U.S. Embassy & Consulate in Portugal

Brings emerging leaders and professionals to the United States, including the following exchange programs: Professor, Research Scholar, Short-Term Scholar, Trainee, Intern, College and University Student, Teacher, Secondary School Student, Specialist.

The Fulbright Commission’s mission is to promote mutual understanding between Portugal and the United States of America through its triple action in the areas of education and science: providing exchange opportunities for teachers, researchers and students; providing guidance and quality information on the two countries’ education systems; organizing initiatives to promote knowledge sharing.

The SUSIs are five-to six-week academic programs focusing on topics in U.S. studies for groups of foreign undergraduates, scholars, and teachers. Hosted by universities and colleges throughout the United States, the Institutes include an intensive academic residency, an academic field experience to another region of the United States, and opportunities for participants to engage with American peers.

The BFTF fosters relationships among the younger generation of Europeans and Americans to build strong linkages and an awareness of shared values. The Fellowship engages 45 teenagers from Europe and ten American teenagers in a four-week U.S.-based exchange program that aims to reinforce the transatlantic relationship.

Opportunities for international study & research from undergraduate through postdoctoral, with programs for non-U.S. citizens wishing to come to the U.S. for cultural, educational, or professional exchange.