Considering a master’s degree, conducting research, or teaching English abroad? If so, you could be one of the more than 1,800 students who receive a Fulbright U.S. Student grant each year!
Considering a master’s degree, conducting research, or teaching English abroad? If so, you could be one of the more than 1,800 students who receive a Fulbright U.S. Student grant each year!
Are you a faculty or staff member? Nominate a potential candidate for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program here.
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for individually designed study/research projects or for English Teaching Assistant Programs outside the U.S. The program operates in more than 140 countries worldwide and awards grants in nearly all fields and disciplines, including the humanities, social sciences, STEM fields, and creative and performing arts.
During their grants, Fulbrighters will meet, work, live with and learn from the people of the host country, sharing daily experiences. The program facilitates cultural exchange through direct interaction on an individual basis in the classroom, field, home, and in routine tasks, allowing the grantee to gain an appreciation of others’ viewpoints and beliefs, the way they do things, and the way they think. Through engagement in the community, the individual will interact with their hosts on a one-to-one basis in an atmosphere of openness, academic integrity, and intellectual freedom, thereby promoting mutual understanding.
Applications for the 2024-2025 competition are due October 12, 2023. Grant recipients will carry out their projects abroad beginning in late summer/early fall 2024. To apply for the 2024-2025 competition through TU follow the timeline below. Students who fail to meet the deadlines indicated may be required to apply 'at large' without the endorsement of the campus committee.
| February 2023 |
Attend the Fulbright U.S. Student Program information session on February 21 at 2 pm via Zoom. Advance registration is required - click here to register. |
| March/April 2023 |
Confirm your intent to apply to be assigned a TU Fulbright Campus Advisor. |
| April 10, 2023 (no later than this date) |
Meet with your Fulbright campus advisor. |
| April 2022 |
Research which type of grant and which country you will apply to. |
| May 1, 2023 (no later than this date) |
Submit a 200 word summary of your planned grant experience (ETA or research/study
project to your TU Fulbright Advisor. |
| May 2023 |
Prepare 1st drafts of your Statement of Grant Purpose and Personal Statement - see the Getting Started section on the Fulbright website before your begin. |
| June 1, 2023 (no later than this date) |
Submit 1st drafts of your Statement of Grant Purpose and Personal Statement to your TU Fulbright campus advisor. |
| June 2023 |
Revise your Statement of Grant Purpose and Personal Statement based on the feedback
from your TU Fulbright campus advisor. |
| July 2023 |
Schedule an appointment to meet with the Towson University Director for Competitive
Fellowships & Awards (email tucfa AT_TOWSON) |
| August 1, 2023 (no later than this date) |
Submit revised drafts of your Statement of Grant Purpose and Personal Statement to your TU Fulbright campus advisor. |
| August 2023 |
Remind your referees to complete and submit your recommendations in the online system
by August 15 |
| August 30, 2023 (no later than this date) |
Submit your Fulbright online application – DON’T PANIC! Your application will be downloaded for review by the TU campus Fulbright Program Advisor and then ‘unsubmitted’ so you can make changes |
| September 2023 | Feedback meetings for all applicants (early to mid-September - exact date and time
of your individual meeting will be assigned in early September). Make final revisions to all components of your application based on your feedback session. |
| October 10, 2023 by 5 pm EST | Submit your final version of the Fulbright online application |