Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program: Opportunities in East Asia and the Pacific

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The core Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers hundreds of opportunities for American faculty, researchers and professionals to conduct research, lecture, and/or consult with other scholars and institutions in countries.

With approximately 54 award offerings and close to 150 grants funded annually, the East Asia Pacific region, considered to be the world’s growth engine in economics, politics and culture, is the second largest regional program within the core Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. The region endorses applications in all disciplines and supports flexible grant options for academics, professionals, and non-Ph.D. holders. Early career to distinguished chair awards are offered to support scholars at every stage of their career. Explore core Fulbright U.S. Scholar opportunities in the East Asia and the Pacific region, by visiting the regional pages on our website.

Learn more about the personal experience of a recent Fulbright Scholar to Vietnam, Michael Goldberg. Visiting Assistant Professor of Design and Innovation at Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management, Michael discusses his family's Fulbright experience living in Vietnam in a video profile and blogs about the impact that this experience had on the development of a new MOOC on the subject of entrepreneurship in transitioning economies.

The Fulbright Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is the U.S. government’s flagship international exchange program and is supported by the people of the United States and partner countries around the world. For more information, visit eca.state.gov/fulbright.