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Fulbright Internal Application Instructions for 2027–2028 Competition

The purpose of applying to the Fulbright through Reed (rather than applying At-Large) is to take part in the campus committee evaluation process and to earn an institutional endorsement from Reed to be included in your external Fulbright application. Additionally, the internal process is designed to facilitate the development and strength of your application.

To earn this endorsement, students must submit materials internally on August 5, 2026 and September 2, 2026. Both internal deadline submissions are required to receive the optional institutional endorsement and evaluation. If you miss either internal deadline, you will be ineligible for the institutional endorsement and evaluation for this competition, but you are still welcome to apply to the Fulbright program through Reed.

After submitting the required materials on each of the deadlines, each submitted applicant will then have an individual feedback session (virtual) with two members of Reed’s Fulbright Campus Committee (composed of faculty and staff). The committee will then prepare a campus evaluation for you which will be submitted with your external application.

Even if you have missed the internal deadlines, we still encourage you to choose to apply through Reed (as opposed to applying At-Large). CLBR can still help you with your application, but you won't be included in the campus committee evaluation process or receive an institutional endorsement. Doing this allows Reed's Fulbright Program Advisors to see the progress on your application, and makes it easier for CLBR advisors to help you with your materials. Note also that the Fulbright administrators have told us that applications without an endorsement are not disadvantaged in their selection process.

Important: Read the country award page carefully for any awards which you're considering, as each award will have its own additional rules, and affiliation letters, when required, may have associated deadlines as early as August 1st (or earlier).

Application Deadlines and Dates

• August 5, 2026 at noon pacific time
  • First draft of partial application due. See checklist below for details.
• August 6–September 1, 2026: Revisions and appointment with CLBR advisor
• September 2, 2026 at noon pacific time
  • Second draft (or better) of full application due. See checklist below for details.
• September 8–18, 2026: Campus Feedback Sessions
  • Campus Feedback Sessions are required and will happen on a weekday during these two weeks. Applications can be edited after the feedback session.
• October 6, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. pacific time
  • National deadline: Final applications (including recommendations and language evaluations, if needed) must be submitted online by this time.

Overview & Checklists

Important: Do not click submit in the online application until your application is complete and finalized. All submitted applications are final and cannot be unsubmitted by anyone.

August 5, 2026 Checklist

1. Start an application in Fulbright's .
2. Designate 91ÁÔÆæ as your selected school in the Country and Award Selection section
3. Identify your country of choice and award type in the Country and Award Selection section
4. Write and save responses to the three questions in the "Short Answers" section.
5. Write and save a response in the "Statement of Grant Purpose" section.
6. Lock your application for campus review by checking the box in the "Ready for Campus Review" section.

CLBR staff will email all internal applicants within 48 hours of the deadline. If you don't receive an email, reach out to us ASAP. You're welcome to do more work at this stage, but this list is the minimum needed to meet this deadline.

September 2, 2026 Checklist

1. Complete one appointment with a CLBR advisor (scheduled via ) sometime between August 5 and September 2 to have your Fulbright application materials reviewed. 
2. Complete the waiver form on the Reed website (Reed login required).
3. Complete the entire online application, including uploading your transcript(s) and registering your three Recommenders and (if applicable) Foreign Language Evaluator in the system.
   
   • Your responses in the application should be second drafts or better. This is the version of your application that the committee will read and on which they'll offer feedback.
   • Recommendations and foreign language evaluations are not due until the national deadline in October.
   • Letters of Affiliation (if applicable) are not required by this deadline, unless your award had an early deadline noted on the country page.
4. Lock your application for campus review by checking the box in the "Ready for Campus Review" section.
   • You will be able to make edits after your campus feedback session. This will not be your final submission to the program.

Fulbright Resource Page from CLBR

Read through our Fulbright Resources page for additional guidance. We've compiled the advice we typically give in a first advising appointment about Fulbright on this page.

Next Steps

After the September 2 deadline, each applicant who has completed all steps for both the August and September internal deadlines will have a feedback session (also referred to as the campus interview) in the following two weeks with two members of Reed's Fulbright Campus Committee. You will hear from CLBR via clbrfellowships@reed.edu before the internal September deadline, and immediately afterward, requesting your availability for the session in those two weeks. Once your session is scheduled, it is very important that you do not miss it, as it will not be possible to reschedule it, and it is a required part of your internal application.

After your session your application will be unlocked and you'll be able to make edits to submit the final draft of your Fulbright application by the national deadline. Members of the Campus Committee will also submit a confidential Campus Committee Evaluation form with your application. This evaluation form is meant to support your application.

After the national deadline in October, the Fulbright National Screening Committee (NSC) will review applications over winter, and initial notifications will be made via email toward the end of January. If the NSC recommends your application, you will be notified and become a semi-finalist and your materials will be sent to that country's Fulbright committee for final consideration. Some countries do require a virtual interview at that point; the country page on the Fulbright website will say if an interview is required.

Final selection notifications begin in February and continue through June, depending on the country. It is also possible that you could be selected as an alternate. If an alternate is going to be offered a Fulbright, that will usually happen within two months of becoming an alternate.

If you have any questions, please contact clbrfellowships@reed.edu

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