The Fulbright Overseas Pupil Program is the biggest Fulbright program with Africa and offers monetary help for a most of two years of examine towards a graduate diploma in a U.S. college or for participation in a non-degree analysis or nonacademic skilled program. It’s designed primarily to strengthen African universities via increased diploma coaching for college members. Functions are additionally accepted from potential candidates in private and non-private instructional and cultural establishments, impartial analysis institutes, {and professional} establishments.
The Fulbright Overseas Pupil Program is open to any certified candidate however strongly encourages the inclusion of feminine candidates and prefers candidates who haven’t had intensive current expertise in the US. Current (inside three years) recipients of Fulbright grants will not be eligible to use, and it ought to be emphasised that funding is for a most interval of two years solely. You will need to notice that doctoral diploma candidates will sometimes have to safe extra funding to finish their course of examine and we now prioritize the number of Fulbright Grasp’s candidates over Ph.D. candidates.
U.S. Embassy encourages candidates with disabilities to use as particular lodging can be found. The U.S. Authorities has offered earlier grantees with a display reader and notice taking software program, laptops, cell telephones, canes, and/or wheelchairs to help them whereas on their grant within the U.S.
Eligibility Necessities
- Bachelor’s diploma on the time of program begin date
- Sturdy tutorial file
- English proficiency and/ or skill to attend a Long-Term English (LTE) Program in the US previous to the examine program.
- Extra eligibility necessities differ by nation of citizenship.
Advantages
- Tuition, a residing stipend, tutorial allowances, and journey funds.
- Alternative to expertise life in the US and share your distinctive tradition and traditions
- Cultural {and professional} enrichment actions.
- Be part of a lifelong alumni community of worldwide leaders.
- Pre-Tutorial Coaching, Gateway, and Enrichment Seminars.
- Eligible for alumni grants after finishing your program and returning dwelling.
- Achieve information and expertise that contribute to your house neighborhood.
- Enhance your English language expertise.
Funding
- Fulbright funding is for a most of TWO years of funding in a grasp’s diploma or doctoral program. College students accepted to diploma packages lower than two years are eligible to solely obtain funding via the designated interval of diploma completion – as stipulated by the host establishment. Grasp’s candidates are given placement precedence.
- Ph.D. candidates who safe funding from outdoors sources will stay beneath Fulbright visa sponsorship relatively than have sponsorship transferred to the host establishment. Ph.D. candidates unable to safe funding for the extra years will return dwelling with out finishing their diploma.
- All utility types have to be ready electronically, on-line utility is most popular: hand-written purposes won’t be accepted. Candidates should submit accomplished utility types, tutorial transcripts, and three confidential letters of reference on-line.
- Please notice that solely these short-listed for last consideration can be known as for a panel interview. Solely finalists can be required to submit their medical historical past, supplemental types, full standardized English, and Graduate Report Examination assessments.
Candidates should apply straight via the web site at: https://apply.iie.org/ffsp2025 .
For Extra Info,
Software Deadline: Various by Nation.