Overview
Fulbright support for eligible Icelandic citizens beginning a master's or doctoral degree in the United States in the 2027/2028 academic year.
Complete grant details
The current Iceland Fulbright call supports students starting graduate study in the United States. Maximum support is USD 24,000 for a two-year master's programme, USD 12,000 for a shorter master's programme, and USD 10,000 for doctoral study. The final award is determined after other funding is known.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must be Icelandic citizens, must not hold U.S. citizenship or a U.S. green card, and must have completed or be completing a first university degree before beginning graduate study in the United States. Admission to a U.S. institution is not required at application. All fields are eligible except medicine and other study involving unsupervised patient interaction. The grant cannot be requested after the U.S. master's or doctoral programme has already begun.
Tips for this grant
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
Verified on the current official Fulbright Commission Iceland 2027/2028 call. The source gives 14 October 2026 without a closing clock time, so deadline is null and deadline_date is used.
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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