Question 1

Is the Find a Fulbright Grantee tool free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. It is completely free, with no sign-up, no login, and no payment. It runs entirely in your browser, and your searches and filters stay on your device.

Question 2

Is this tool affiliated with or endorsed by the Fulbright Program?

Accepted Answer

No. It is an independent research tool built by HAPRI. It is built on the public Fulbright Foreign Student Grantee Directory but is not run by, affiliated with, or endorsed by the Fulbright Program or the U.S. Department of State. Always confirm program rules and deadlines through the official Fulbright sources for your country.

Question 3

Where does the data come from, and how current is it?

Accepted Answer

It is built entirely on the public Fulbright Foreign Student Grantee Directory, which covers grantees who came to the United States (not U.S. citizens who went abroad). The current snapshot holds 59,070 grantee records spanning grant years 1976 to 2025, across 905 U.S. host universities. The grantee records are refreshed monthly (snapshot date 2026-06-10). Some directory records may be incomplete.

Question 4

Does the tool show grantees' contact details, like email or phone?

Accepted Answer

No. It only identifies grantees from the public directory and shows public facts such as name, country, field of study, host university, and grant year. It does not store, show, or provide any contact details, and it does not message, match, or introduce anyone.

Question 5

Can the tool connect me with a Fulbright mentor?

Accepted Answer

No, not directly. It helps you discover real grantees from your country, field, or target university from public data, but it does not contact, match, or introduce anyone on your behalf. If you want to reach out, you do that yourself through public channels such as a university alumni network or a professional profile. Here, 'mentor' means an informal role model you might learn from, not an official matching service.

Question 6

How many Fulbright grantees from Vietnam are in the directory?

Accepted Answer

As of the 2026-06-10 snapshot, there are 697 grantees from Vietnam: 647 Foreign Student grantees plus 50 Foreign Language Teaching Assistants (FLTA). Their most common fields are Business (115), Political & International Studies (70), and Public Administration & Policy (58), and their top host universities are Syracuse (27), Columbia (22), and Harvard (17). These counts are computed live from the records, so they update with each monthly refresh.