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Applications Open for 2027 Fulbright Student Program in Pakistan

Joint U.S.–Pakistan funding sustains an exchange launched in 1950 that has supported thousands of scholars.

Overview

  • USEFP set an April 1, 2026 deadline for online submissions through www.usefp.org.
  • Awards cover tuition, living costs, health insurance, and round-trip travel for graduate study in the United States.
  • Applicants from all disciplines may apply, with emphasis on science, technology, AI, trade, economics, and natural resource management; clinical medicine is not eligible, though non-clinical public health is.
  • The exchange is funded by both governments and has supported over 9,000 Pakistanis and nearly 1,000 Americans since its inception.
  • US Embassy official Heidi Smith and USEFP’s Dr. Peter Moran urged candidates to apply, highlighting the program’s impact and ongoing partnerships; since 2005 more than 3,000 Pakistanis have received Fulbright awards.