2025-26 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Competition

There is still time to apply to the 2025-26 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Competition! 

 

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards give opportunities to U.S. citizens to teach, research and carry out professional projects around the world.  Through Fulbright awards, participants advance their professional and academic interests, promote mutual understanding, and collaborate with partners around the world. 
 
Here are some overlooked opportunities that may be of interest: 

 

Estonia: All Disciplines 

Eswatini: All Disciplines 

France: Fulbright Award for Research in Southwestern France (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) 

France: Fulbright Award for Research in Northern France (Hauts-de-France) 

Georgia: All Disciplines 

Guinea: All Disciplines 

India: Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Awards (All Disciplines) 

Kuwait: All Disciplines 

Namibia: All Disciplines 

Paraguay: All Disciplines 

Suriname: All Disciplines 

Tajikistan: All Disciplines 

Turkmenistan: All Disciplines 

Zimbabwe: All Disciplines 

Business and Economics 

Australia: Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (RMIT University) 

Canada: Research Chairs in Business and Management 

Canada: Fulbright Canada Entrepreneurship Initiative (FCEI) 

Czech Republic: Fulbright Distinguished Scholar in Economics at CERGE-EI, Charles University, Czech Academy of Sciences 

Egypt: Business Administration 

Ireland: Responsible Leadership, Sustainable Business and the Future of Work at University College Cork 

Ireland: Business Administration at Dublin City University 

Portugal: Fulbright Award in Management / ISCTE-IUL, Business Research Unit (BRU-IUL) 

Portugal: Fulbright Award in Marketing, Communication & Media Studies / IPL-Politécnico de Lisboa 

Spain: Tourism Economics and Business Management at the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 

Spain: Business Management at the Universidad de Murcia 

Spain: International Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Business Administration and Leadership at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid 

 

Education and TEFL 

Algeria: TEFL/Applied Linguistics 

Bahrain: Educational Administration and Teacher Education 

Canada: Research Chairs in Education 

Denmark: Community College Faculty Award 

Jordan: TEFL/Applied Linguistics 

Kosovo: Improvement of Policy Making in Higher Education 

 

Computer Science and Technology: 

Australia: Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Cyber Information Influence (The University of Adelaide) 

Australia: Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Advanced (Defence) Science and Technology (DSTG) 

Brazil: Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award in Health and Technology 

Canada: Research Chairs in Science and Technology 

Czech Republic: Fulbright-Czech Technical University Distinguished Scholar Sciences 

Iceland: Distinguished Scholar Award in Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure 

Ireland: Computer Science 

Portugal: Fulbright Award in Computer Science / Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre 

United Kingdom: Fulbright-Lancaster University Scholar Award in Science and Technology 

 

Science and Engineering: 

Albania: Climate Change - Education and Advocacy 

Austria: Fulbright-FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences Graz Visiting Professor 

Austria: Fulbright-University of Applied Sciences Burgenland Visiting Professor 

Austria: Fulbright-St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences Visiting Professor 

Austria: Fulbright-NAWI Graz Visiting Professor 

Austria: Fulbright-Medical University of Innsbruck Visiting Professor 

Austria: Fulbright-Paracelsus Medical University Visiting Professor 

Brazil: Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award in Planetary Health 

Canada: Research Chairs in Food Studies 

Chile: Astronomy and Antarctic Studies 

Chile: Science and Technology 

Egypt: Sciences 

Finland: Fulbright-Aalto University Distinguished Chair 

Finland: Fulbright-Turku UAS (Turku University of Applied Sciences) Scholar Award (Business Administration, Engineering, Technology) 

Georgia: Opportunities in STEM 

Hungary: John von Neumann Distinguished Award in STEM 

Hungary: Fulbright-Budapest Semesters in Mathematics-Rényi Institute Scholar Award in Mathematics 

Hungary: Fulbright-Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences Award 

Iceland: Equine Sciences - Human-Horse Interventions 

Ireland: Engineering and Informatics at Technological University of the Shannon 

Ireland: Material Science and Engineering 

India: Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowship 

Ireland: Astronomy and Astrophysics 

Italy: Fulbright Early Career Research Lectureship at the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Trento 

Portugal: Fulbright Award for the Ocean, Climate and Space / AIR Centre 

Portugal: Fulbright Award Atlantic for Future / IPMA - Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere 

Spain: Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at the Universidad de Murcia 

Spain: Marine Sciences at the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 

Spain: Mechanical Engineering at the Universidad de Vigo (Centro Universitario de la Defensa) 

Uruguay: Agriculture 

 

Social Sciences and Humanities: 

Austria: Fulbright-Freud Visiting Lecturer of Psychoanalysis 

Austria: Fulbright-Botstiber Visiting Professor of Austrian-American Studies in Austria 

Brazil: Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award in Social Innovation and Sustainability in Multicultural Contexts 

Canada: Research Chairs in North American Studies 

Europe Regional: Fulbright-Schuman Postdoctoral Award at the European University Institute (Florence, Italy) 

Hungary: Fulbright - Corvinus University of Budapest Scholar Award - Social Sciences 

Mexico: Fulbright-García Robles U.S. Studies Chair 

Norway: Digital Culture 

Poland: Distinguished Scholar in Humanities at Maria Curie-Sklodowska University 

Poland: Distinguished Scholar in Humanities and Social Sciences at Adam Mickiewicz University 

Spain: Theoretical and Applied Linguistics at Universidad de Murcia 

Sweden: Fulbright-Uppsala University Distinguished Scholar Award in American Studies 

United Kingdom: Fulbright-Queen's University Belfast Scholar Award (Irish Literature) 

United Kingdom: Fulbright-British Library Eccles Institute Scholar Award  in Library and Information Studies 

Zambia: Journalism and Broadcasting 

 

Political Science and Law: 
 
Australia: Fulbright Don DeBats Distinguished Chair in Politics and Public Policy (funded by Flinders University) 

Canada: Research Chairs in Policy, Law, and Governance 

Canada: Fulbright Canada - Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Joint Chair in Contemporary Public Policy 

North Macedonia: Rule of Law, Judiciary Reform and Civil Society 

Philippines: U.S.-Philippine Relations 

Spain: International Studies at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 

Note that what is listed above is just part of what Fulbright has to offer: over 400 awards are available in more than 130 countries, many open to all disciplines. You can find a complete list of opportunities in the list of open awards, found here. 
 
To learn more about Fulbright, please find the following resources on fulbrightscholars.org: 

 

Getting Started (New to Fulbright? Start here!) 

Open awards, which you can search by country, discipline, and other details 

Office hours, a great way to get your questions answered live by IIE staff 

Application Guidance and Instructions

Webinar Schedule and Archive 

 

To receive news and updates about the competition, we invite you to register your interest.  Know someone who could benefit from a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award?  Refer a colleague! 

 

We look forward to receiving your U.S. Scholar application by our deadline, September 16, 2024 at 5 PM ET.