Fulbright Students & Visitors

Fulbright Foreign Student Support
 

• Third Party Billing Coordination
  CGPS liaises with UD’s Third Party Billing office to ensure that the Fulbright Foreign Student’s invoice is being sent to the sponsors for payment. CGPS also ensures that Fulbright Foreign Students are enrolled in UD’s health insurance plan.

• Liaison with Fulbright Advisors & UD Departments
  CGPS liaises with advisors from IIE and Amideast with any questions, concerns, or checking in on the students’ while at UD. CGPS will also inform IIE or Amideast if there are any incidents involving a Fulbright student that would require an Incident Report to be sent to the Department of State. CGPS also liaises with the students’ departments at UD with any support.

• Cultural Engagement
  Fulbright Foreign Students and Visiting Student Researchers receive the weekly CGPS e-newsletter, which includes information about programs and events on campus. Some of these events include the weekly International Coffee Hour (held every Friday, 4-6 pm), summer socials, webinars, and other events.

• Orientation Programs
  Fulbright Foreign Students and Visiting Student Researchers are invited to attend pre-arrival, upon arrival, and after arrival orientation programs. These include Before You Arrive pre-arrival webinars, the in-person International Student Orientation, and After You Arrive webinars and events. These programs are designed to assist students with their transition to the US and UD.
  
  
• Terra Dotta Record and UDSIS Update
  CGPS creates a Terra Dotta record for Foreign Fulbright Students and Visiting Student Researchers to store their immigration documents. CGPS also updates the students’ immigration information in the University’s record database, UDSIS, to ensure that their immigration information is reflected accurately with the University.

In addition to these specialized support services, Foreign Fulbright Students and Visiting Student Researchers are eligible for all other UD and CGPS support services, including academic, health and wellness, recreational, safety, and cultural services.

Fulbright Scholar Support

• Liaison with Fulbright Advisors & UD Departments
  CGPS liaises with advisors from IIE with any questions or checking in on the Visiting Scholars while at UD. CGPS will also inform IIE if there are any incidents involving a Fulbright Scholar that would require an official Incident Report to be sent to the Department of State. CGPS also liaises with the scholar’s departments with any support.
  
• Cultural Engagement
  Fulbright Visiting Scholars receive the monthly CGPS Scholar e-newsletter, which includes information about programs and events on campus. Some of these events include the weekly International Coffee Hour (held every Friday, 4-6 pm), summer socials, webinars, and other events.
  
• Visiting Scholar Check-in
  Upon arrival at UD, Assistant Director, Scholar Services will schedule an appointment with the Fulbright Visiting Scholar to request check-in information and to introduce them  to CGPS and our role during their program.
  
• Terra Dotta record and UDSIS Update
  CGPS creates a Terra Dotta record for Fulbright Visiting Scholars to store their immigration documents. The host department is also granted access to the record as appropriate with access to relative non-personal documentation. CGPS also updates the scholars’ immigration information in the University’s record database, UDSIS, to ensure that it is reflected accurately with the University.
  
• Scholar Poster Fair
  Fulbright Visiting Scholars are invited to participate in the annual J-1 Scholar Poster Fair along with UD-sponsored J-1 Visiting Scholars. Fulbright Visiting Scholars are provided with subsidized poster printing and provided opportunities to engage and share their research with the UD community.