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
Portgual: 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:
- 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
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.
