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Fulbright Scholarships at the University of Oregon

Connecting Ducks. Connecting Nations.

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What is Fulbright?  |  Who Can Apply?  |  For Students and Trainees  |  For Scholars, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni 
 

What is Fulbright?

The Fulbright and Fulbright-Hays programs are the US government’s flagship international educational and cultural exchange programs, creating connections in a complex and changing world. Since its inception in 1946, Fulbright’s unique collaboration between the United States and partner countries has enabled dedicated and accomplished students, scholars, and professionals to make a difference in countries around the world. Fulbrighters enrich their educations, advance their careers, and make meaningful contributions to communities abroad and at home. The purpose of the Fulbright Program is threefold:

  1. Promote mutual understanding that helps people and nations work together towards a common goal
  2. Expand, through this understanding, educational and cultural exchange programs
  3. Create lasting connections among a global network that leads to lifelong collaborations

Who Can Apply?

Fulbright and Fulbright-Hays offer programs for passionate and accomplished students, scholars, artists, teachers and professionals to study, teach, or conduct research in over 160 countries around the world. Each program has different application criteria, program locations, and application dates. There's a program for everyone! 


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Students and Trainees

Fulbright US Student Program

The Fulbright US Student Program provides fellowships for graduating college seniors, graduate students, young professionals, and artists from the US to study, conduct research, or serve as English teaching assistants abroad for one academic year.

Applicant: Undergraduates, graduate students, alumni
Open to: US Citizens
Fields: Research, teaching, graduate study, creative arts
How to apply: Students will submit all application materials through the Fulbright Online Application Portal prior to the UO application deadline. 
Application deadline: Predicted mid-September 2025

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Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Programs 

The English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Programs place Fulbrighters in classrooms abroad to provide assistance to the local English teachers. ETAs help teach English language while serving as cultural ambassadors for the U.S. The age and academic level of the students varies by country, ranging from kindergarten to university level.  

Applicant: Students
Open to: US citizens
Fields: Teaching 
How to apply: Applicants apply directly through the Fulbright website.
Application deadline: closed for this application cycle

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Fulbright Foreign Student and Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Programs 

The Fulbright Foreign Student and Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Programs enables graduate students, young professionals, and artists from abroad to research, teach, and study in the United States for one year or longer at US universities or other appropriate institutions. 

Applicant: Graduate Students
Open to: Non-US citizens
Fields: Research, teaching, graduate study, creative arts
How to apply:  Applicants apply directly through the Fulbright website.

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Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA)

This program provides grants to colleges and universities to fund individual doctoral students who conduct research in other countries, in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of six to 12 months. 

Applicant: Graduate students
Open to: US citizens, permanent residents
Field: Research
How to apply: Applicants complete part of the application through a Department of Education portal. Final application submission will be done by the UO Project Director, Elly Vandegrift.
Application deadline: Internal Deadline: January 10, 2025, External Deadline: January 15, 2025

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Fulbright Postdoctoral Awards

Postdoctoral Awards provide recently graduated scholars an opportunity to conduct research and receive professional training abroad. Awards may involve limited teaching. Postdoctoral Awards are open to scholars who will have received a doctoral degree (Ph.D., J.D., M.D., Ed.D., etc.) within five to seven years of the fellowship start date, as noted in the award description. Degree conferment before the start of the award is mandatory. Institutional affiliation in the United States is not required.

Applicant: post-doctoral degree
Open to: US citizens
Field: Research or teaching
How to apply: Applicants apply directly through the Fulbright website.

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Scholars, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni

Fulbright (US) Scholar Program

The Fulbright US Scholar Program sends approximately 800 American scholars and professionals per year to approximately 130 countries, where they lecture and/or conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields. 

Applicant: Alumni, faculty, staff
Open to: US citizens
Fields: Research, teaching, creative arts, professional projects 
How to apply: Applicants apply directly through the Fulbright website.
Application deadline: closed for the 2025 cycle

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Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship

This US Department of Education program is designed to contribute to the development and improvement of modern foreign language and area studies in the US by providing opportunities for scholars to conduct research abroad.

Open to: US citizens and faculty at US institutions of higher education
Fields: Foreign Language and Area Studies 
How to apply: Applicants complete part of the application through a Department of Education portal. Final application submission will be done by the UO Project Director, Elly Vandegrift.
Application deadline: predicted for February 2025

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Fulbright (Visiting) Scholar Program 

The Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program provides grants to approximately 850 foreign scholars from over 100 countries to conduct post-doctoral research at U.S. institutions from an academic semester to a full academic year. 

Applicant: Alumni
Open to: Non-US citizens 
Fields: Research, teaching, creative arts 
How to apply: Applicants apply directly through the Fulbright website.

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Fulbright International Education Administrator Awards 

This award provides international education professionals and senior higher education officials an opportunity to engage in a two-week intensive seminar to learn about the host country’s education system and establish networks of US and international colleagues.

Applicant: Higher Education Administrators
Open to: US citizens, permanent residents
Fields: Short-term visits 
How to Apply: Applicants apply directly through the Fulbright website.
Application deadline: September 2024-February 2025

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Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad

The Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad program provides US educators in the arts, social sciences, and humanities with opportunities to participate in short-term seminars abroad to improve their understanding and knowledge of the peoples and cultures of other countries. In summer 2025, the seminars is Building Bridges Across the Aegean: Cultural Heritage and Sustainability Seminar in Greece and Türkiye.

Applicant: US educators in the arts, social sciences and humanities
Open to: US citizens 
Fields: arts, social sciences and humanities
How to apply: Applicants apply directly through the Fulbright website. Apply by January 7, 2025.

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UO Fulbright Scholars & Students Abroad

UO Fulbright Student Program Awardees   |   Featured Scholars

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Meet the UO Fulbright Student Program Awardees

Erin Parsons

Erin Parsons

Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship
Affiliation: University of Greenland
Greenland, 2021

B.A. in Chinese and International Relations, Robert D. Clark Honors College

"As a Fulbright grantee in Nuuk, Greenland I assist with English teaching at local schools and Ilisimatusarfik (the University of Greenland), while also engaging in local community initiatives. The Fulbright grant allows me to serve as an American cultural ambassador, and I hope to use my Fulbright experience to continue a career in diplomacy, research, and policy. Outside of the classroom I perform research on Arctic security policy with a focus on geopolitical threats from China and Russia." 

Rennie Kendrick

Rennie Kendrick

Fulbright Study/Research Award
Affiliation: University of British Columbia (Mark Cembrowski's lab)
Canada, 2020

B.S. in Biology, Robert D. Clark Honors College

"I was most surprised by how much autonomy I was given as a researcher; typically, if you are hired on as a technician you get bounced around to various projects and are helping with technical aspects of the project, but less conceptualization and analysis. Having my own source of funding gave me more autonomy and allowed me to experience the whole research process, which was also my favorite part of the fellowship. This is the main reason that I would encourage people to apply for this fellowship—it will open up doors that would not be possible without the fellowship and likely contribute to a more meaningful, enriching experience."

 

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Featured Scholars

Jesse Abdenour

Jesse Abdenour

Fulbright (U.S.) Scholar Program
Associate professor, School of Journalism and Communications

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Lauren Hallett

Lauren Hallet

Fulbright (U.S.) Scholar Program
Associate professor of biology and environmental studies, College of Arts and Sciences

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Melissa Redford

Melissa Redford

Fulbright (U.S.) Scholar Program
Professor of linguistics, College of Arts and Sciences 

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Our Fulbright scholars help strengthen the University of Oregon’s ties to international partners and expand the impact of our research. We are proud to stand behind their work.
Anshuman “AR” Razdan, vice president for research and innovation.

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Contact Us

Luis Ruiz
Undergraduate & Graduate Student - Fulbright Program Advisor
lruiz1@uoregon.edu

Elly Vandegrift
Faculty, Postdocs & Graduate Student - Fulbright-Hays DDRA Project Director & Fulbright Liaison
ellyvan@uoregon.edu

Becky Crabtree
Incoming Fulbright Students Liaison
becky@uoregon.edu

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