Fulbright US Student Awards

What's on offer

Fulbright US student awards (approximately €16,000) enable US postgraduate students to spend one academic year studying or researching in Ireland.  The Fulbright Commission invites applications from all disciplines including the visual and performing arts and deaf studies.

The Fulbright US Student Awards on offer for 2010 – 2011 are:

• 1 Fulbright Full Grant in Any Discipline
• 1 Fulbright Full Grant In Irish Language
• 1 Fulbright Full Grant for a Taught Masters Program. The following institutions / programs have agreed to waive the tuition for the successful Fulbright student:
   
  • Dublin City University: any one year Masters Program across its three Faculties
  • Dublin Institute of Technology: the MMus in Performance or the MA in Criminology
  • Dundalk Institute of Technology: the Masters of Arts/Science in Music Technology or the Master of Science in Renewable Energies
  • National University of Ireland Galway: any of the one year Masters Programs in the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies
  • National University of Ireland Maynooth: any of the one year Masters Programs offered by Faculty of Arts, Celtic Studies and Philosophy
  • Trinity College Dublin: any of the advanced degree programs in the School of Drama, Film and Music; the School of English; the School of Histories and Humanities; and the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures; most programs in the School of Linguistics, Speech and Communications Sciences; the School of Religion, Theology and Ecumenics and some Philosophy programs the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy
  • University College Cork: any one year taught Masters Program in the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences, the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science and the College of Business and Law
  • University College Dublin: the MA in History, MA in the History of the Media , MA in Medieval Studies and the MA in the Social and Cultural History of Medicine
  • University of Limerick: any of the taught Masters Programs in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.
     

How to apply

The Institute of International Education annually advertises and short-lists candidates.  The Fulbright Commission in Ireland makes recommendations to the J. William Fulbright Scholarship Board that makes the final selection.  Awards are usually made between March and May before the relevant academic year.

US students interested in applying to Ireland should see http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html for further information and to access the application.  US student applicants are encouraged to contact the Fulbright Commission for advice on their project proposals, academic programs, admission processes and institutional affiliations.   

The deadline for 2010 – 2011 is 19th October 2009.

Irish institutions interested in hosting a US student should see About Hosting a US Fulbright Awardee.