Pre-Departure Orientations

2023 Pre-Departure Orientation Schedule

All candidates accepting awards for the following programs are required to attend a pre-departure orientation. If your country is not listed, there is no pre-departure orientation in the United States and the Fulbright Commission in your host country will provide more details.

The 2023 Pre-Departure Orientations will be virtual, and sessions will be held over the dates listed below. Attendance at Pre-Departure Orientations is mandatory. If you are not able to attend a session at the given time, you will be required to watch the recording.

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Africa, Sub-Saharan

Countries

Dates

Hosted Virtually by:

Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Cote d’Ivoire
Ethiopia
Eswatini
Ghana
Guinea
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Senegal
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe

July 10 – July 13, 2023 Northeastern Illinois University
East Asia and the Pacific

Countries/Programs

Dates

Hosted Virtually by:

ASEAN Research Program
Cambodia
Mongolia
Singapore
Vietnam

June 12 – June 15, 2023

Colorado State University

Europe and Eurasia

Countries

Dates

Hosted Virtually by:

Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
Georgia
Kosovo
Latvia
Lithuania
North Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Montenegro
Serbia
Slovenia

July 17 – July 20, 2023

University of Oregon

Middle East and North Africa

Countries

Dates

Hosted Virtually by:

Algeria
Bahrain
Kuwait
Oman
Palestinian Territories (West Bank)
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates

June 26 – June 29, 2023

Wayne State University

South and Central Asia

Countries

Dates

Hosted Virtually by:

Bhutan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz Republic
Maldives
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan

June 26 – June 29, 2023

Arizona State University, Tempe

Western Hemisphere

Countries

Date

Hosted Virtually by:

Bahamas
Barbados and Eastern Caribbean
Belize
Bolivia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Jamaica
Panama
Paraguay
Suriname
Trinidad & Tobago

June 12 – June 15, 2023

St. John’s University

Fulbright Global Scholar Award
Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship

All candidates accepting awards for the Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship program are required to attend a virtual pre-departure orientation. In addition, Fellows to Botswana, Cambodia, Fiji, Ghana, Rwanda, Timor-Leste and Vietnam will be required to attend a pre-departure orientation for their respective world region (see above for dates).

Countries

Dates

Hosted Virtually by:

Botswana
Cambodia
Colombia
Fiji
Ghana
Peru
Rwanda
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Vietnam
 

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