To be eligible, you must:
- have a PhD or the equivalent professional or artistic training or experience;
- show professional distinction, leadership skills, and strong ambassadorial qualities;
- plan to undertake full-time lecturing or research at a US institution for a period of three to five months; and
- meet the citizenship requirements for this award.
Preference for Fulbright scholar awards is given to candidates who have not previously received a Fulbright scholar award, or had extensive recent experience in the US (ie. have not studied, taught, researched or worked in the US for a period aggregating more than nine months/one academic year during the past five years).
Candidates may not pursue research activities that involve direct clinical patient contact. This can extend to the fields of Medical Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Psychological Counseling or any other field that requires direct clinical patient contact and/or prescribing or administering medication.