Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Institute of International Education / U.S. Department of State United States
Sends US graduating seniors, graduate students and young professionals abroad for a year of study, research or English teaching. Grantees receive funding for travel and living costs in the host country.
Free to start · no account needed
Get your personal statement, tailored résumé and notes for your referees for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes.
You look at it first. Nothing is submitted without your tap.
About
Also: study/research awards; English Teaching Assistant awards; Fulbright-National Geographic and Fulbright-Fogarty tracks; international alumni network.
Who can apply: US citizens with at least a bachelor's degree by the grant start and no PhD; enrolled students apply through their campus Fulbright adviser.
Free to apply.
Annual; the 2027-2028 competition closed on 6 October 2026 and the 2028-2029 application opens in spring 2027.
How to apply: through the organiser's own application portal (you need an account there).
What to prepare: proposal, personal statement, references, transcript, language evaluation.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “The application for the 2027-2028 Competition is now closed.”
Who can apply
- Open to students, working professionals, researchers, creators and freelancers
- US citizens with at least a bachelor's degree by the grant start and no PhD; enrolled students apply through their campus Fulbright adviser.
What you will need
- Research proposalUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
- Personal statement / SOPOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
- Recommendation letters (drafts for your referees)Upload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
- TranscriptOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.
- Test scoresOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (own portal), which needs an account in your name.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
Get your personal statement, tailored résumé and notes for your referees for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to Institute of International Education / U.S. Department of State without your tap.
Nothing is submitted without your tap. Logins, CAPTCHAs, payments and interviews stay with you.