Fulbright Student Program Overview
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides post-baccalaureate funding for 8-12 months for individuals to study, research, or teach abroad while promoting cultural exchange and mutual understanding. Eligible applicants include undergraduates entering their senior year, alumni who earned a bachelor's or master's degree from Appalachian as their most recent degree, and current Appalachian graduate students who will not have completed a Ph.D prior to the beginning of their grant year.
There are two major types of Fulbright awards for U.S. students:
1) English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) grants are available in select countries and provide recipients with the opportunity to teach English as a second language to students from elementary school through the university level, depending on the country. ETAs serve as supplemental instructors in a classroom, generally providing conversation practice and teaching American culture for approximately 20 hours per week.
2) Study/Research grants, for conducting independent research or study in over 140 countries. Applicants develop an independent project proposal, which may include university coursework, independent library, lab, or field research, or special projects in the social sciences, life sciences, or visual and performing arts. Applicants must identify a contact in their host country and procure a letter stating that he or she will serve as the applicant's institutional affiliation during the student's stay.
What is Fulbright?
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant must
Candidate ProfileGeneral
| Relative to Study/Research Grants
Relative to ETAs
Right: Jake Kennedy, ETA, Mongolia |
Application Components
This application will be completed through the ONLINE APPLICATION PORTAL. The follow items should be gathered and refined in a personal file before submitting to the portal:
- Statement of Grant Purpose essay (1-2 pages)
- Personal Statement (1 page)
- Short answer questions
- Three letters of recommendation
- Certified transcript (or transcripts)
- Letter of affiliation (for study/research grant applicants) from an appropriate contact in your host country (e.g., professor, lab or archive director, etc.)
- Foreign language assessment (when specified on your host country's profile page)
Left: llya Wang
Study/Research Grant
Buenos Aries, Argentina
Above: Hayley Hales, ETA Grant, Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzgovinia
Appalachian State Application Process
Applicants currently enrolled at a university are strongly encourage to be reviewed and certified by their college or university. As such, Appalachian State applicants are reviewed by an internal committee who provides support and helpful feedback. Recent alums may apply "at-large", but we recommend applying through our process to receive the most guidance as well as to allow participation in the committee review process.
Detailed campus application information is provided directly to applicants once they declare their intention to apply. Major deadlines for our on campus process are listed below and are subject to change:
February 14-16 | Fulbright Week 2023! |
March 31st | Intent to Apply Form due |
April-May | Initial Advising Meetings |
May-June | Drafting sequence with NCS advisor |
September 1 | On Campus Deadline |
September 11-15 | Campus Interviews |
October 11 | National Application Deadline |
January-March | Semi-Finalist Notifications |
March-June | Final Selections |
August-October | Begin your Fulbright Grant! |
Upcoming Events
Future events TBD
Previous Award Winners
Name | Field of Study | Country | Grant Type | Year |
Payton Blaney | Political Science with a concentration in International and Comparative Politics Languages, Literatures, and Cultures with a concentration in German | Germany | English Teaching Assistant | 2022 |
Andrew Willard | Economics with a concentrations in Environmental Economics and Policy and Languages, Literatures, and Cultures with a concentration in German | Germany | English Teaching Assistant | 2022 |
Henry Campbell | Global Studies with a concentration in East Asian Studies andLanguages, Literatures, and Cultures with a concentration in Chinese | Taiwan | English Teaching Assistant | 2022 |
Ilya Wang | Global Studies with a concentration in Global Food Systems | Argentina | Study/Research | 2022 |
Alexandra Elizabeth All | Languages, Literatures, and Cultures with a concentration in Spanish Education (K-12) | Spain | English Teaching Assistant | 2020 |
Caroline Johnna Sager | Languages, Literatures, and Cultures with a concentrationSpanish and Hispanic Studies and Political Science with a concentration in International and Comparative Politics | Cyprus | English Teaching Assistant | 2020 |
Hayley Rose Hales | M.A. Special Education | Bosnia & Herzegovina | English Teaching Assistant | 2020 |
Katelyn Allyse Wilder | English with concentrations in Creative Writing and Literary Studies | United Kingdom | Study/Research | 2020 |
Caroline Kathryn Webb | Psychology with a minor in Communications Sciences and Disorders | Timor-Leste | English Teaching Assistant | 2019 |
Emma Rebecca Labovitz | Political Science and Global Studies | Netherlands | Study/Research | 2019 |
John Eugene Kennedy | Sustainable Development | Mongolia | English Teaching Assistant | 2019 |
Johnna Reisner | MA.. English with a concentration in College Teaching | Poland | English Teaching Assistant | 2018 |
Ryan Hellenbrand | Interdisciplinary Studies | Austria | Study/Research | 2017 |
Stephanie L Schaffner | English Teaching | Bulgaria | English Teaching Assistant | 2009 |
Anne B Furr | Environmental Studies | Madagascar | Study/Research | 2006 |
Margaret E Knight | Education | United Kingdom | Study/Research | 1950 |