Fulbright program

The Fulbright Program is a competitive grant program of study for exchange of US graduates and members of the Program that can research, study or teach in the program countries or the United States. It is considered one of the most prestigious programs in the world and operates in 144 countries. More Fulbright alumni have won the Nobel Prize (including two Nobel in 2002) than any other academic program.

J. William Fulbright
The Fulbright ("Fulbright Program") Program is a program of educational grants Fulbright -Associations ("Fulbright Fellowships") and Fulbright ("Fulbright Scholarships" - sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs ("Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs ') of the United States Department of State, governments of other countries and the private sector.
The program was born after the Second World War, on the initiative of then Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, with the hope that by promoting exchanges between Americans and citizens of other nations, the foundations of future conflict would be eliminated to promote tolerance and mutual understanding.

The Fulbright Program provides funding for students, scholars and professionals to undertake graduate study, advanced research, university teaching and teaching in elementary and secondary schools abroad. The initial scope of this program focused on Europe, but now the program works worldwide.

The program is administered by 51 binational Fulbright Commissions, US embassies, and partner organizations. His first participants traveled in 1948, funded by war reparations and reimbursement of US foreign loans. Today, it is financed by funds from the Congress and contributions from partner governments. The program also receives significant financial support from academic institutions, foundations and the private sector.

The first exchanges took place in 1948 when 35 students and a teacher traveled to the United States and 65 Americans traveled abroad. Currently, in almost sixty years it has been running, more than 250,000 people have participated in the Fulbright Program, including more than 100,000 Americans and more than 150,000 citizens of other countries.