Educational Exchange

Fulbright Program

The Fulbright Program was established in 1946 under legislation introduced by then Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas. The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State.

Approximately 286,500 "Fulbrighters," 108,160 from the United States and 178,340 from other countries, have participated in the Program since its inception over sixty years ago. The Fulbright Program awards approximately 7,000 new grants annually.

Currently, the Fulbright Program operates in over 155 countries worldwide and is offered to Timorese students. For more information regarign the Fulbright Program, please email ConsDili@state.gov, or visit the Fulbright Progam website at: http://fulbright.state.gov/.