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The Fulbright Program is one of the world’s most prestigious international educational exchanges. The mission of the program is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries through educational exchange.
The Fulbright Program was established in 1946 under legislation introduced by Arkansas Senator J. William Fulbright. Since its inception more than fifty years ago 255,000 “Fulbrighters,” 96,400 from the United States and 158,600 from other countries, have participated in the Fulbright Program. The Fulbright Program awards approximately 4,500 new grants annually. Being a Fulbright grantee is a unique and life-changing experience. The Fulbright Program creates leaders who will help shape Guatemala’s future.
Find out more about the different Fulbright Programs available in Guatemala below:
The Fulbright Foreign Student Program enables graduate students, young
professionals and artists from abroad to study and conduct research in the
United States.
The Fulbright Hubert H. Humphrey program is a professional exchange that
combines postgraduate courses with professional development activities
The Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA) is a
six-week program for to international secondary school teachers of
English, English as a Foreign Language, math, science, and social
studies, including special education teachers in those subjects, at a
U.S. university.
The LASPAU Program enables University Professors from Guatemalan
Universities to study a Masters or PhD in the United States of America.
Applicants need to be nominated by their Institution
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