Applications are being accepted for the  Fulbright Graduate Fellowship Program for citizens of Afghanistan providing by the U.S. Embassy in the USA.

The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. Government. The Fulbright Program in Afghanistan is currently one of the largest Fulbright Programs in the world.

• Fellows receive tuition grants for their coursework and a monthly stipend to cover living expenses at their host institution.
•  Fellows also receive roundtrip transportation and health benefits.
•  In addition, Fellows may also attend special enrichment activities throughout their program

An applicant may be considered technically eligible for consideration as a Fulbright candidate if he or she meets the following minimum requirements.

• Applicants must be citizens of Afghanistan and currently residing in Afghanistan.
• Applicants must have a four-year bachelor’s degree (first university) by Spring 2020 and a strong academic background as demonstrated by their academic transcripts and references. Please note that if you have a three-year bachelor’s degree from any country with three-year degrees, for example, from some universities of India, you must either have a four-year Indian bachelor’s degree or completed an Indian master’s degree, if the bachelor’s degree is of less than four years’ duration. Applicants graduating in Fall 2019 or earlier who make it to the interview stage will be required to bring attested transcripts and diplomas to the interview; applicants graduating in Spring 2020 will be required to bring transcripts and a letter from their Registrar confirming that they are expected to graduate by May 2020.
• Applicants must score a minimum of 79 on the Internet-based TOEFL exam or a minimum of 6.5 IELTS and submit their score with their Fulbright application.

Nationality: The students of Afghanistan can apply for these endowments.

The Embassy implements a requirement for all applicants to possess an official TOEFL internet-based test (iBT) score.