Applicants must:

• Be Iraqi citizens who are resident in Iraq and demonstrate a clear commitment to return to Iraq at the conclusion of their program.
• Be in possession of an undergraduate degree that is equivalent to a U.S. four-year undergraduate degree.
• Be proficient in English with the ability to score at least an 80 on the Internet-Based TOEFL exam (equivalent to a 550 on the Paper-Based TOEFL exam).  Candidates should be prepared to take the TOEFL exam at any time during the selection process.
• Write their personal statement themselves, without copying from the Internet or any other source.  Such copying is considered plagiarism and applicants will be disqualified as a result.

Interested applicants can find more information on the U.S. Embassy website, http://iraq.usembassy.gov/exchangesprograms.html or by writing fulbrightiraq@state.gov.

(Source: U.S. Embassy)