| At the conclusion of World War II,
J. William Fulbright, United States
Senator from Arkansas, established a
government-funded exchange program in an
effort to promote mutual understanding
through the international exchange of
students, teachers, and scholars. He
believed that armed conflict could be
avoided if we could learn about other
cultures first hand. Today, the
Fulbright Program offers a variety of
individual and institutional grants.
These prestigious grants are awarded on
the basis of merit and allow individuals
to study, teach, lecture, and conduct
research in other countries. Fulbright
grants are made to U.S. citizens and
nationals of other countries for a
variety of educational activities,
primarily university lecturing, advanced
research, graduate study, and teaching
in elementary and secondary schools.
Since the program’s inception, more than
85,000 U.S. Fulbrighters have traveled
abroad to lecture or conduct research in
a wide variety of academic and
professional fields. More than 144,000
foreign citizens have come to the United
States under Fulbright auspices.
Penn State supports this program
through the Faculty Liaison and Outreach
section of the University Office of
Global Programs,
located in 410 Boucke Building. Visit
the links below to learn more about the
different aspects of the Faculty
Fulbright Program:
- How to Apply for a Fulbright
Grant
- The Fulbright Portfolio: Nine
Programs of Fulbright Grants
- Hosting an International
Fulbright
- Central Pennsylvania Chapter of
the Fulbright Association
Visiting Fulbright Scholars
The Fulbright section of
Global Programs bids a warm
welcome to international Fulbright
scholars visiting Penn State. If you
have been accepted for a grant to Penn
State or are considering applying for
one, this information will give you some
idea of what to expect when you come to
the University.
The Visiting Scholar Program awards
about 850 grants annually to
international scholars to conduct
research or to teach in the United
States.
- Grants cover visits of 2 to 10
months
- Approximately 75% are research
grants; 25% are lecturing or
lecturing/research
- Visiting scholars apply to the
U.S. Embassy or Fulbright commission
in their home countries
- Most visiting scholars ask their
Penn State hosts to write a letter
of support for their applications
- Penn State hosts several
visiting Fulbright scholars each
year. The Council for International
Exchange of Scholars is the
administering agency for the
Visiting Scholars program; more
information is available on their
Web site at
www.iie.org/cies/vs_scholars.
Click any of the following links to
learn more about:
Returning Penn State Fulbright
Scholars
Welcome Back to Penn State!
As a Fulbright alumnus, you are part
of a unique community that has crossed
cultural and geographic boundaries to
share your knowledge with the world. Now
that your grant is complete, we hope you
will remain connected to the program.
The Fulbright unit in Global Programs encourages Fulbrighters to
increase the impact of their experience
by sharing it with others—to “pay it
forward.” One way to enhance the
experience is to join the Central
Pennsylvania Fulbright Association,
which provides hospitality and
enrichment activities for visiting
Fulbright students, scholars, and
teachers during their grants at Penn
State. Another way to follow up on the
research and projects of your grant is
to take advantage of the Fulbright
Alumni Initiatives Awards (visit the
Fulbright Portfolio [Link to Fulbright
Portfolio page] page for more
information on these follow-up grants).
We hope you will also attend events
held to help celebrate your prestigious
grant. Every fall, the Fulbright unit
and the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of
the Fulbright Association sponsor a
coffee to welcome visiting and returning
Fulbrighters, and every spring,
Global Programs holds a
Recognition Ceremony and Reception to
honor all of Penn State’s “international
ambassadors.”
We look forward to hearing about your
Fulbright experience.
For more information:
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