The International Educator Award is part of the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program, offered as a Fulbright Schuman grant by the Commission for Educational Exchange between the United States, Belgium and Luxembourg.
International education professionals at European universities spend three to nine months at an accredited U.S. institution researching an issue in international higher education or its best practices, from a comparative US-EU angle.
Benefits & funding
- Up to €4,000 a month (paid as the USD equivalent) for three to nine months.
- A €2,000 travel stipend (USD equivalent).
- Health benefit plan, J-1 visa sponsorship and pre-departure support.
- In-country programming such as seminars and a local advisor, plus the alumni network.
Eligibility
- Citizens of an EU Member State: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden.
- Working in international education at a European university.
- A bachelor’s degree (no PhD needed), at least three years of experience in international education, and proficiency in English.
- Academic excellence, or an outstanding personal or professional background.
- May make you ineligible: a current European Commission job or traineeship, or strong ties to European institutions; 3+ months in two or more EU states is recommended.
- Not eligible: anyone already in the U.S. at application, or who lived there for five or more of the six years before applying.
- No concurrent European Commission funding (e.g. Marie Curie) for the same activity.
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“Candidates who are already in the United States at the time of application and those who have resided in the U.S. for five or more years in the six-year period preceding the date of application are ineligible to apply.” Eligibility
Eligible nationalities
Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus · Czechia · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France · Germany · Greece
+ 15 more
Hungary · Ireland · Italy · Latvia · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Malta · Netherlands · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden
Residence required
Afghanistan · Albania · Algeria · Andorra · Angola · Antigua and Barbuda · Argentina · Armenia · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Bahamas
+ 186 more
Bahrain · Bangladesh · Barbados · Belarus · Belgium · Belize · Benin · Bhutan · Bolivia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Botswana · Brazil · Brunei · Bulgaria · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cabo Verde · Cambodia · Cameroon · Canada · Central African Republic · Chad · Chile · China · Colombia · Comoros · Costa Rica · Croatia · Cuba · Cyprus · Czechia · DR Congo · Denmark · Djibouti · Dominica · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · Egypt · El Salvador · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Estonia · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Fiji · Finland · France · Gabon · Gambia · Georgia · Germany · Ghana · Greece · Grenada · Guatemala · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Guyana · Haiti · Honduras · Hong Kong · Hungary · Iceland · India · Indonesia · Iran · Iraq · Ireland · Israel · Italy · Côte d'Ivoire · Jamaica · Japan · Jordan · Kazakhstan · Kenya · Kiribati · Kosovo · Kuwait · Kyrgyzstan · Laos · Latvia · Lebanon · Lesotho · Liberia · Libya · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Macau · Madagascar · Malawi · Malaysia · Maldives · Mali · Malta · Marshall Islands · Mauritania · Mauritius · Mexico · Micronesia · Moldova · Monaco · Mongolia · Montenegro · Morocco · Mozambique · Myanmar · Namibia · Nauru · Nepal · Netherlands · New Zealand · Nicaragua · Niger · Nigeria · North Korea · North Macedonia · Norway · Oman · Pakistan · Palau · Palestine · Panama · Papua New Guinea · Paraguay · Peru · Philippines · Poland · Portugal · Qatar · Republic of the Congo · Romania · Russia · Rwanda · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Saint Lucia · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Samoa · San Marino · São Tomé and Príncipe · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Serbia · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Singapore · Slovakia · Slovenia · Solomon Islands · Somalia · South Africa · South Korea · South Sudan · Spain · Sri Lanka · Sudan · Suriname · Sweden · Switzerland · Syria · Taiwan · Tajikistan · Tanzania · Thailand · Timor-Leste · Togo · Tonga · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · Türkiye · Turkmenistan · Tuvalu · Uganda · Ukraine · UAE · UK · Uruguay · Uzbekistan · Vanuatu · Vatican City · Venezuela · Vietnam · Yemen · Zambia · Zimbabwe
Education required
Bachelor
Experience required
≥ 3 yrs
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Application process
- 1Secure a letter of affiliation from a U.S. host institution yourself; it must be in the application by the deadline.
- 2Submit a complete English application on the Fulbright/IIE platform by 1 December, noon CET; incomplete files are not considered.
- 3Three recommenders upload their letters into the application by the same deadline.
- 4Top-ranked candidates sit a mandatory virtual interview in English.
- 5Nominations need final approval from the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
Program timeline
Application deadline
Dec 1, 2026 (noon CET)
Interview invitations
Late January 2027
Selection decisions
Late February 2027
Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board approval
Late March 2027
Earliest program start
Mid-August 2027