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Fulbright Scholars

J-1 Students

KSU Host Department

J-1 Exchange Visitor Categories and Eligibility

Health Insurance Requirement

Obtaining Your DS-2019

Applying for your Visa

Pre-Arrival Information and Orientation

Entry to the U.S. and Mandated Check-In

Mandatory J-1 Exchange Visitor Orientation

Maintaining Your Legal Status

Tax Information

Travel

Fulbright Commissions in countries around the world offer fully-funded scholarship opportunities for scholars to collaborate with colleagues in the U.S. The scholarships are competitive and are not guaranteed to all applicants.

Typical application process:

Applicant identifies KSU faculty working in similar research areas.
Applicant contacts KSU faculty regarding their proposed research activity and requests a preliminary letter of interest in the collaboration.
Interested KSU faculty completes visiting scholar procedures for unpaid scholars up to the invitation letter step.
If approved, the KSU department sends a letter of invitation to the Fulbright applicant, copying the Responsible Officer (RO) of the KSU J-1 Exchange Visitor Program at eric.yang@kysu.edu.
Applicant submits their application to the Fulbright Commission in their home country with their detailed research proposal and KSU invitation letter.
If the Fulbright Commission decides to grant the scholarship to the individual, they notify the applicant and IIE (Institute of International Education).
IIE confirms the affiliation with KSU through an Institutional Reply Form that the RO will complete, sign, forward to the hosting faculty for signature, and return to IIE, copying the department.
Hosting department proceeds with volunteer appointment onboarding in order to ensure that the scholar has the access they will require upon arrival.
IIE issues the Form DS-2019 to the visitor and assists with the visa application process.
Fulbright scholar checks in with the hosting department and visits OIA for a welcome packet that may assist with settling into campus and the community.

Fulbright Scholar is not required to attend OIA orientation, but they are welcome.