Outbound Programs
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
For U.S. citizens; outbound from BU
Awards available to graduating college seniors, graduate students, and young professionals from all backgrounds. Program participants pursue graduate study, conduct research, or teach English abroad. Must be U.S. citizen at time of application.
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Key BU Contacts
Jeff Berg, Director of National & International Scholarships and Fulbright Program Advisor (FPA) for Boston University: berg@bu.edu.
Fulbright U. S. Scholar Program
For U.S. citizens; outbound from BU (2 to 12 months for Scholars; 2 weeks for IEA awards)
Offers more than 380 awards in more than 120 countries for U.S. citizens to teach, conduct research, and carry out professional projects around the world. Open to faculty, research and development professionals, artists and administrators
Includes Fulbright Scholars Award, Fulbright Distinguished Scholars Award, Fulbright Postdoctoral Awards and Fulbright International Education Administrator (IEA) Award.
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Key BU Contacts
Willis Wang & Lauren Thorman
Inbound Programs
Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program (FFLTA)
For non-U.S. citizens; inbound to BU
Designed to develop Americans’ knowledge of foreign cultures and languages by supporting teaching assistantships in more than 30 languages at hundreds of U.S. institutions of higher education. At BU the FFLTA program is hosted by BU’s College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) World Language & Literature (WLL) department.
Fulbright FLTAs are sponsored as J-1 non-degree students
BU sponsors 1-2 per year
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Key BU Contacts
Coordinator at WLL who selects FLTAs through 2029 is Emi Yamanaka
Fulbright Visiting Scholars Program
For non-U.S. citizens inbound to BU
Each year roughly 850 faculty and professionals from around the world receive Fulbright Scholar awards for advanced research and university lecturing in the United States. Individual awards are available to scholars from over 100 countries.
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Key BU Contacts
IIE sponsors visa, ISSO Scholars team onboards
Fulbright Outreach Lecturing Fund
Offers short-term travel grants for current Fulbright Visiting Scholars already in the United States to visit additional U.S. institutions. BU would need to partner with another local institution who has hosted fewer than 5 scholars in the past 2 years in order to apply to host the visitor.
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Key BU Contacts
Can contact Lauren Thorman for guidance
Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence
Enables US higher education institutions to host a scholar from outside the US for a semester or full academic year to teach courses, assist in curriculum development, guest lecture, and engage with the community.
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Application would be submitted by the institution, rather than an individual