Washington D.C., United States
The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program of the United States government, established in 1946 under legislation introduced by Senator J. William Fulbright. Administered by the U.S. Department of State in partnership with more than 160 countries, the program awards thousands of merit-based grants each year to students, scholars, teachers, and professionals, with the goal of building mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the rest of the world. Since its founding, hundreds of thousands of Fulbright alumni have gone on to careers in academia, government, and the arts.