This one-year Fellowship program is offered to mid-career professionals who have a proven track record of leadership, a public service commitment, and the capacity to benefit from a program of independent non-degree study at a leading U.S. university, as well as a wide variety of professional development activities, including participating in an internship or a professional affiliation, meetings and consultations with U.S. faculty or experts, field trips, and special seminars.

Benefits

• Travel allowance
• Maintenance stipend
• Professional development allowance
• Health benefits coverage

Eligible Fields

• Only the below fields are eligible for Egypt:
  • Economic Policy and Finance
  • Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration
  • Technology Policy and Management
  • Agricultural and Rural Development
  • Natural Resources and Environmental Policy
  • Urban and Regional Planning
  • Public Health Policy and Management
  • Substance Abuse Education and Policy
  • Educational Administration, Planning and Policy
  • Communications/Journalism
  • Law and Human Rights

Eligibility Criteria

• Egyptian citizenship.
• Applicants must be residing in Egypt starting from the application process and throughout the selection, placement and pre-departure processes.
• Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field of study.
• At least five years of full-time professional experience beyond attainment of a first university/undergraduate degree prior to August 2025.
• Have management or policy responsibilities, and demonstrated leadership qualities and a record of public service.
• Academics and faculty members applying in a professional field must have professional experience in the field of application.
• Applicants in the field of Substance Abuse Education and Policy can be scientists and researchers in the field and do not need to have management or policy responsibilities.
• The following persons and their immediate family members (i.e. spouses and children) are ineligible to apply during and for a period ending one year following the termination of such employment: employees of the U.S. Department of State; local employees of the U.S. missions abroad who work for the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); employees at organizations implementing exchange programs for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the Department of State; as well as Board Members or staff of a Fulbright Commission or their families (up to fourth kin).
• U.S. citizens and green card holders and applicants are not eligible to apply.
• Limited prior experience in the U.S.
  • Preference is given to individuals who have not participated in U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs within the last three years prior to the submission of their application.
  • Individuals who have substantial experience in the United States (more than three years) are ineligible to apply.

Application Requirements

• Online application
• Copies of transcripts for all post-secondary degrees in English
• Two recommendation letters, one must be from the immediate supervisor at the current home institution
• Minimum TOEFL ITP (465), or iBT (50), or IELTS (5.5), or Duolingo (85) or an English Proficiency Test from Egyptian Universities (465) from any of the centers in the table above
• Scanned copy of the original valid National ID
• Personal photo
• Scanned copies of any previous U.S. J1 or J2 visas (if applicable)

For more information, visit The Binational Fulbright Commission in Egypt.