Congratulations on receiving a Fulbright grant! The resources on this page are designed to familiarize you with your host location and provide important context and information as you prepare to travel abroad. We encourage you to review the readings, websites, and logistical information offered by local contacts. Click the section headings below to display the information.

Contact Information

Philippine-American Educational Foundation

(Fulbright Commission in the Philippines)

20/F Greenfield Tower

Williams corner Mayflower Streets, Greenfield District

Mandaluyong City, Philippines 1550

Tel: (632) 8812-0919; (632) 8812-0945

Email: fulbright@fulbright.org.ph

Website: https://www.fulbright.org.ph

 

Country Information

• Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines – Washington D.C. (philippineembassy-dc.org)
• Philippine Department of Tourism Main Portal
• Philippine Commission of Higher Education
• Office of the President (Philippines)
• Explore Philippines Video – Manila to Mindanao (4-part BBC travel documentary)
  • Video: Explore Philippines - Part 1
  • Video: Explore Philippines - Part 2
  • Video: Explore Philippines - Part 3
  • Video: Explore Philippines - Part 4
• Book: Pacific Rims by Rafe Bartholomew (US Fulbright alumnus) about the Philippines’ unlikely love affair with basketball
• State Department: Country Information – Philippines
• State Department: U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheet – Philippines
• Smart Traveler Enrollment Program

 

Alum Contacts

We invite you to contact these Fulbright alumni for questions or advice prior to your grant. They can be excellent resources for unofficial questions – what type of clothing to bring, how to open a bank account, and more.

Dr. Ralph Turingan
Fulbright Scholar, 2005-2006, 2012-2013
Email: turingan@fit.edu

Rafe Bartholomew
Fulbright Student, 2005-2006
Email: Rafe.bartholomew@gmail.com

Dr. Jeffrey Jan Sallaz
Fulbright Scholar, 2010-2011
Email: jsallaz@email.arizona.edu

Dr. Daniel Rowe Davis
Fulbright U.S. Scholar, 2022-2023
Email: davisdr@umich.edu

Francesca Racquel Caparas
Fulbright U.S. Scholar, 2020-2021
Email: aparasfrancesca@fhda.edu/chesa.deanza@gmail.com

Cameron Siler
Fulbright Student, 2004-2005, 2008-2009 (DDRA)
Email: camsiler@ou.edu

Jessica Knowles
Fulbright Student, 2009-2010
Email: jckow@uw.edu

Anthony Garciano
Fulbright Student, 2017-2018
Email: anthonygarciano@gmail.com

Anna Maria Alves
Fulbright Student, 2018-2019
Email: annaalgeralves@gmail.com

Michael Brian Hawkins
Fulbright Student, 2019-2020
Email: mbhawk12@gmail.com

Social Media

• Facebook
• Twitter: @Fulbright_PH
• Instagram: @Fulbright_PH
• Philippine-American Educational Foundation
• Youtube

 

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