Table of Contents

About the Fulbright–OAS Ecology Program

United States Reference Guide
Immigration (including family visas) • Health Care • Life in the United States • Cross-Cultural Adjustment • Employment • Social Security Numbers • Taxes

Financial Terms
Grantee Maintenance • Supplemental Allowances • Summer Planning • Medical Insurance • Travel • Duration of Funding • Financial Arrangements at Your U.S. University

LASPAU Grantee Forms

Academic Placement
University Admissions • Admissions Examinations • Notification of Admission

Helpful Contacts
LASPAU Staff • University Contacts • Public Affairs Sections and Fulbright Commissions • Home Institutions

Preparing for Departure
Documents to Bring with You • Packing • Money • Traveling Tips • Predeparture Checklist

Academic Program Information
Planning Programs of Study • Reporting Academic Progress • Program Changes/Transfers • Transfer of Sponsorship • Academic Honesty • Study Skills Guide

Electronic Communications
The Internet • Internet Resources • Email Etiquette • Getting Connected • Security Issues • Useful Web Terms • LASPAU Resources

Returning Home
Readjusting to Your Home Country • Travel Arrangements • Shipping • Reentry • Diploma Validation • Departure Date • Sharing the Fulbright Experience • Communication with Program Sponsors • Predeparture Checklist

Grants for Research or Thesis Preparation

Glossary of Useful Terms

Please be aware that some regulations may change. LASPAU will update information on this site as needed, so please check back frequently.

IMPORTANT UPDATES

Have you recently been selected for a grant? Please read these frequently asked questions regarding the upcoming academic placement process.

Are you a new grantee? Please read Important Information for New Arrivals.

For information on your health insurance coverage, click here to access health insurance information.

Work authorization: If you are interested in working on campus or a pre-completion academic training, please review the Employment section of the guide for work authorization procedures.

Traveling outside the U.S. over a university break? Please read important information for Travel Outside the United States (for grantees studying in the United States only).

Is your program ending? You must fill out a Program Completion and Evaluation Survey online and make your flight arrangements to return home. Additional information on program completion can be found here.

Changing your address? If you change your address during your course of study, you must notify your LASPAU program advisor of your new address within 10 days of your move.