US Fulbright Program - Open Study/Research Award

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The 2027-2028 Competition is now open. The National Deadline is October 6, 2026 at 5pm Eastern Time. Start an application.

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The 2027-2028 Competition is now open. The national deadline is Tuesday October 6, 2026 at 5 pm Eastern Time

Applicants for study/research awards design their own projects and will typically work with advisers at foreign universities or other institutes of higher education. The study/research awards are available in approximately 140 countries. Program requirements vary by country, so the applicants' first step is to familiarize themselves with the program summary for the host country.

Here are the application components for all grant types.

Creative and performing arts applicants are required to submit supplementary materials based on their disciplines.

Field Specific Award Opportunities

Australia: Western Sydney University Award enables American students to undertake research in the following fields of study: Creative and Performing Arts (all fields), Environmental Studies, and Public Health.

France: Fulbright-Harriet Hale Woolley Awards in the Arts are offered to students in the visual fine arts (painting, print-making, sculpture, photography) or music (composition, instrumental, or vocal performance).

Hungary: Fulbright/Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Award offers training to students with strong music education backgrounds in one of the following: symphonic orchestral instruments, voice, jazz, music education, music history, composition, choir/orchestral conducting or folk music.

Ireland: Fulbright/University College Cork Masters in Creative Writing Award enables students to pursue a taught Masters in Creative Writing.

Netherlands: Fulbright/American Friends of the Mauritshuis Award will focus on the study, examination and treatment of works of art in the collection of the Mauritshuis, in combination with a tailor-made study program at the University of Amsterdam. The grantee will gain practical experience and knowledge in in-depth technical study and treatment of paintings in the conservation studio of the Mauritshuis, under the supervision of the conservators of the museum. Fulbright/NAF Gree Polder and Charles Stapper Fellowship in Dutch and Netherlandish Art focuses on Dutch and Netherlandish Art, distributed by the Netherland-America Foundation. Fields of study within art may be interpreted broadly, and can include fine arts like painting, silver craft, woodworking, literature, poetry, translation, and other cultural expressions.

Taiwan: National Cheng Kung University offers a Master’s Degree program award in Creative Industries Design. This award enables American students to pursue a full-time Master’s degree program. The program is taught in English.

United Kingdom: John Wood LAMDA Award offers a one-year Masters in Classical Acting. Trinity Laban Award in Music & Dance and the University of Roehampton Award in Dance all fund a one-year Master’s degree or the first year of a longer Master’s or PhD program. The Fulbright Northumbria University Award in Art & Design covers the first year of a taught master's or research degree in an arts and design programme. The Fulbright Manchester Metropolitan University Award covers one year of a master’s degree in creative writing.

Finland: Fulbright-LUT Graduate Award is available for a student in the fields of business or technology. The award is primarily aimed at students who wish to complete a full Master’s degree at Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology.

Mexico: Binational Internships enhance the knowledge, expertise, and understanding of post-NAFTA Mexico. This award is available for students interested in combining coursework in international business or law with an internship at a Mexico-based company conducting international or legal business.

Spain: Fulbright/IE University Award for International MBA offers awards to pursue the following full-time Master's program at IE Business School:

• International MBA

Fulbright IE University Master's Award at IE School of Business/IE School of Science and Technology offers one award for any of the following full-time masters at IE School of Business:

• Master in Digitial Business & Innovation

• Master in Business Analytics and Data Science

Taiwan: National Taiwan Normal University offers a Master’s Degree program award in International Human Resource Development (MBA). This award enables American students who will work as policy makers in labor, training, and education-related segments in the government, or as human resource professionals to pursue a full-time Master’s degree program. The program is taught in English. Fu Jen Catholic University offers a Master’s Degree program award in Brand and Fashion Management. The program is designed to cultivate interdisciplinary managers and future leaders from the dimensions of branding, marketing, trends analysis and global fashion and management. The program is taught in English.

Taiwan: The National Chengchi University Master’s Degree Award in International Communication Studies focuses on cross-cultural communication studies with an additional emphasis on the Asia-Pacific area. The program aims at promoting both the quality and the content of current international communications research, and at cultivating future leaders and professionals in the field of international communications.

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program welcomes applicants in the sciences to all eligible countries. Please note some specific grants below:

Austria: Fulbright-Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Award for Research in Science and Technology offers support for full-time research in STEM fields.

Australia: Western Sydney University Award enables American students to undertake research in the following fields of study: Creative and Performing Arts (all fields), Environmental Studies, and Public Health. The Fulbright Anne Wexler Scholarship in Public Policy award will enable U.S. students with strong academic credentials and leadership potential to undertake a master's degree in Australia in a key area of public policy such as health, energy, regional security, education, political science, history, or government relations.

The Fulbright Chile Lithium Awards provide U.S. graduate students with the opportunity to conduct research in Chile on topics related to lithium systems, salars, and associated scientific and technological fields. Chile hosts some of the world’s most important lithium-bearing salt flats and has developed a growing research ecosystem focused on critical minerals, natural resource systems, and advanced technologies.

France: Fulbright-CESI College of Engineering Doctoral Research Award enables students at the PhD level to pursue research for their thesis at CESI. Candidates may carry out research projects in any of the disciplines represented at CESI and related scientific themes from CESI LINEACT laboratory.

Hungary: Fulbright/Budapest Semesters in Mathematics-Rényi Institute enables an American student to reside one academic year (two semesters) at Budapest Semesters of Mathematics (BSM), take courses, and to take part in the activities of BSM.

Iceland: Fulbright-National Science Foundation Arctic Research Grant is open to students in all social and natural science fields as they relate to the Arctic and the people living there.

Ireland: Fulbright/RCSI PhD Awards enables US citizens to complete a fully funded PhD at the Royal College of Surgeons, an innovative, pioneering international health sciences education and research institution dedicated to breakthroughs in human health. Fulbright/University College Dublin Graduate Taught Masters in STEM Program Award enables US citizens to complete a fully funded master’s program at the College of Engineering & Architecture, College of Health and Agricultural Sciences, or College of Science at University College Dublin.

Netherlands: Fulbright/NAF Fellowship in Flood Management is limited to research related to flooding. Applicants should have attained their undergraduate core technical skills already but will want to complement these with a graduate multidisciplinary study of water management aspects, such as: assessment of flooding risks, spatial planning in flood-prone areas, and mitigating flood impact and flood risk reduction. The Fulbright/NAF Heersink Family Foundation Fellowship in Global Health supports research related to global health and foodborne illness and is distributed by the Netherland-America Foundation with funding from the Heersink Family Foundation.

South Korea: The U.S.-Korea Presidential STEM Initiative Award offers awards for research projects in all STEM fields for applicants of all degree levels.

Spain: Fulbright IE University Master's Award at IE School of Business/IE School of Science and Technology offers one award to pursue a full-time Master's degree in Business Analytics and Data Science.

National Taiwan University offers a Master's Degree program award in Global Health. This award provides the methodology and skills required to kick start a career in a global health context.Taipei Medical University offers a Master's Degree program award in Mind, Brain, and Consciousness. This award allows topics that span across philosophy, cognitive psychology and neuroscience, such as neuro-ethics, attention and memory, sleep, mindfulness, selfhood, circadian rhythms and mood, and social cognition. National Taiwan University offers a Master's Degree program award in Biodiversity. This program aims to cultivate cross-disciplinary talent with both theoretical knowledge and practical skills in biodiversity conservation and management as well as awareness of international biodiversity governance. National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University offers a Master’s Degree program award in Semiconductor Technology to nurture cross-disciplinary talents with global mobility for the semiconductor industry.

Fulbright Graduate Degree Grants

The Fulbright awards below include the standard benefits (monthly living stipend, health benefits and round-trip airfare) and may include tuition coverage for the graduate degree program. Please see the country summary for specific details.

— Country — Open Study/Research Award Accepts Graduate Degree Proposals — Graduate Degree Award Opportunities

— Argentina — Yes —

— Australia — No —

• Fulbright-Anne Wexler Master's Award in Public Policy

• Fulbright/Western Sydney University Scholarship in the Arts, Environment, & Public Health

— Austria — No —

• Fulbright-Diplomatic Academy Student Award

• Fulbright Student Award in Music, Performing Arts and Visual Arts

— Belgium — Yes —

• Fulbright/Ghent University Award

— Canada — Yes

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• Fulbright Canada Graduate Studies Award

— Czech Republic — Yes —

— Denmark — Yes —

— Ecuador — Yes —

— Egypt — No —

• Fulbright/Arabic Language Study Grants at CAASIC

— Finland — Yes —

• Fulbright-LUT University Graduate Award

• Fulbright-Tampere University Graduate Award

• Fulbright-University of Helsinki Graduate Award

• Fulbright-University of Jyväskylä Graduate Award

• Fulbright-University of Turku Award

• Fulbright-Aalto University Graduate Award

• Fulbright Finland Doctoral Award

— France — Yes —

• Fulbright-Harriet Hale Woolley Awards in the Arts

• Fulbright Ecole Normale Superieure (ENS) Paris-Saclay Award

• Fulbright/Ecole Normale Superieure (ENS) de Rennes Award

• Fulbright-Université Grenoble Alpes Award

— Germany — Yes —

— Greece — No —

• Fulbright/Graduate Studies at Greek State Universities

— Iceland — Yes —

• Fulbright/Icelandic Ministry of Culture Award

— Ireland — Yes —

• Fulbright/Dublin City University Taught Master's Program Award

• Fulbright/University College Dublin Taught Master's Program Award

• Fulbright/University College Cork Master’s in Creative Writing

• Fulbright RCSI Ph.D. Awards

• Fulbright/Centennial Award

• Fulbright/University College Dublin Graduate Taught Masters in STEM Program Award

— Israel — No —

• Fulbright MA Degree Award

— Italy — Yes —

• Fulbright/Casten Family Foundation Award at the University of Gastronomic Sciences

• Fulbright-Luiss Award for MA Program in Business, Government, Law, and Political Economics

— Latvia — No —

— Luxembourg — Yes —

— Mexico — No —

• Fulbright Graduate Degree Award

— Netherlands — Yes —

• Fulbright/Maastricht University Award

• Fulbright/NAF Heersink Family Foundation Fellowship in Global Health

• Fulbright/NAF Gree Polder and Charles Stapper Fellowship in Dutch and Netherlandish Art

— New Zealand — Yes —

— Norway — Yes —

— Portugal — Yes —

• Fulbright / FLAD Open Study/Research Award

• Fulbright / Camoes, I.P. Open Study/Research Award

• Fulbright / Azores Government Open Study/Research Award

— Serbia — Yes —

— Slovak Republic — Yes —

— South Korea — No —

• Korean Studies Graduate Degree Award

— Spain — No —

• Fulbright Global and International Studies Master's at Universidad de Salamanca

• Fulbright/IE University Award for International MBA

• Fulbright/ IE University Master's Award at IE School of Business/IE School of Science and Technology

• Fulbright/IE University Award for Master in International Relations, Master in International Development or Master in International Development

— Sweden — Yes —

— Switzerland — Yes —

— Taiwan — No —

• National Chengchi University Master’s Degree Program Award in Asia-Pacific Studies

• Master's Degree Program Award: National Dong Hwa University Award in Ethnic Relations and Cultures

• Master’s Degree Program Award: National Taiwan Normal University Award in International Human Resource Development (MBA)

• Master's Degree Program Awards: Fu Jen Catholic University Awards in Brand and Fashion Management

• National Cheng Kung University Master’s Degree Program Awards in Creative Industries Design

• National Taiwan University Master’s Degree Program Award in Global Health

• Master’s Degree Program Award: Taipei Medical University Award in Mind, Brain, and Consciousness

• National Chengchi University Master’s Degree Program Award in International Communication Studies

• Master’s Degree Program: National Taiwan University Award in Biodiversity

• Master’s Degree Program Awards: Fulbright Graduate Studies Award in Teaching Chinese As a Second Language

• Master’s Degree Program: National Tsing Hua University Award in Political Economy

• Master’s Degree Program Award: National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Award In Semiconductor Technology

• Master’s Degree Program Awards: National Tsing Hua University Award in Chinese Language and Culture (Division of International Sinology)

• Master’s Degree Program Awards: National Taiwan Normal University Award in Translation and Interpretation

• Master’s Degree Program Awards: National Chengchi University Award in Diplomacy (Chinese Medium Instruction)

— Turkey (Türkiye) — No —

• Fulbright/Turkish Universities Master's Program Award

— United Kingdom — Yes —

• See UK section

• Fulbright-Anne Wexler Master's Award in Public Policy

• Fulbright/Western Sydney University Scholarship in the Arts, Environment, & Public Health

• Fulbright-Diplomatic Academy Student Award

• Fulbright Student Award in Music, Performing Arts and Visual Arts

• Fulbright/Ghent University Award

• Fulbright Canada Graduate Studies Award

• Fulbright/Arabic Language Study Grants at CAASIC

• Fulbright-LUT University Graduate Award

• Fulbright-Tampere University Graduate Award

• Fulbright-University of Helsinki Graduate Award

• Fulbright-University of Jyväskylä Graduate Award

• Fulbright-University of Turku Award

• Fulbright-Aalto University Graduate Award

• Fulbright Finland Doctoral Award

• Fulbright-Harriet Hale Woolley Awards in the Arts

• Fulbright Ecole Normale Superieure (ENS) Paris-Saclay Award

• Fulbright/Ecole Normale Superieure (ENS) de Rennes Award

• Fulbright-Université Grenoble Alpes Award

• Fulbright/Graduate Studies at Greek State Universities

• Fulbright/Icelandic Ministry of Culture Award

• Fulbright/Dublin City University Taught Master's Program Award

• Fulbright/University College Dublin Taught Master's Program Award

• Fulbright/University College Cork Master’s in Creative Writing

• Fulbright RCSI Ph.D. Awards

• Fulbright/Centennial Award

• Fulbright/University College Dublin Graduate Taught Masters in STEM Program Award

• Fulbright MA Degree Award

• Fulbright/Casten Family Foundation Award at the University of Gastronomic Sciences

• Fulbright-Luiss Award for MA Program in Business, Government, Law, and Political Economics

• Fulbright Graduate Degree Award

• Fulbright/Maastricht University Award

• Fulbright/NAF Heersink Family Foundation Fellowship in Global Health

• Fulbright/NAF Gree Polder and Charles Stapper Fellowship in Dutch and Netherlandish Art

• Fulbright / FLAD Open Study/Research Award

• Fulbright / Camoes, I.P. Open Study/Research Award

• Fulbright / Azores Government Open Study/Research Award

• Korean Studies Graduate Degree Award

• Fulbright Global and International Studies Master's at Universidad de Salamanca

• Fulbright/IE University Award for International MBA

• Fulbright/ IE University Master's Award at IE School of Business/IE School of Science and Technology

• Fulbright/IE University Award for Master in International Relations, Master in International Development or Master in International Development

• National Chengchi University Master’s Degree Program Award in Asia-Pacific Studies

• Master's Degree Program Award: National Dong Hwa University Award in Ethnic Relations and Cultures

• Master’s Degree Program Award: National Taiwan Normal University Award in International Human Resource Development (MBA)

• Master's Degree Program Awards: Fu Jen Catholic University Awards in Brand and Fashion Management

• National Cheng Kung University Master’s Degree Program Awards in Creative Industries Design

• National Taiwan University Master’s Degree Program Award in Global Health

• Master’s Degree Program Award: Taipei Medical University Award in Mind, Brain, and Consciousness

• National Chengchi University Master’s Degree Program Award in International Communication Studies

• Master’s Degree Program: National Taiwan University Award in Biodiversity

• Master’s Degree Program Awards: Fulbright Graduate Studies Award in Teaching Chinese As a Second Language

• Master’s Degree Program: National Tsing Hua University Award in Political Economy

• Master’s Degree Program Award: National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Award In Semiconductor Technology

• Master’s Degree Program Awards: National Tsing Hua University Award in Chinese Language and Culture (Division of International Sinology)

• Master’s Degree Program Awards: National Taiwan Normal University Award in Translation and Interpretation

• Master’s Degree Program Awards: National Chengchi University Award in Diplomacy (Chinese Medium Instruction)

• Fulbright/Turkish Universities Master's Program Award

• See UK section

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