United Kingdom
Applicants to the United Kingdom can apply for one of two award types. Below is a brief explanation of each type. For full details on each award, select the award from the drop-down menu below.
- Open Award (also referred to as the All Disciplines Award): Candidates may pursue independent post-BA-level research, or undertake a graduate degree at any accredited academic institution in the UK. Applicants should only select an Open Award if:
- They are proposing an independent research project.
- Their proposed institutional affiliation is not one of the Partnership Institutions below; or if their proposal is not eligible for consideration under the parameters of one of the Partnership Awards listed below (for example the Partnership Award may only be for PhD candidates and/or within a specific discipline, etc.)
- Please note that funding for our All-Disciplines/Open Awards is extremely limited. Candidates are strongly advised to apply for our partnership awards which mostly cover all disciplines at top UK universities.
- Applicants are ineligible for the 2026-2027 awards if they are residing or studying in the UK during the 2025-2026 academic year unless the applicant is in the UK for an undergraduate study abroad program.
- Applicants currently enrolled in a distance-based learning program and are interested in conducting research are eligible for the Open Awards.
- Applicants are ineligible to receive a Fulbright award if they are intending to complete their graduate degree through distance-learning based programs.
- UK Partnership Awards: Candidates may undertake a graduate degree at the institutions listed in the UK Partnership Award category, as long their proposal falls within the parameters of the award. Please review the table and award description for more information on each award. Candidates will complete two applications, the Fulbright application and the university’s application (according to the university’s admissions procedures) and are not required to submit an affiliation letter with the Fulbright application unless otherwise specified in the award description.The finalists selected for the UK partnership awards will receive a conditional offer. Grantees are offered a Fulbright award on the condition that they gain admission to the specified degree program. Applicants are ineligible for the 2026-2027 awards if they are residing or studying in the UK during the 2025-2026 academic year unless the applicant is in the UK for an undergraduate study abroad program. Awards are for the first year of graduate degree study in the UK unless otherwise specified in the award description.
Summary of Fulbright U.S. Students Awards to the U.K.
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Award Type |
Awards |
Affiliation Requirement |
Parameters of the Award |
App. Statistics 2025/26 |
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Open Award |
1 |
Tenable at any UK institution in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland |
Candidates may pursue independent research or undertake a graduate degree with affiliation at any accredited academic institution. Applicants should only apply for this award if their proposal does not fit into the parameters of one of the Partnership Awards listed below |
130 |
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Partnership Awards
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Tenable at the institutions named below and subject to the parameters of each specific award |
Applicants should only apply for a Partnership Award if their proposal fits into the strict parameters noted below. Full details on each award can be found using the drop-down menu below |
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1 |
Cardiff University |
1-Yr Master's or 1st Yr of Master's or PhD excluding any with fees higher than the Standard Science Fee (£33,200) |
12 |
|
|
1 |
Durham University Award |
1 Yr Master's |
29 |
|
|
1 |
Imperial College London |
1-Yr Master's in Science, Engineering or Medical Subject |
61 |
|
|
1 |
Institute of Education, University of London |
1-Yr Master's or 1st Yr of Master's in any subject at the Institute of Education |
25 |
|
|
1 |
LAMDA |
1-year MA Classical Acting |
31 |
|
|
1 |
King's College London Award |
PhD with exception of patient interactive medical sciences programme |
25 |
|
|
1 |
Lancaster University |
1-Yr Master's or 1st Yr of Master's or PhD in any programme within Faculty of Science and Technology |
15 | |
|
1 |
London School of Economics and Political Science |
1-Yr Master's |
84 |
|
|
1 |
Loughborough University |
Any PhD programme |
1 |
|
|
1 |
Manchester Metropolitan University |
1-Yr Master's or 1st Yr of Master's in Creative Writing |
27 |
|
|
1 |
Newcastle University |
1-Yr Master's or 1st Yr of Master's or PhD |
14 |
|
|
1 |
University of Northumbria Award in Art & Design |
1- or 2-Yr Master's or 3-Yr PhD in Art & Design |
13 |
|
|
1 |
Queen Mary, University of London Award |
1-Yr Master's or 1st Yr of Master's |
32 |
|
|
1 |
Queen’s University Belfast Award in Global Security and Borders |
Master's in Global Security and Borders |
18 |
|
|
1 |
Royal Holloway, University of London |
1-Yr Master's or 1st Yr of Master's |
20 |
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|
1 |
Royal Veterinary College Award |
1-Yr Master's or 1st Yr of Master's or PhD |
11 |
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|
1 |
Trinity Laban Award in Dance |
-Yr Master's or 1st Yr of Master's or PhD in Music or Dance |
13 |
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|
1 |
Ulster University Award |
1-Year Master’s or 1st Yr of Master’s or PhD in Humanities and Social Sciences or Creative Industries |
8 |
|
|
1 |
University College London |
1-Yr Master's or 1st Yr of Master's or PhD |
115 |
|
|
1 |
University College London Entrepreneurship Award |
1-Yr MSc in Entrepreneurship |
12 |
|
|
1 |
University of Birmingham |
1-Yr Master's or 1st Yr of Master's or PhD |
26 |
|
|
1 |
University of Bristol |
1-Yr Master's or 1st Yr of Master's or PhD |
25 |
|
|
1 |
University of East Anglia |
1-Yr Master's or 1st Yr of Master's or PhD |
20 |
|
| 1 | University of Edinburgh | 1-Yr Master’s | 89 | |
|
1 |
University of Exeter |
1-Yr Master's or 1st Yr of Master's |
21 |
|
|
1 |
University of Glasgow |
1-Yr Master's or 1st Yr of Master's in any non-clinically based subject |
49 |
|
|
1 |
University of Kent |
1-Yr Taught Master's or 1st Yr of Master’s or PhD |
10 |
|
| 1 | University of Leeds | 1 Yr Master’s or 1st Yr of Master’s | 25 | |
|
1 |
University of Leicester |
1-Yr Master's or 1st Yr of Master's or PhD |
9 |
|
|
1 |
University of Manchester |
1-Yr Master's or 1st Yr of Master's (excluding the MBA Program) |
28 |
|
|
1 |
University of Nottingham |
1-Yr Master's or 1st Yr of Master's or PhD |
18 |
|
|
1 |
University of Reading |
1-Yr Master's or 1st Yr of Master's or PhD |
10 |
|
|
1 |
University of Roehampton |
1-Yr Master's or 1st Yr of Master's or PhD in Dance |
2 |
|
|
1 |
University of Sheffield |
1-Yr Master's or 1st Yr of Master's |
17 |
|
|
1 |
University of Southampton |
1-Yr Master's or 1st Yr of Master's |
12 |
|
|
1 |
University of St. Andrews |
PhD in Arts and Humanities or any subject within the Faculty of Arts or Faculty of Divinity |
89 |
|
|
1 |
University of Stirling Award in Health, Well-being and Sport |
1-Yr Master's or 1st Yr of Master's or PhD in any discipline related to Health, Well-Being, and Sport |
10 |
|
|
3 |
University of Strathclyde |
1 3-Yr PhD in Science; 1 1-Yr Master’s/1st Yr PhD/3-Yr PhD in Engineering; 1 3-Yr PhD in Strathclyde Business School; 2 1-Yr Master’s/1st Yr PhD/3-Yr PhD in Humanities & Social Sciences |
28 |
|
|
1 |
University of Sussex |
1-Yr Master's or 1st Yr of Master's |
25 |
|
|
1 |
University of Warwick |
1-Yr Master's or 1st Yr of Master's |
23 |
|
|
1 |
University of York |
1-Yr Master's or 1st Yr of Master's or PhD |
20 |