Closed · DFOP0018696 · CFDA 19.401 · Discretionary

FY 2027 Fulbright Scholar Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$8.7M-$8.7M
Award range
Closed
Status
August 14, 2026
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

FY 2027 Fulbright Scholar Program is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs that offered $8,650,000 -- $8,650,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 554 other opportunities from Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

$8.7M-$8.7M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
19.401
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on August 14, 2026. CFDA 19.401 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $8,650,000 -- $8,650,000.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed August 14, 2026

Posted Jun 16 Closes Aug 14

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The Fulbright U.S. and Visiting Scholar Programs annually provide approximately 970 awards to U.S. scholars and professionals to lecture and/or conduct research overseas and approximately 1,025 awards to visiting (non-U.S.) scholars to lecture and/or conduct research in the United States. In addition to the core U.S. and Visiting Scholar Program components, the agreement also includes, but is not limited to, the Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program (S-I-R); Global Scholars Program; International Education Administrator Seminars (IEA) seminars; Fulbright Outreach Lecturing Fund (OLF); research-based, cohort programs to address priority policy areas; and other special awards that align with U.S. government priorities.Please read the Notice of Funding Opportunity and POGI for additional details.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 4 doors

FY 2027 Fulbright Scholar Program bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (4 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education; Others (see official listing text)). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). This eligibility-code string dominates the Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs book (508 peers, 92% of 555).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Leigh Sours

What to do next

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