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Current U.S. Student

United States citizens who are currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate degree programs are eligible to apply.If you are currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at a U.S. college or university, you will apply through that institution, even if you are not currently a resident there. Find the Fulbright Program Adviser on your campus.

U.S. Citizen but not a Student

If you are a U.S. citizen, will hold a bachelor’s degree by the award start date, and do not have a Ph.D. degree, then you are eligible to apply. Non-enrolled applicants should have relatively limited professional experience in the fields (typically 7 years or less) in which they are applying. Candidates with more experience should consider applying for the Fulbright Scholar Program.

The Getting Started page will provide information on eligibility and next steps.

Artist

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program welcomes applications in the creative and performing arts. Arts candidates for the U.S. Student Program should have relatively limited professional experience in the fields (typically 7 years or less) in which they are applying. Artists with more experience should consider applying for the Fulbright Scholar Program.

Creative & Performing Arts projects fall under the Study/Research grant category and are available in all countries where Study/Research grants are offered.

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U.S. Professor/Administrator

If you are a U.S. citizen and a professor or administrator at a U.S. institution and are interested in applying for a Fulbright Scholar Award, you will need to apply through fulbrightscholars.org.

To support your students in applying for a U.S. Student Program award, please connect with the Fulbright Program Adviser at your institution.

Non U.S. Citizens

If you are a non-U.S. citizen interested in applying for a Fulbright Award to the United States, you will need to apply through the Fulbright Commission or U.S. Embassy in your home country. Find out more information on the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program or Fulbright Foreign Student Program.

United Kingdom


1 Fulbright/University of Kent Award

Accepted Degree Levels
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral
Grant Period
Fall Start
Grant Length
10 Months
Award Type
Special Study/Research
Fulbright Graduate Degree Grants
  • Yes
Award Profile

One award is offered to pursue the first year of any Master's or Doctoral degree programme offered by the University of Kent.

Here at the University of Kent we understand your passion to progress. Whether gaining advanced skills or joining a global academic research community drives you, our networks and facilities will help you achieve your ambition. 

Challenge yourself 

Become a critical, creative and strategic thinker with high-level research, planning and communication skills - exactly the attributes all forward thinking organisations look for. 

Kent is known for its teaching excellence and for the interdisciplinary nature of its programmes and research. Here are just a few options we offer our students:

  • Many subject areas offer professionally accredited courses
  • Part-time and full-time options for our taught Master's and research degrees
  • We offer January starts on many of our courses
  • Short courses and online distance-learning options are avaliable with some of our degrees
  • Career-focused conversion courses for those looking for a change of direction. 

Take a look at our extensive list of postgraduate courses on our online prospectus. 

 

 

Leading the way 

Kent's approach to research to research has always been interdisciplinary and collaborative. In the most recent 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF), our reputation was confirmed as a world-leading research university across the arts and humanities, sciences, and social sciences. For you, this means that you'll be joining a community that pushes boundaries, that is ambitious, innovative and intent on making a positive difference to people's lives. You'll learn from leading thinkers whose work informs their teaching and who understand what it takes to produce world-leading research. 

 

Our supportiveenvironment 

Our Student Learning Advisory Service offers help with study, wrting and research skills and our wellbeing team are on hand if you need emotional or mental health support or have a disability. Our Graduate and Researcher College also ensure our students have access to the resources they need and run a series of training programmes, workshops and events to help you further develop transferable and specialist skills to enhance your employability.  

 

Your brilliant career 

We want your life after graduation to match your ambitions so, wherever possible, we build real-world experience into your degree to help you develop the professional skills you need to succeed. We make sure that our facilities mirror those you'll encounter in industry to help you hit the ground running and give you a serious advantage in the graduate world. For support with what comes next or to discover where your degree could take you, our award-winning Careers and Employability Service provides practical support from day one and up to three years after you graduate. If your plans involve working in the UK after graduation, Kent Union will support you to apply for the Graduate Route. 

Our locations 

Study at our campuses in Canterbury and Medway and centres in Brussels or Paris, joining a diverse group of peers and supervisors who will challenge you to push the boundaries of current thinking and research. 

Canterbury: a wde range of subjects for study and research at a beautiful, cosmopolitan campus overlooking a historic city. Take the train from Canterbury and be in London in less than an hour. 

Medway: professionally focused programmes delivered at a historic waterfront location with industry standard facilities. 

Brussels: advanced specialisms in international studies and law, taught by expert academics and practitioners in the political capital of Europe. 

Paris: interdisciplinary postgraduate courses in the arts and humanities. Study in the heart of a city that has been at the centre of European culture for centuries. 

 

 

 

Find out more 

We hold Postgraduate Open Events in autumn and spring, including at our Brussels and Paris centres. You can meet us in person, or book to attend online. Or, if you'd like to chat to our curent postgraduate students, you can use Unibuddy or book an online meeting with one of our advisors. 

 

Follow us on social:

Instagram: @UniKent

Facebook: Univesity of Kent

Twitter: UniKent

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Grant Length
10 Months
Grant Period
Fall Start

Grant Length: 10 months.

Master's programs in the UK may last up to one year (and in rare circumstances, 2 years). Unless otherwise stated, funding is provided for the first year of the degree - although the grant period is 10 months, tuition waivers cover the entire first year and student visas are not impacted by grant length. 

Stipend amounts are set and do not change based on length of the degree.

Orientation
In-Country Orientation
Candidate Profile

The Commission is seeking applicants who demonstrate:

  • Rigor in scholarly enquiry and academic or professional excellence;
  • Strong reasons for wishing to pursue the proposed project in the UK and at a particular institution;
  • A desire to gain a better understanding of the peoples and cultures of their host country;
  • Commitment to the community through volunteer and extra-curricular activities;
  • Flexibility and dynamism necessary for active involvement in the host country.
Eligibility
Residency in host country NOT permitted in year prior to grant
Dual citizens of this country are eligible
Indicate how many months is considered residency:
6 Months

The following applicants are ineligible for consideration: applicants who have extensive previous experience in the UK, applicants whose proposals are to complete any part of a medical degree, including internships or residencies, or applicants who hold a Ph.D. at the time the grant is to begin.

Applicants who have previously spent time at their selected university will be at a competitive disadvantage.

Applicants who have spent six or more months in the host country in the year prior to the grant are ineligible for consideration.

Degree Level of Applicant
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral
Special Application Instructions

In your Fulbright online application, for Award Name, please select the specific award you are applying for from the drop down menu.

Foreign Language Proficiency
Not Required
Fulbright Proposal Types
Independent Study/Research:
No
Graduate Degree Enrollment:
Yes
Affiliation
Graduate Degree Enrollment:
Letter recommended but not required at deadline

Applicants are responsible for arranging their own affiliation and must apply for admission according to the relevant university’s admissions procedures. Applicants are not expected to have a letter of admission/affiliation at time of application, but awards are made conditional upon acceptance by the chosen institution before arrival. Applicants for Ph.D. programs should include a letter of support from their proposed supervisor.

Applicants will complete two applications, the Fulbright application and the university’s application (according to the university’s admissions procedures). Applicants must submit their university applications as early as possible, ideally before January 15, 2024. Applicants who fail to do so may be at a competitive disadvantage. The Fulbright Program does not cover the application fee for the university.

Affiliation Fees/Tuition
Affiliation Fees/Tuition covered in grant benefits

Tuition for the first year of study will be waived internally by the host university. 

Dependents
Dependent financial support is NOT available
Fulbright Program Management Contact
Fulbright Commission/U.S. Embassy Website
Grant Amount
  • Full tuition waiver for the first year of study
  • £15,609 living stipend
  • $1500 travel stipend

The living stipend is intended as a contribution towards general maintenance costs towards the first year in the UK.