Ukraine
10 Open Study/Research Award
Accepted Degree Levels
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Grant PeriodSeptember StartGrant Length9 Months |
Award Type
Award Profile
The U.S. Student Program to Ukraine has been suspended through the 2023-2024 academic year. Potential applicants for 2024-2025 need to discuss the status of the U.S. Student Fulbright Program to Ukraine with IIE (212-984-5396) before applying.
Grant Length
Grant Period
Grant length: 9 months
Orientation
Candidate Profile
Candidates at all degree levels will be considered, but master's and doctoral students will be given priority consideration. Candidates capable of working independently are encouraged. Applications in political science, public policy, history, architecture and urban studies, arts, media and communication studies, ethnic and minority issues, environmental studies, multidisciplinary studies, women's studies, sociology, and international education are particularly welcome. Semi-finalist candidates will be interviewed via Skype in February.
Eligibility
Candidates with dual U.S.-Ukrainian citizenship must give up their Ukrainian citizenship if they are selected for and accept a Fulbright Grant to Ukraine.
Grantees who were born in Soviet Ukraine or independent Ukraine (post-1991) and are now naturalized U.S. citizens, and have entered the U.S. on post-1991 passports of independent Ukraine, will be required to show proof that they have formally renounced their Ukrainian citizenship. Otherwise, they will not be issued a Ukrainian visa, as the Ukrainian government will still consider them Ukrainian citizens, and they will not be able to stay in Ukraine beyond a period of 90 days out of 180 days from their first arrival in Ukraine. Grantees who left Ukraine and entered the U.S. before 1991 on passports issued by Soviet Ukraine will not have a problem receiving a Ukrainian visa and will not be required to renounce their Ukrainian citizenship, as they have never held citizenship in independent Ukraine. However, if grantees entered the U.S. after 1991 on a valid passport issued by Soviet Ukraine, the Ukrainian government will still consider them Ukrainian citizens, as all valid Soviet Ukraine passports automatically became valid Ukrainian passports after independent Ukraine came into being.
The procedure to renounce Ukrainian citizenship can take up to a year and requires the signature of the President of Ukraine. Those who can provide official documentation to demonstrate they have started the process can be issued a visa. For more information, please contact an official at the Ukrainian Embassy in the United States or a senior Consular official at your designated Consulate-General office to make sure that this is, in fact, the proper procedure to acquire your visa.
Degree Level of Applicant
- Bachelor's
- Master's
- Doctoral
Foreign Language Proficiency
Language proficiency commensurate with the requirements of the project and sufficient to carry out the proposed course of study or research is expected by the beginning of the award. Ukrainian is preferable and Russian is useful.
Ukrainian language study (at cost) is available at most institutions and can be arranged for those applicants whose projects would require higher language proficiency. The Fulbright Office in Ukraine can organize Ukrainian language training on an individual basis. Please note that additional personal funds will be needed to cover costs for individual lessons or study with private teachers. If U.S. government funds allow, an additional stipend of $500 may be available for Ukrainian language courses.
Fulbright Proposal Types
Yes
No
Affiliation
Letter recommended but not required at deadline
Pre-arrangement of institutional affiliation is encouraged, but not required. When applicants do not indicate a host institution, the Fulbright Office in Ukraine will seek the most appropriate placement and can assist in establishing contacts at appropriate institutions. An applicant’s institutional preferences are taken into account, but the Fulbright Office reserves the right to place candidates at other institutions, if necessary. Applicants in the fine arts are encouraged to establish contact with specialists in their fields before applying for a grant and to request invitations to study with them.
All grantees will be affiliated with accredited academic or research institutions in Ukraine. Grantees are welcome to attend classes at their own cost. By individual arrangement, it is possible to earn a Ukrainian university degree during the period of the grant, also at the grantee's own cost. The Fulbright Office in Ukraine facilitates university enrollment at the applicant’s preferred institution if degree courses are available. Academic courses are taught in Ukrainian, but some universities also offer courses in English. Supervision by English-speaking professors is available at most universities.
Please note that security considerations may restrict placement options in certain cities and regions. Final placements will be subject to approval by the Fulbright Office and the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv.