Intercountry Lecturing Program

Intercountry Lecturing Program

Approximately 250 American lecturers and researchers representing a variety of academic fields participate in the Fulbright Scholar Program in Europe and throughout the world. Norwegian institutions can invite a US Fulbright Scholar from another European country for a short stay through the Intercountry Lecturing Program.

Purpose:

For the Fulbright Scholar: The Fulbright Intercountry Lecturing Program provides US scholars while in Europe with opportunities to enrich their professional and cultural experience outside their country of assignment.

For European educational institutions: It gives educational institutions the opportunity to invite a Fulbright Scholar based in another country to their institution.

Participating Countries:

24 binational European Fulbright commissions participate in the program: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the UK. Please note that grant openings may vary from country to country. The Finnish Fulbright Center maintains an updated list of the current US Fulbrighters in these countries, which can be accessed here.

Benefits/Costshare

  • Fulbright Norway covers travel costs for scholar.
  • Scholar keeps Fulbright insurance coverage for the duration of the stay
  • Host institution is asked to cover living costs/housing for the duration of the stay

Procedures:

Applications are considered on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that the following applies to Norwegian institutions that are interested in inviting Fulbright grantees based in other European countries. Institutions in participating countries outside of Norway should contact their own national Fulbright commission to find out how to apply for an Intercountry Lecturer. 

  1. Potential Norwegian host institutions identify who they would like to invite by looking at the list of scholars. This list is updated several times throughout the year.
  2. The host institution then fills out Part 1 of this form, before submitting the form to the U.S.-Norway Fulbright Foundation.
  3. Fulbright Norway is responsible for forwarding the invitation to its counterpart.
  4. If selected, the grantee will be responsible for making his or her own travel arrangements. Please note that grants are made on the basis of economy class return travel, by the most direct route. Receipts should be kept and forwarded to the local Fulbright commission with bank information to facilitate rapid transfer of funds.
  5. The Fulbright Scholar is required to submit a short narrative report of the grant experience before the travel expenses are reimbursed.