Student Enrichment & Awards Programs

IIE West Coast organizes enrichment activities for Bay Area Fulbright grantees and cooperates with the International Visitors Council of Los Angeles (IVCLA) and university International Student and Scholar offices in making enrichment activities available to all West Coast Fulbright grantees.

In the San Francisco Bay Area, IIE schedules frequent social and cultural events as part of its Bay & Beyond Enrichment Program, providing Fulbright grantees with opportunities to take a break from studies for a group activity. The gatherings are popular with grantees as it gives them a chance to explore a special part of the Bay Area or enjoy a cultural event in the company of fellow Fulbrighters. Most activities are offered at little or no cost to Fulbrighters and family members.

Special all-Fulbright activities--including IIE’s international graduate Fulbrighters, returned U.S. Fulbrighters, international faculty-level Fulbright researchers, and Fulbright Humphrey Program grantees—are also offered several times a year.

Through IIE West Coast’s Home Hospitality Program, Fulbright grantees are matched with local host families for the uniquely American Thanksgiving holiday.

Fulbright grantees in southern California are invited to participate in social and cultural activities organized by the IVCLA, the U.S. Fulbright Association’s Greater Los Angeles Chapter, and the Foreign Fulbright Scholars Program in Southern California.

Additionally, Fulbright grantees can take advantage of the many cultural and social activities organized by U.S. university International Student and Scholars offices to explore the U.S. outside of academia while studying here in the U.S.

Through the generous support of West Coast Foundations, IIE West Coast provides supplementary grants to Fulbright students studying in the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as opportunities for Bay Area undergraduates and graduates study abroad over the summer.