Open Study/Research Award

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.

Chile:

• The Fulbright Chile Partnerships Award provides U.S. graduate students with a structured opportunity to conduct research at selected accredited universities and leading research centers in Chile. This award follows a targeted and results-oriented model, aligning student research projects with predefined institutional strengths and collaborative priorities identified by partner institutions.
• The Open Study/Research Award supports U.S. graduate students conducting research in Chile across all disciplines at accredited Chilean universities and research institutions. The program strengthens academic exchange between Chile and the United States by promoting institutionally grounded research placements within a structured and internationally recognized academic environment.
• 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.

Saudi Arabia: The Fulbright/KAUST Graduate Award offers up to five awards to complete a full master’s degree in a STEM discipline at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

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.

Taiwan:

• 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.