The Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board has faced mass resignations since nearly all members cited political interference by the Trump administration as the cause. This prestigious program distributes around 8,000 merit-based scholarships annually to support international educational and cultural exchange. The former board members alleged that the administration denied awards to many selected candidates for the 2025-2026 academic year and imposed an unauthorized review process on foreign recipients, compromising the program's integrity and undermining the non-partisan nature established by Congress in the 1961 Fulbright-Hays Act.
At the program's inception, Congress clearly specified that the Fulbright Board has final approval authority of applicants, which occurs after an exhaustive and deliberate, year-long process.
The Trump administration has interfered in that process, undermining its integrity and usurping the board's authority—denying Fulbright awards to a substantial number of individuals.
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