Applications are now open for this year’s Fulbright Foreign Student Program (FFSP) for several countries and territories across the Middle East and North Africa.
The Fulbright Foreign Student Program supports graduate students, early career professionals, and artists from abroad to research and study in the United States for one year or longer at U.S. universities or other educational institutions. Participants also have the unique opportunity to experience life in the United States and share their unique culture and traditions with Americans. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and administered by Amideast in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the Fulbright Foreign Student Program is a merit-based award that provides funding for graduate-level study at a U.S. university or college.
Below is an overview of the anticipated application opening dates and deadlines for the 2026–2027 competition cycle. Interested applicants are encouraged to review the timeline for their country or territory and visit the relevant application page for additional details.
Application Dates by Country and Territory
- Opens February 1, 2026
- Deadline: May 31, 2026
- Opens February 1, 2026
- Deadline: May 1, 2026
- Opens February 1, 2026
- Deadline: June 30, 2026
- Opens February 2, 2026
- Deadline: May 4, 2026
- Opens February 1, 2026
- Deadline: May 1, 2026
- Opens February 1, 2026
- Deadline: June 15, 2026
- Opens February 1, 2026
- Deadline: June 30, 2026
- Opens January 23, 2026
- Deadline: June 30, 2026
- Opens February 1, 2026
- Deadline: May 5, 2026
- Opens February 1, 2026
- Deadline: June 30, 2026
** Applications for Algeria and Bahrain are expected to open later this spring. Stay tuned for updates.
Learn More About Applying
Additional information on eligibility, required materials, and application platforms is available on our How to Apply page, which links to each participating country or territory’s application site: https://www.amideast.org/our-work/find-a-scholarship/graduate-study/ful…