The Fulbright US Scholar program offers US academics, administrators, and professionals diverse opportunities to teach, conduct research, do professional projects, and attend seminars abroad. Their mission is to foster mutual understanding between nations, advance knowledge across communities, and improve lives around the world.
Finding the Right Opportunities
- Consult the Fulbright Awards database to explore the range of opportunities.
- To find previous program participants from UO or in your field, consult the Fulbright Scholar Directory.
- Register for an informational webinar on the US Scholars webinar page.
Proposal Templates & Checklists
The checklist and templates found in the SharePoint link below represent all documents that might be required for the 2025 Fulbright US Scholars competition. Delete instructive text in the templates, but headers should remain as they are defined explicitly by the guidelines. Also refer to the additional instructions regarding submission.
Guidance and Resources
Specialized Proposal Preparation Resources
Internal UO resources available to help improve grant proposals
- Best Practices for Grant Writing
- Subject Librarians help you identify relevant literature and citation tools for organizing your resources
- Digital Library Services supports digital scholarship, research data management, and the use of digital primary source materials and artifacts for teaching, learning, and scholarship
- DREAM (Digital Research, Education, And Media) Lab - digital scholarship center
- Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote - citation tools
- External Review of Proposals - funds to hire content-experts
Informational Videos
- Current webinars for Specific Countries/Regions: Hear directly from Program Staff as they share details about awards by region, discipline, or program, as well as offer general application advice and answer questions live from attendees.
- Webinar Archive: Search the archive for country specific material, or general advice, such as "Ask Us Anything: Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program 2025-26 Open Forum".
- This PowerPoint presentation provides an overview of the program, which is accompanied by a video presentation directed at potential applicants from Oregon institutions.