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The Binational Fulbright Commission in Egypt · Est. 1949

Educational exchange between Egypt and the United States

فولبرايت مصر — تبادل علمي وثقافي منذ عام ١٩٤٩

The oldest and largest Fulbright program in the Arab world — fully funded grants for Egyptians and Americans to study, teach and conduct research in each other's country.

For Egyptians

Study, teach & research in the U.S.

Student, scholar and professional grants — fully funded and open to Egyptian citizens.

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For Americans

Come to Egypt as a Fulbrighter

Scholar and student awards for U.S. citizens to teach and conduct research in Egypt.

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Cultivating mutual understanding through educational exchange — one Fulbrighter at a time.
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Upcoming information sessions

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30
Jun

HHH Q&A Session

Humphrey Fellowship · 11:00 a.m. · Zoom

01
Jul

FLTA Program Q&A

Language Teaching Assistant · 11:00 a.m.

22
Jul

Scholar Program Q&A

Egyptian Scholar Research Grant · 11:00 a.m.

The oldest & largest in the Arab world

A binational network of agents of change

Established in 1949 through a protocol between the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the U.S. State Department, the Commission is governed by a binational board — four Egyptian and four American directors.

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8,000+
Fulbrighters exchanged
76 yrs
Of continuous exchange
24+
Grant programs
8
Binational board directors
Fulbrighters

Agents of change

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Alaa Abouelfetouh
Egyptian Scholar Program

Alaa Abouelfetouh

Lecturer in Microbiology at Alexandria University, advancing pharmaceutical research after her Fulbright in the U.S.

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Areeg Ibrahim
Egyptian Scholar Program

Areeg Ibrahim

Professor of English & Comparative Literature at Helwan University, bridging Egyptian and American scholarship.

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Ana Menéndez
U.S. Student Program

Ana Menéndez

American journalist and novelist whose Fulbright year in Egypt shaped a career writing across cultures.

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Educational exchange can turn nations into people, contributing as no other form of communication can, to the humanizing of international relations.

— Senator J. William Fulbright, founder of the Fulbright Program

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Cairo University visit
14 May 2026 · Outreach

BFCE Visit to Cairo University

The Commission continued its nationwide outreach to introduce Fulbright opportunities to students and faculty.

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