Fulbright Programs
The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government's flagship program in international educational exchange. Its namesake, Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, proposed the program at the end of World War II as a means of promoting "mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries of the world."
Since 1946, the Fulbright Program has awarded grants to U.S. citizens and those of other countries for a variety of educational activities. It is sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Several JCCC faculty members have been awarded Fulbrights. JCCC has also been honored to receive Fulbright Visiting Scholars.
For more information on individual Fulbright programs, follow the links below.
Fulbright Teacher Exchange:
This opportunity involves a year, semester, or six-week direct exchange of teaching positions with a counterpart in another country teaching the same subject(s) at the same level.
Fulbright Hays Seminars Abroad:
This program provides short-term study and travel seminars abroad for U.S. educators in the social sciences and humanities for the purpose of improving their understanding and knowledge of the peoples and cultures of other countries. Topics and host countries of the seminars vary from year to year.
Fulbright Programs for Scholars and Professionals:
These programs offer US faculty, administrators and professionals grants to lecture or do research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields, or to participate in seminars.
Some faculty members have written about their Fulbright experiences after they returned to campus.