The Fulbright Program, the U.S. Government's international exchange program, was established in 1946 on former senator J. William Fulbright's initiative.
Designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and people of other countries, it offers grants to American and foreign nationals to study, teach, lecture and conduct research abroad.
The Commission for Educational Exchange between the United States of America, Belgium and Luxembourg, located in Brussels, handles the Fulbright Program for the three countries. The Brussels Fulbright Commission also administers a small exchange program in European Union affairs.
Each year, the Belgian Science Policy gives funding representing the intervention of Belgium to various education related institutions - public or private, Belgian or foreign.
Given the nature and the national or international missions of these institutions, the subsidies or credits continue to be borne by the federal budget.
