FY 2027 Fulbright Scholar Program
Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Award ceiling
$8,650,000
Award floor
$8,650,000
Program funding
$0
- Opportunity #
- DFOP0018696
- Agency
- Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs
- ALN (CFDA)
- 19.401
- Status
- posted
- Posted
- Jun 16, 2026
- Closes
- Aug 14, 2026
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
- Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
- Cost sharing required
- No
Who can apply
- •Private institutions of higher education
- •Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- •Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- •Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Synopsis
The Fulbright U.S. and Visiting Scholar Programs annually provide approximately 970 awards to U.S. scholars and professionals to lecture and/or conduct research overseas and approximately 1,025 awards to visiting (non-U.S.) scholars to lecture and/or conduct research in the United States. In addition to the core U.S. and Visiting Scholar Program components, the agreement also includes, but is not limited to, the Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program (S-I-R); Global Scholars Program; International Education Administrator Seminars (IEA) seminars; Fulbright Outreach Lecturing Fund (OLF); research-based, cohort programs to address priority policy areas; and other special awards that align with U.S. government priorities.
Please read the Notice of Funding Opportunity and POGI for additional details.
Contact
Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs · SoursLA@state.gov