinking_type.html#islamic for more information.

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Fulbright Scholar Programs

The U.S. Scholar Program sends approximately 1,000 American scholars and professionals per year to more than 130 countries, where they lecture and/or conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields. In academic year 2004-2005, these fields include agriculture, business, journalism, and technology education among others. The U.S. Scholar Program is administered by the Council of International Exchange of Scholars (CIES). Please see www.cies.org/us_scholars/ for more information.

The Fulbright Senior Specialists Program, a short-term complement to the traditional Fulbright Scholar Program, awards grants for a period of two-to-six weeks. Fulbright Senior Specialist activities are designed to provide U.S. scholars and professionals opportunities to collaborate with professional counterparts at non-U.S. institutions of higher education, on curriculum and faculty development, institutional assessment and planning, and a variety of other activities. The Fulbright Senior Specialists Program is administered by CIES. Please see www.cies.org/us_scholars/ for more information.

The New Century Scholars Program is a forum for international, interdisciplinary collaboration among the world's outstanding research scholars and professionals. Annually, the Fulbright Program assembles approximately 30 leading minds to collaborate on issues of global significance. The research focus for academic year 2004-2005, "Higher Education in the 21st Century: Global Challenge and National Response," will encourage comparative work that examines the central role of institutions of higher education in addressing the challenges of the 21st century in such areas as knowledge development, leadership training, and research and analysis to solve problems. The New Century Scholar Program is administered by CIES. Please see www.iie.org/cies/NCS/ for more information.

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Fulbright Teacher and Administrator Exchange Program

The Fulbright Teacher and Administrator Exchange Program involves one-on-one exchanges of approximately 240 administrators and teachers from K-12 schools, community colleges, and four-year institutions. A small number of one-way assignments are also made. The program operates between the United States and more than 30 countries worldwide. The Fulbright Teacher and Administrator Exchange Program is administered by the USDA Graduate School. Please see www.fulbrightexchanges.org/ for more information.

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Fulbright Opportunities for U.S. Institutions

The Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program (SIR) enables U.S. colleges and universities to bring scholars and professionals from abroad to campus for a semester or an academic year, primarily to teach undergraduate courses. SIR grantees also assist in developing curricula and serve as a resource for faculty, students and the community. Priority is given to colleges and universities that are traditionally less involved in international exchange programs and/or are minority-serving institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, Tribal Colleges and Universities, small liberal arts colleges and community colleges. Approximately forty grants are awarded annually. The Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program (SIR) is administered by CIES. Please see www.cies.org/sir/ for more information.

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