Open Study/Research Award
The 2025-2026 application is now closed. The 2026-2027 competition will open in Spring 2025.
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
Fulbright Arts Grants
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, Social Justice 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/Hugh Lane Gallery Curatorial Award enables an American student to pursue an exciting education curatorial project for up to 12 months working with the Hugh Lane team. The project will contribute to the gallery's strategy, as well as the Dublin City Council’s strategy, of embedding a culture of continuous engagement between the Hugh Lane Art Gallery and Dublin's communities. The project will involve working with communities in the city as well in the gallery, establishing and developing strong links between the cultural institution and the communities. 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.
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.
Fulbright Business Grants
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 Talent Development & Human Resources
- Master in Creative Direction, Content and Branding
- Master in Digital Marketing
- Master in Market Research & Consumer Behavior
- Master in Business Analytics & Big Data
Taiwan: National Taiwan Normal University offers a Master’s Degree program award in International Human Resource Development (MBA). This award enables American students to pursue a full-time Master’s degree program. The program is taught in English.
Fulbright Journalism & Communication Grants
Germany: The Young Professional Journalist Program typically begins with the grantees undertaking individual research, followed by one or more internships with German media institutions. Applicants should be beginning professional journalists or recent graduates in journalism or related fields with no more than 7 years of professional experience.
Fulbright Grants in STEM and Public Health
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, Social Justice 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, sustainability, energy, climate change, regional security, education, political science, history, or government relations.
Chile: Pursuant to the Commission's interest in supporting study at Chile's leading science centers, the Chile Science Initiative Award will be given with preference for students conducting Master's-level or Ph.D. study/research in science and technology fields.
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.
Netherlands: Fulbright/Delft University of Technology: Industrial Design Engineering Award offers an opportunity in one of three MSc degree programs in Industrial Design Engineering: Design for Interaction (DfI), Strategic Product Design (SPD), and Integrated Product Design (IPD). 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.
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 Big Data
Taiwan: National Taiwan University offers a Master’s Degree program award in Global Health. These awards enable American students to pursue full-time Master’s degree programs. The programs are taught in English. Master’s Degree Program Awards: Taipei Medical University Awards in Mind, Brain, and Consciousness allows research 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.
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 | Yes |
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Austria | No |
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Belgium | Yes |
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Canada |
Yes |
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Czech Republic | Yes | |
Denmark | Yes | |
Ecuador | Yes | |
Egypt | Yes |
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Finland | Yes |
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France | Yes |
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Germany | Yes | |
Greece | Yes |
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Iceland | Yes | |
Ireland | Yes |
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Israel | No |
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Italy | Yes |
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Latvia | Yes | |
Luxembourg | Yes | |
Mexico | No |
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Netherlands | Yes |
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New Zealand | Yes | |
Norway | Yes | |
Portugal | Yes |
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Serbia | Yes | |
Slovak Republic | Yes | |
South Korea | No |
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Spain | No |
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Sweden | Yes | |
Switzerland | Yes | |
Taiwan | No |
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Turkey (Türkiye) | No |
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United Kingdom | Yes |
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