Fulbright Foreign Student Program
US Department of State
Tuition, living stipend, health cover and airfare
An estimate of the tuition and living costs this removes, at typical course prices for the destination. The funder does not publish a rupee figure, treat this as the scale of the prize, not a quotation.
Who actually wins it
Applicants with a clear research or study purpose that connects to something Nepal needs, and who intend to come back.
What they ask for
- Nepali citizen
- Bachelors degree
- Strong academic record and clear research or study plan
- Return to Nepal after the award
How to apply, in order
- 1Watch USEF-Nepal for the Nepal round opening, usually in the first half of the year.
- 2Take their free advising. They run sessions in Kathmandu and they know what wins.
- 3Prepare a specific, researched study objective rather than a general ambition.
- 4Expect a written application, then an interview panel.
For applicants from Nepal
Administered in Kathmandu by the US Educational Foundation in Nepal (USEF-Nepal), who also advise on applications free of charge.
Before you count on it
Build your plan on funds you actually have, and treat a scholarship as a reduction if it arrives. Visa officers assess the money you can evidence today, not an award you have applied for.
Application windows are the usual months, not fixed dates, and rules change between rounds. Always confirm on the funder's own page before planning around one.