2025 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 2025 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.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan
Countries Dates 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
ZimbabweJuly 7 – July 8, 2025 - East Asia and the Pacific
Countries/Programs Dates ASEAN Research Program
Cambodia
Mongolia
Singapore
VietnamJuly 24 – July 25, 2025 - Europe and Eurasia
Countries Dates Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Cyprus
Estonia
Georgia
Kosovo
Latvia
Lithuania
North Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Montenegro
Serbia
SloveniaJuly 17 – July 18, 2025 - Middle East and North Africa
Countries Dates Algeria
Bahrain
Kuwait
Oman
Palestinian Territories (West Bank)
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Tunisia
United Arab EmiratesJuly 10 – July 11, 2025 - South and Central Asia
Countries Dates Bhutan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz Republic
Maldives
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
UzbekistanJuly 21 – July 22, 2025 - Western Hemisphere
Countries Date Bahamas
Barbados and Eastern Caribbean
Belize
Bolivia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Jamaica
Panama
Paraguay
Suriname
Trinidad & TobagoJuly 14 – July 15, 2025 - Fulbright Global Scholar Award
2024 Pre-Departure Orientation Recording
View PowerPoint of 2024 Pre-Departure Orientation
- 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
Mongolia
Peru
Rwanda
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Vietnam
Monday, July 29, 2024 IIE and ECA