Fulbright Deadlines and Application Support

ONSA supports Fulbright undergraduate students and alumni applicants who pre-apply by June 1 to prepare a competitive application and stay on track to complete all the applications steps by the September 8 campus deadline. ONSA offers summer workshops, advising, drop-in office hours, and feedback on application essays to keep applicants motivated -- join us to get your Fulbright journey off to a strong start! 

Are you a current UMass graduate student? Contact the Office of Professional Development for information on application support for these individuals.

Fulbright Walk-in Advising, in person, no appointment:

• April 10, 10-11: 30 AM, CHC 206
• April 11, 10 -11:30 AM, CHC 313
• April 17, 3-4:30 PM, CHC 206
• April 24, 10-11:30 AM, CHC 206
• April 30, 2-3 PM, CHC 313
• May 1, 10-11:30 AM, CHC 206
• May 8, 3-4:30 PM, CHC 206

The Zoom link will be sent to all June 1 pre-applicants for all the sessions below:

• How to Write a Competitive Fulbright Application, June 4, 12-12:45 PM, virtual; (Must have submitted the June 1 pre-application to participate)
• How to Write a Competitive Fulbright Application, June 5, 11-11:45 AM, virtual; (Must have submitted the June 1 pre-application to participate)
• How to Write a Competitive Fulbright Application, June 6, 2-2:45 PM, virtual; (Must have submitted the June 1 pre-application to participate)
• Fulbright Focus Group on Letters of Recommendation: June 16, 12-12:45 PM, virtual
• Fulbright Focus Group on Foreign Language Evaluation, June 19, 12-12:45 PM, virtual
• Fulbright Focus Group on Letters of Affiliation, June 23, 12-12:45 PM, virtual

Fulbright Virtual Chats with ONSA advisors from June 23 until August 25 (bi-weekly Chat Sessions with ONSA advisors; schedule and the Zoom link will be provided to those who pre-applied by June 1)

Please note: There will be no drop-in chats on June 26 and July 3.

Fulbright Essay Review Dates: In order to be nominated by ONSA, Fulbright pre-applicants must send their drafts for review to onsa [at] honors [dot] umass [dot] edu (onsa[at]honors[dot]umass[dot]edu). While we are reviewing drafts at any time over the summer, all pre-applicants must meet the following deadlines:

• Deadline to submit the three application responses (1. Flexibility and adaptation; 2. Host community engagement; 3. Impact of Fulbright award): July 10
• Deadline to submit your statement of grant purpose: August 4
• Deadline to submit your revised draft of the statement of grant purpose: August 20

SEPTEMBER 8: CAMPUS ENDORSEMENT DEADLINE FOR ALL APPLICANTS, NO EXCEPTIONS

About the Fulbright

• Recorded Webinars
• Research the type of award you hope to pursue and in which country.
• Learn more about eligibility and the application components for Fulbright. 

• Submit your Fulbright Campus Pre-Application

• Start your application via Fulbright's online application portal

• Fulbright Application Timeline

Campus (ONSA) deadline for applications is September 8.