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Students from the U.S.:

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers fellowships for U.S. graduating college seniors, graduate students, young professionals and artists to study abroad for one academic year. During the 2008-2009 academic year, more than 1,500 U.S. students were studying abroad with either full or partial support from the Fulbright Program.

Full Grant Award Benefits

Full Grant benefits for Study/Research and English Teaching Assistantships include:

- Round-trip transportation to the host country
- Maintenance for the academic year, based on living costs in the host country
- Limited health benefits

In addition, Full Grants may include:

- Book and research allowances
- Mid-term enrichment activities
- Full or partial tuition
- Language study programs
- Pre-departure and in-country orientation

For foreign students:

The Fulbright Foreign Student Program enables graduate students, young professionals and artists from abroad to research and study in the United States for one year or longer. About 1,700 new awards are awarded to foreign graduate students for support at U.S. universities, and some 1,350 renewal awards are also made each year.

Full Grant Award Benefits

- Round-trip transportation to the United States
- Monthly stipend
- Limited Health Benefits
- Univeristy tuition and costs (total or parcial, depending on the university)