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FY 2027 Fulbright Scholar Program

Federal funding opportunity DFOP0018696 from Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs (Department of State).

Posted
June 16, 2026
Closed
August 14, 2026
Award ceiling
$8,650,000
Award floor
$8,650,000
Expected awards
1
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Assistance listing
19.401
Category
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Archives
September 13, 2026

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 19.401 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$38M
FY2025 obligated
$30.4M
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$28.1M
Awards in window
36

Top recipients: Institute of International Education Inc, World Learning Inc., University of Montana, Individual Recipient, New York University

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed September 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

The Fulbright U.S. and Visiting Scholar Programs annually provide approximately 970 awards to U.S. scholars and professionals to lecture and/or conduct research overseas and approximately 1,025 awards to visiting (non-U.S.) scholars to lecture and/or conduct research in the United States. In addition to the core U.S. and Visiting Scholar Program components, the agreement also includes, but is not limited to, the Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program (S-I-R); Global Scholars Program; International Education Administrator Seminars (IEA) seminars; Fulbright Outreach Lecturing Fund (OLF); research-based, cohort programs to address priority policy areas; and other special awards that align with U.S. government priorities.


Please read the Notice of Funding Opportunity and POGI for additional details.

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Agency contact: Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs · [email protected] · 202-890-9795

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