Selection Criteria

The Fulbright Prize recognizes and rewards outstanding contributions toward bringing peoples, cultures, or nations to greater understanding of others. Considered for the prize will be individuals, groups, or organizations whose contributions have made a substantial impact in breaking through the barriers that divide humankind.

In administering the prize, the Fulbright Association and its cooperating international and U.S. associates seek: (1) to provide substantial recognition to those who dedicate their energies to improving international understanding and (2) to encourage new generations to undertake life commitments to international understanding.

Requirements

1. The nominees may be living individuals, a cohesive team or group of individuals working in identical or closely related fields, organizations, or institutions.

2. The achievements may be either specific in time or may reflect a long period of significant and continuing work.

3. The work of nominees must have positively affected people of other countries and cultures as well as their own.

4. Nominees may be citizens or residents of any country.

5. Nominees, under normal circumstances, must be in sufficiently good health to attend the award ceremony, to present a substantive address on their work and aspirations, and possibly to give one or more lectures as appropriate.

 

Selection Process

Members of the public are invited to make nominations for the J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding.  A request for nominations is also distributed to all Fulbright Association members.

The Fulbright Association Board of Directors convenes an International Selection Committee to choose the Fulbright Prize recipient from nominations submitted by Fulbright Commissions and other international bodies. The International Selection Committee reviews nominations and chooses the laureate. Committee members’ identities remain confidential until the laureate is announced.

 

Announcement of Laureate

The Fulbright Association posts an announcement on its web site, sends an email announcement to Fulbright alumni worldwide, and distributes a news release to the media.