Fulbright Scholarships

Fullbright Scholarships

The Fulbright Program is the flagship international academic exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government in partnership with countries around the world. It is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. The Fulbright Program provides participants, who represent the diversity of U.S. society and of societies abroad and are chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential, with the opportunity to study, teach, conduct research, pursue professional projects, exchange ideas, and contribute to finding solutions to shared international challenges. Grants are available for U.S. citizens to travel abroad and for non-U.S. citizens to come to the U.S. The Fulbright Program is an important element of the United States' bilateral relationships with countries around the world. U.S. and foreign governments jointly set priorities for the exchanges.

The primary source of the Fulbright Program's funding is an annual appropriation from the U.S. Congress to the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Participating governments and host institutions, corporations, foundations, and alumni in partner countries and the United States provide direct and indirect support.

Fulbright U.S. Students are recent college graduates, graduate students, and early career professionals who participate in study/research exchanges or serve as English teaching assistants in local schools abroad. This honor is won from a competitive application process by students who share a strong academic background and intellectual curiosity, are leaders or show leadership potential, have a passion for increasing mutual understanding among nations and cultures, and demonstrate the adaptability and flexibility to pursue their proposed Fulbright project successfully.

Washington and Lee University aims to prepare a large number of students who successfully earn Fullbright Scholarships each year and to be one of the top producing institutions in the baccalaureate institution category.

• Minimum - Top 20
• Target - Top 10
• Actual - 5