U.S. Scholar Awards
What are they?
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards are grants for U.S. citizens to undertake research or lecturing in Ireland over a period of three to twelve months. The application period for 2024-2025 U.S. Scholar Awards is now open.
There are several types of grants available for scholars or professionals who are interested in coming to Ireland on a Fulbright Award.
The available grants are as follows:
Fulbright All Discipline Scholar Award
- Highly recommended; affiliation with Irish institution for teaching and/or research
- PhD or relevant experience required
Fulbright Astronomy & Astrophysics Scholar Award
- Highly recommended; affiliation from Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
- PhD (or other terminal degree) required
Fulbright Business Administration Scholar Award
- Highly recommended; letter of invitation from Dublin City University’s Business School
- PhD required. Applicants should have an established record in research and publishing
Fulbright Business and Management Award
- Highly recommended; letter of invitation from Technological University Dublin
- PhD required. Open to academics except early career
Fulbright Celtic Studies Award
- Highly recommended; letter of affiliation from Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
- PhD (or other terminal degree) required
Fulbright Computer Science Award
- Highly recommended; letter of invitation from LyIT
- Open to academics only
Fulbright Engineering and Informatics Award
- Must secure letter of invitation from Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest Athlone Campus
- Ideal scholar will be an early to mid career academic with a PhD
Fulbright Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation Award
- Must secure letter of invitation from LyIT
- Open to academics only
Fulbright Future Scoping and Challenge Based Funding Award
- Highly recommended; letter of invitation.
- PhD or other terminal degree required, open to professionals and academics, except early career
Fulbright Geoscience/Earth Science Scholar Award
- Highly recommended; letter of invitation from Geological Survey or Ireland
- PhD required. Applicants should hold a PhD (or equivalent) in Geoscience or a related subject, teaching experience at a third-level institute, a proven track record in research activities – including mentoring students, and a minimum of three peer reviewed publications independent of their PhD supervisor
Fulbright Investigating Impact through Innovative Research Dissemination Scholar Award
- Letter of invitation preferred
- Senior Scholar (with a PhD, preferably an Associate or Full Professor)
Fulbright Material Science and Engineering
- Highly recommended; letter of invitation from the AMBER Research Centre
- Open to academics only
Fulbright Medical Sciences / Education Scholar Award
- Highly recommended; letter of invitation from the Royal College of Surgeons
- PhD, D.Ed. or equivalent. Ten years experience including healthcare settings,
university/medical or other healthcare school appointment; research active with publishing expertise in this area
Fulbright-Sustainable Business at University College Cork
- Letter of invitation required
Fulbright Theoretical Physics Scholar Award
- Highly recommended; letter of affiliation from Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
- PhD.(or other terminal degree) required
Fulbright-UCD Mary Ball Washington Award
- PhD required
- Academic publications commensurate with their career stage
Fulbright Visual Arts Scholar Award
- Letter of invitation from Irish Museum of Modern Art
- Open to academics and appropriately qualified professionals outside of academia. Three to five years professional experience in a contemporary art museum
