About us
The Fulbright Commission was founded in 1991 by a bilateral agreement between the governments of the United States and the Czech Republic with the objective to enhance mutual understanding through educational, scientific and cultural exchanges based on governmental scholarship programs and information and advising services.
Other long-term goals of the Fulbright Commission are to increase expertise in particular fields, to identify new fields in which mutual cooperation is desirable to further development, to support outstanding individuals, to extend activities by establishing cost sharing programs with participating institutions, to make the program broadly known, and to provide information about educational and research opportunities in the USA.
Financing
The Fulbright Program and work of the Fulbright Commission is co-financed by the governments of the United States and the Czech Republic. The U.S. government contributes about two thirds of the budget with the Czech government contributing about one third percent.
Activities
The main content of the work of the Fulbright Commission consists of the administration of fellowships and grants both from Fulbright and some other programs for study, research and teaching in the U.S. Program administration includes activities concerning both the selection process and the assistance during the stay.
At the same time, the Fulbright Commission provides complex, unbiased and up-to-date information about opportunities to study int the U.S. and unpaid advising services to all interested candidates through its Advising Center belonging to the official information network EducationUSA. The center also serves as a resource of information about study and research in the Czech Republic and assists representatives of U.S. schools and educational organizations.
Governance
The Commission is governed by a Board. The Board consists of five American and five Czech members.
The Fulbright Commission is headed by an Executive Director.
Organizational Structure
The office of the Commission consists of:
- executive director
- office manager
- office of scholarship programs
- advising center
- financial department