U.S. Scholar Program
The Fulbright Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of
State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Aff airs, is the U.S.
government’s fl agship international exchange program and is
supported by the people of the United States and partner countries
around the world. For more information, visit
eca.state.gov/fulbright.
The Fulbright Scholar Program is administered by the Council for
International Exchange of Scholars, a division of the Institute of
International Education. For more information, contact us at
[email protected] or 202-686-4000, or visit www.iie.org/cies.
S C H O L A R P R O G R A M
Worldwide Overview 2014-2015
Top Home Institutions
U.S.Scholar Innovations
Innovation
Flex
Post Doc/ Early Career
TEFL
Salary Supplement
218
268
60
586
Applicants
56
62
26
49
Grantees2014-2015
Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Grants by U.S. Region
West Coast 16%
Midwest 18%
Northeast 12%
Rocky Mountain 10%
Southern 25%
Mid-Atlantic 19%
Fulbright U.S. Scholar Grants 5-Year Comparison by World
Region
World Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
East Asia/Pacifi c
Europe and Eurasia
Middle East/North Africa
South and Central Asia
Western Hemisphere
Total
2010-2011
77
131
363
60
84
121
836
2011-2012
73
140
373
47
99
112
844
2012-2013
90
118
371
40
102
117
838
2013-2014
72
124
398
36
101
146
877
2014-2015
65
123
358
36
97
147
826
Fulbright U.S. Scholar Grants by Program Activity
PERCENTAGE OF SCHOLARS
2014-2015
38%34%
21%7%
Grant activity type
Teaching/ Research
Research
Teaching
Seminar
Top Receiving Countries and Disciplines
Countries
1. India 78 2. Brazil 46 3. United Kingdom 38 4. Germany 30 5.
France 25 6. Japan 23 7. Austria 22 8. Canada 22 9. Poland 20 10.
Russia 19
Scholars
Disciplines
1. Social Sciences 166 2. Humanities 154 3. Education 104 4.
Physical Sciences 99 5. Engineering 63 6. Biological Sciences 61 7.
Health & Medical Sciences 46 8. Arts 44 9. Other 33 10. Law
31
ScholarsFulbright U.S. Scholar Grants by Home Institution
Type
826GRANTS
59%2%4%
8%
8%
Fulbright U.S. Scholar Grants 5-Year Comparison by World
RegionCore and IEA Grants as of October 1, 2014
Institution type
Doctorate-granting Universities
Master’s Colleges and Universities
Baccalaureate Colleges
Other/Unaffi liated
Associate’s Colleges
Special Focus Institutions
19%
Fulbright
Home Institution Scholars
University of California, Berkeley 10
Harvard University 9
University of Florida 8
University of Arizona 7
University of Washington 7
Michigan State University 6
Ohio State University 6
University of Georgia 6
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 6
University of Kansas 6
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 6
University of North Texas 6
University of Wisconsin-Madison 6
