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If you are interested in traveling abroad for study or research in 2021-2022, plan to attend a Fulbright information session. There are two Fulbright programs available. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is for all graduating seniors and graduate students in all fields and is administered for the U.S. Department of State by the Institute of International Education (IIE). The next competition will be for the 2021-2022 cycle. The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Program enables doctoral candidates to conduct dissertation research in modern foreign languages and area studies, and is administered by the U.S. Department of Education (USEd). The next competition will be for the 2021-2022/23 cycle, pending funding availability.
Thursday, January 14 – 10am to 11am
Wednesday, January 27 – 10am to 11am
Thursday, February 11 – 2pm to 3pm
Wednesday, February 27 – 12pm to 1pm
Thursday, March 11 – 10am to 11am
Wednesday, March 31 – 10am to 11am
Thursday, April 15 – 2pm to 3pm
Wednesday, April 28 – 12pm to 1pm
Thursday, May 13 – 10am to 11am
Wednesday, May 26 – 10am to 11am
The current application cycle for FY2021 is now open. The research window for FY2021 proposals will be October 1, 2021 – March 31, 2023. Student must propose between 6 and 12 months of research. Read about UCLA’s success with the program in 2020 and in 2019.
Please complete this short online survey to indicate your interest in the program. The coordinator will follow-up with an email and place you on the application cycle email list.
The DoED will host a webchat to answer specific applicant questions at 2:00pm ET on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Link will be sent via email and posted here when available.
Notice on COVID-19: The US Department of Education, in consultation with CDC guidance, has established protocols with Fulbright Commissions and US Embassies for a phased re-opening of DDRA research activity that began winter 2021. Current fellows were granted research period extensions.
TBD
Application Opens: March 31
Statement Deadline (optional): August 3 at 4:00 PM PT
Campus Interview Deadline: September 3 at 4:00 PM PT
Campus Interviews- September 27 to October 1
Final Campus Deadline: October 11 at 4:00 PM PT
National Deadline: October 12 at 5:00 PM ET
Fulbright U.S. Student Program Application Checklist and Consent to Publish Form
Fulbright U.S. Student Program Application Tips
Fulbright U.S. Recommended Timeline
Fulbright U.S. Student Program E-Application
Fulbright U.S. Student Program website
Fulbright U.S. Student Program Recent Awardee Profiles
Shannon Yu
Fellowships and Financial Services
1228 Murphy Hall
(310) 825-3623
syu@grad.ucla.edu
Fulbright-Hays Ineligible Countries
Fulbright-Hays Application Tips
General information and tips for each section in the Fulbright application. Can only be viewed by the UCLA community.
Fulbright-Hays G5 Application Submission Overview
Overview for starting the Fulbright-Hays application.
Fulbright-Hays Scoring Criteria Packet
Can only be viewed by the UCLA community.
Internal review by the UCLA Graduate Division is required for applicants to be nominated to the Department of Education for consideration. Students may not apply without Graduate Division endorsement. Revisions to materials, transcripts, language references, faculty references, and letters of affiliation must be submitted by the Final Campus Deadline or the application will be deemed ineligible and disqualified.
Fulbright-Hays E-application
Please note that the e-application website is only available for limited periods. Please reference the maintenance schedule on the e-application website.
Fulbright-Hays Current Awardee Profiles
Dr. Ross Fenimore
Fellowships and Financial Services
1228 Murphy Hall
(310) 825-3521
rfenimore@grad.ucla.edu