The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board was established by Congress for the purpose of supervising the Fulbright Program and certain programs authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act and for the purpose of selecting students, scholars, teachers, trainees, and other persons to participate in the educational exchange program.  To learn more about the board and its members, go to http://fulbright.state.gov/fulbright/about/whyis/fulbright-foreign-scholarship-board