Fulbright Specialist Program for Host Country Universities and Institutions

The Fulbright Specialist Program (FSP) is a program of the US Department of State, with funding provided by the US government and administered by World Learning. This program allows universities, cultural centers, NGOs, and other institutions abroad to host a leading US academic or professional to work on diverse, short-term collaborative projects such as delivering seminars or workshops, developing educational materials such as curricula, lecturing at the graduate or undergraduate levels, and conducting country needs assessment or evaluation of a program at a particular institution. The FSP is field-driven, where the host institution conceptualizes and designs a project(s) of interest that represents a priority for the host institution. The host institution designs and submits the project proposal through an online portal to the Fulbright Commission or the US Embassy in the respective host country for formal consideration and eventual approval. If approved by the Commission and the US Embassy, the proposal is forwarded to the US Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, for funding and implementation. Virtually all the costs of the Fulbright Specialist (recruitment, international transportation, and a per diem/honorarium) are provided by the US Department of State. The host institution provides local lodging and meals to the extent possible. World Learning can recruit the Fulbright Specialist through its roster of highly qualified applicants, or the host country institution can propose a candidate directly. Specialists are routinely in-country for two weeks up to 42 days.