All members of the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced their resignation on Wednesday, releasing a statement accusing President Donald Trump’s administration of political interference in the prestigious exchange program.
The 12-member board alleged the Trump administration “usurped the authority of the Board” by denying Fulbright awards to “a substantial number of individuals” who were selected for the 2025-2026 academic year.
The board also alleged the administration is currently “subjecting” an additional 1,200 international Fulbright recipients to “an unauthorized review process and could reject more.”
“We believe these actions not only contradict the statute but are antithetical to the Fulbright mission and the values, including free speech and academic freedom, that Congress specified in the statute,” the board said in its statement.
The board oversees the Fulbright Foreign Student Program, which offers international graduate students, young professionals and artists the opportunity to study and conduct research in the United States.
The government-funded, non-partisan program — which was established by Congress in 1942 under then-President Harry Truman’s administration — operates in more than 160 countries worldwide, providing scholarships to approximately 4,000 foreign students annually.
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