About Fulbright | Fulbright Scholar Program

Non-U.S. Scholars

Each year roughly 850 faculty and professionals from around the world receive Fulbright Scholar awards for advanced research and university lecturing in the United States. Individual awards are available to scholars from over 100 countries.

Non-U.S. Scholars

U.S. Institutions

U.S. Higher Education institutions are instrumental to the success of the Fulbright mission. They are key allies in advancing the goal of sharing knowledge across communities, promoting mutual understanding across nations and improving lives around the world.

U.S. Institutions

The Fulbright Program

For a complete overview of the Fulbright Program, please visit the ECA website.

About the Fulbright Scholar Advisory Board (CIES)

CIES was founded as a non-profit organization in 1947 by four prestigious academic associations – the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), National Academy of Sciences (NAS), Social Science Research Council (SSRC), and American Council on Education (ACE), and became well known for its expertise and extensive experience in conducting international exchange programs for scholars and university administrators. For decades, CIES administered the Fulbright Scholar Program, the United States’ flagship academic exchange initiative, on behalf of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State. In 1996, the Institute of International Education (IIE), a premier nonprofit educational and cultural exchange organization established in 1919, became the administrating agency, while the Fulbright Scholar Advisory Board (CIES) continued as an independent body providing valuable guidance on the administration and future trajectory of the program. The four academic societies (ACLS, NAS, SSRC, and ACE) that founded CIES continue to be represented on the Fulbright Scholar Advisory Board (CIES).

The Fulbright Scholar Advisory Board (CIES) is composed of higher education experts from a variety of colleges, universities, and institutions dedicated to furthering international education and multicultural understanding. Several members are alumni of the Fulbright program. Board members provide insight and advice that helps ECA and IIE fulfill the program’s mission and they act as powerful advocates of Fulbright on their campuses and within the higher education community.