Overview
Five six-to-nine-month Fulbright-García Robles awards support master's and doctoral research in Mexico in fields relevant to U.S.-Mexico relations and other eligible disciplines.
Complete fellowship details
Projects may start in August or September 2027, with some January 2028 starts, and must be affiliated with an accredited Mexican research institution or university. All fields are accepted except medicine, veterinary medicine and dentistry; COMEXUS especially encourages STEM and binationally relevant research.
Eligibility requirements
U.S. citizens eligible for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program at master's or doctoral level. Candidates must not be living, working or studying in Mexico during application and selection, and valid temporary or permanent Mexican resident-card holders are ineligible. Dual U.S.-Mexican citizens may apply. Advanced Spanish and the required Foreign Language Evaluation are expected.
Tips for this fellowship
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Official 2027–2028 Mexico award page verified current. National deadline is October 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern; on that date Eastern Time is EDT (UTC-4), normalized to 21:00 UTC.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
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