US Embassy announces 2021-22 Fulbright Foreign Student Programme

The US Embassy in Dhaka is accepting applications for the 2021-22 Fulbright Foreign Student Programme.

The Fulbright Foreign Student Programme provides grants for a fully funded master's degree in the United States beginning the fall semester of 2021, according to a press release.

Preferred candidates include junior faculty members from Bangladeshi universities, and junior to mid-level employees in research organizations, think tanks, NGOs, and the public and private sectors.  The application deadline for the 2021-22 academic year Programme is June 20.  

The Embassy welcomes applications on a wide range of topics in all disciplines in education with a special focus on university administration and curriculum development, social sciences, humanities, business, economics, public policy, psychology, hard sciences, environmental sciences, urban planning, the arts, fashion and textile, and security studies.  

Grant benefits for the Fulbright Foreign Student Programme include all related expenses, round-trip airfare, academic fees, a monthly stipend for room, board, and incidental expenses, a book allowance, health and accident insurance, travel allowance, and excess baggage allowance.

Prospective applicants must submit an online application through the online application system available at:  https://apply.iie.org/ffsp2021/.  Detailed instructions to fill out the online application are available at:  https://bd.usembassy.gov/education-culture/student-exchange-programs/

For further information, interested candidates can contact Cultural Affairs Specialist Raihana Sultana at [email protected]