Fulbright Program

The Fulbright Scholar Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and administered by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES). The Program offers U.S. faculty, administrators and professionals grants to lecture, conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields, or to participate in seminars.

The UNC Charlotte community celebrates the Fulbright-related activity of faculty, staff, and students which are facilitated through the Office of International Programs’ (OIP) administrative unit (faculty/staff) and OIP’s Education Abroad (student). In conjunction with the Graduate School, OIP also maintains a list of international students studying at UNC Charlotte on Fulbright Scholarships.

OIP maintains a database of all recent or former faculty and staff Fulbright recipients. If you are a Fulbright alumnus of a faculty/staff award who is new to UNC Charlotte and wish to be added to our records, please contact OIP at international@charlotte.edu so we can add you to our list of UNC Charlotte Fulbright alumni.

Please visit here to learn about Academic Affair’s policy on Faculty Fulbright.

OIP is pleased to offer support to any faculty or administrator interested in pursuing international exchange opportunities including the Fulbright programs, reciprocal department exchanges, and exchanges based on agreements between UNC Charlotte and foreign institutions of higher learning.

Faculty and staff can explore Fulbright oppurtunities via the one of the following ways:

· Request an informational meeting with the Associate Provost for International Programs about Fulbright opportunities by emailing: international@charlotte.edu or calling: 704-687-7755

· Apply to one of the following Fulbright awards

• Fulbright US Scholar Award

• Fulbright Global Scholar Award

• Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award

• Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship (specialized award/initiative)

• Fulbright Arctic Initiative

• Fulbright Amazonia Initiative

· Encourage your students to apply for Fulbright fellowships for students.

• Open-Study/Research Award

• English Teaching Assistant Award

• Post-doctoral Awards

For more information on these resources contact OIP at international@charlotte.edu or 704-687-7755 to request a meeting with the Associate Provost for International Programs. Click here to search all awards available in the 2024-25 competition.

Click here to find the most recent UNC Charlotte faculty who have been awarded Fulbright US scholars