The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State is the executive branch agency responsible for the Fulbright Program.

 

U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)

Office of Academic Programs

U.S. Department of State, State Annex 5,

2200 C Street, NW

Washington, DC 20522-0505 0

(202) 632 3238

 

 

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education administers the overseas International Education and Foreign Language Studies program authorized by section 102 (b) (6) of the Fulbright-Hays Act. The program differs from other Fulbright-Hays activities in that its objectives are research and training with no provision for lecturing assignments overseas and no direct exchanges. The program is meant to improve U.S. education in modern foreign language and area and international studies. For information, please see http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/iegps/index.html

 

 

The Fulbright Program is governed by the policies and procedures established by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Members of the board are appointed by the president of the United States.

 

J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
(ECA/FSB)
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
U.S. Department of State, State Annex 5,
2200 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20522-0500

(202) 632-6445

 

 

There are 50 Fulbright Commissions around the world that participate in administering the Fulbright Program abroad. Commissions plan and implement educational exchanges that best promote the Fulbright Program’s objectives in a bilateral context. For a list of Fulbright Commissions and to view all countries in which the Fulbright Program is active, please go to http://fulbright.state.gov/fulbright/fulbrightcommunity/fulbright-commissions

 

 

State Alumni is a network for all past and current participants of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs. The State Alumni web site (www.alumni.state.gov) enables current and former participants in exchange programs funded by the U.S. government to search for job and grant opportunities, to post résumés or academic articles,and to prepare research through State Alumni’s Online Resource Center, with access to more than 20,000 U.S. and international periodicals, newspapers, and other resources. 

 

 

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