The Fulbright Programin Hungary

Fulbright exchanges build bridges of friendship among

nations and cultures, and - just as Senator Fulbright foresaw –

those bridges have made a significant contribution to the

development of a global community based on peace, prosperity,

and freedom."

(President Bill Clinton, Message to the International Fulbright

Alumni Conference in Budapest, August, 1996)

The Fulbright Program

• Founded in 1946

• Supported by U.S. and host country budget

• The world’s largest educational exchange program

• Number of participating countries 150

• Fulbright Commissions in 50 countries

• Number of grantees between 1946-2009 cca. 300,000

(105,000 U.S. citizens, 195,000 non-U.S.)

• Fulbright Commission in Hungary since 1992

• Annual number of grantees:

30-35 American citizens, 30-35 Hungarian citizens

Grant opportunities

• Graduate students (1 AY)• Researchers (3-9 months)• Lecturers (1-2 semesters)• Supplementary grants (travel only)• Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship (1 AY)• Teacher exchange program (school year)

Characteristics of the program

• Nation-wide• All fields of sciences and arts• Equal opportunity• Three-step evaluation of applications:• eligibility check• peer review• interview

• Applications evaluated by native and American experts

• Decisions made by the Fulbright Board

Time Line for Hungarian Fulbright Applicants

• Late February Announcement of grant opportunities

• March - May Application period

• May - July Initial processing, screening, interviews

• October Selection, submission to Washington

• February Final decision by the Board in Washington

• March Notification of grantees

• June Orientation for the outgoing Hungarian grantees

• From August Program begins in the U.S.

Fulbright Commission Budapest

Budapest Tel.: 462-8040 Fax: 252-0266

Baross u. 62. info@fulbright.hu

H-1082 www.fulbright.hu