The simplest approach is often to ask the language professor with whom you are currently studying or with whom you have most recently studied to complete the Foreign Language Evaluation. If this is not an option, the next best choice is generally to reach out politely to a professor who teaches your target language, or speaks it fluently.

After you know who is going to complete the evaluation for you, go to the Fulbright application web site to register that person. Your evaluator will receive an email with login instructions. Guidance for language evaluators can be found here: https://us.fulbrightonline.org/instructions-for-foreign-language-evaluators. You may find it helpful to provide your evaluator with a printed copy of this sample Foreign Language Evaluation Form.

The electronic form that an evaluator completes on your behalf is very simple, and will only take a few minutes to complete. However, the system of evaluation is entirely at the discretion of the evaluator, and may take considerably more time. A professor who knows you from a language class may not need to do anything additional to determine your abilities based on ACTFL criteria. A professor who doesn't already know you may require an oral interview, a writing sample, or other supplementary materials.

It is preferable for the Foreign Language Evaluation to be completed prior to the campus deadline, as this ensures that the campus committee is aware of your language skills relative to your proposal.