Fulbright International Education Administrators Awards

Overview

Fulbright International Education Administrators (IEA) Awards are two-week funded seminars for U.S. higher education administrators to learn about participating countries’ higher education systems, exchange information on best practices, explore the potential for partnerships with institutions of higher education in the host country, and raise the profile of your home institution within the host country and the U.S. participant cohort. By participating in a Fulbright IEA seminar, you can build your institution’s capacity for international education, gain a cross-cultural perspective, and open doors to collaboration with colleagues and students throughout the world.

Two-week Seminar activities include:

• Campus visits to a wide range of universities and colleges
• Briefings from faculty, administrators, and leaders at public and private higher education institutions as well as from leading educational experts and government officials
• Tours of historical and cultural sites

Current IEA Seminar Participating Countries (Click on a country for award information)

• France and Senegal 
  HBCU IEA Award --This award is an opportunity designed for administrators at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).  HBCU administrators are also eligible for and encouraged to apply for any of the below IEA programs.
• Taiwan 
• Japan 
• South Korea 
• France 
• Germany 

Applicants must hold U.S. citizenship by the IEA application deadline. Permanent residence is not sufficient. Please reference the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program's Eligibility page for all program eligibility requirements. If you are not a citizen of the United States and would like to apply for a grant to visit the U.S., please visit the Visiting Fulbright Scholar Program. If you are a recent college graduate, or graduate student or a doctoral candidate with limited professional experience, please visit the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.  

Grant Duration: Two weeks

France and Senegal HBCU IEA Award: Deadline: September 15, 2025; Number of recipients: Approximately 15; Awards start period: March 2026 - April 2026

Taiwan: Deadline: September 15, 2025; Number of recipients: Up to 12; Awards start period: March 2026

Japan: Deadline: November 3, 2025; Number of recipients: Up to 7; Awards start period: June 2026

South Korea: Deadline: November 3, 2025; Number of recipients: Up to 10; Awards start period: June 2026

France: Deadline: February 2, 2026; Number of recipients: Exactly 14; Awards start period: October 2026

Germany: Deadline: February 2, 2026; Number of recipients: Up to 17; Awards start period: October 2026 - November 2026