After Your Program | 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

Fulbright Certificate of Completion

Following submission of the final report, grantees will receive a Fulbright certificate acknowledging the successful completion of their Fulbright program. Certificates are generated and delivered via the IIE Participant Portal quarterly. Grantees will receive an email notification when the certificate is available for download.

Tax Information

Fulbright U.S. Scholar grants are generally subject to U.S. income taxes.

Neither IIE nor the U.S. Department of State is required to issue a Form 1099 or Form W2, nor to withhold taxes from grant payments.

IIE staff members are not permitted to give tax advice. Grantees are encouraged to contact the IRS directly or speak with a tax professional with questions about tax obligations.

Sharing Your Fulbright Experience

Grantees have many opportunities to share their experiences on digital platforms. Recognizing the reach and impact of these media, the U.S. Department of State has provided Fulbright Social Media Guidelines. Grantees are encouraged to connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram using #Fulbright. For more information about sharing your experience visit the Fulbright Network page.

Please email your IIE advisor with any newspaper articles, media coverage, blogs or photographs related to your grant, as well as special presentations you make to university or community groups.

Publications Resulting from Grant

The Fulbright Foreign Scholar Board welcomes the publication and dissemination of content resulting from the usual channels of research and educational activities financed under the Fulbright Program. Grantees should take care to avoid any impression that the U.S. government (and any agency representing it) or foreign governments has endorsed the conclusions or approved the contents of published work.

Sample language to use:

[Grantee Name] gratefully acknowledges financial support for this (publication/project/research) by the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and (add the name of the Fulbright Commission in your host country--ex. the German-American Fulbright Commission, or if there is no Commission, U.S. Department of State suffices). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the author and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Fulbright Program, the Government of the United States, or the (add the Fulbright Commission’s name if applicable).