Awards and Requirements

Award Types & Requirements

Open Study/Research Awards

While the broad application components are the same, each country and program has specific requirements which should be reviewed carefully before starting the application process.

The two broad types of Fulbright grants are:

900+ awards
8-10 month grant (varies by country)
Provides funding to pursue independent or collaborative research project, study, or arts projects abroad
140 countries currently accepting proposals

Application Components

Biographical data
Statement of grant purpose: 2 page grant proposal
Affiliation letter(s)
Personal statement: 1 page narrative essay
Foreign language forms (if applicable)
3 Recommendations
Transcripts
Critical Language Enhancement Award statement: ONLY available for select countries: China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Morocco and Russia
Supplementary material: ONLY for creative and performing arts applicants. See details here

English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Awards)

1200+ awards.
8-10 months.
Help teach English and U.S. culture in classroom.
20 hours per week acting as an in-class resource for English-language learning students (varies by country).
20hrs per week dedicated to “Host Country Engagement.”
Available in around 75 countries.

Application Components

Biographical data
Statement of grant purpose: 1 page grant proposal
Personal statement: 1 page narrative essay
Foreign language forms (if applicable)
3 Recommendations
Transcripts
Critical Language Enhancement Award statement: ONLY available for Russia.

For details about each of these application components and useful tips on completing your application visit https://us.fulbrightonline.org/applicants/application-tips.

If you are applying for a Fulbright-National Geographic grant you will follow all the campus procedures and meet campus and national deadlines, but some parts of your application will differ from an open study/research application. Please read relevant instructions carefully.

Questions? Email Fulbright Program Adviser Maura McAndrew (mmcandrew@ou.edu).