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The U.S. Government-funded Fulbright
Program was established in 1946, soon after World War II, under
legislation introduced by former Senator J. William Fulbright. Designed
to "increase mutual understanding between the people of the United
States and the people of other countries" the program has grown into one
of the largest academic and cultural exchange programs in the world. The
Fulbright Program offers grants to U.S. citizens and nationals of other
countries for teaching, advanced research, graduate study and
professional development. Since its inception, approximately 300,000
scholars have participated in the Fulbright Program. Over 7,000
Fulbright grants were awarded to U.S. and foreign nationals in the
academic year 2008-2009.
The primary sources of funding for the Fulbright Program are annual
appropriations made by the U.S. Congress to the U.S. Department of State
and the U.S. Department of Education. In addition, participating
governments, private organizations and host institutions in many
countries and in the U.S. contribute financially through cost-sharing
and other forms of support. In the U.S. Department of State, the program
for foreign and U.S. scholars is administered by the Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs
http://exchanges.state.gov under policy guidelines established by
the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB)
http://exchanges.state.gov/education/fulbright/ffsb. The Board is a
Presidentially-appointed independent body of educational and public
leaders responsible for the final selection of all Fulbright grantees
and the formulation of the policies, procedures, and selection criteria
governing the program. Currently, the program operates in 155 countries.
It is administered by binational Fulbright Commissions and Foundations
in 50 countries and by U.S. Embassies in others. Under a cooperative
agreement with the U.S. Department of State, the Institute of
International Education (IIE) www.iie.org,
Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
www.cies.org and the Academy for
Educational Development www.aed.org also
assist in administering the Fulbright Program for students, teachers and
professionals worldwide.
Visit
http://www.fulbrightonline.org/ for more information on the
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