U.S. Scholar Awards
What are they?
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards are grants for American citizens to undertake research or lecturing in Ireland over a period of three to twelve months. The application period for 2020-2021 U.S. Awards is now closed. The 2021-2022 Irish Awards will open in Spring 2020.
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
- Must secure letter of affiliation with Irish institution for teaching and/or research
- PhD or relevant experience required
Fulbright Astronomy & Astrophysics Scholar Award
- Must secure a letter of affiliation from Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
- Ph.D. (or other terminal degree) required
Fulbright Business Administration Scholar Award
- Must secure letter of invitation from Dublin City University’s Business School
- PhD required. Open to academics and qualified professionals in the fields of Accounting, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resource Management and Organizational Psychology, Management, or Marketing
Fulbright Celtic Studies Scholar Award
- Must secure a letter of affiliation from Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
- Ph.D. (or other terminal degree) required
Fulbright Computer Science Award
- Must secure a letter of invitation from LyIT
- Open to academics only
- Must secure letter of invitation from UL
- Open to academics only
Fulbright Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation
- Must secure letter of invitation from LyIT
- Open to academics only
Fulbright Geoscience/Earth Science Scholar Award
- Must secure letter of invitation from Geological Survey or Ireland
- PhD required. Applicants should hold a Ph.D. (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 Ph.D. supervisor
Fulbright Global Scholars Award
- Must secure letter of invitation from host institution
- PHD required
Fulbright Inclusive Design and Creative Technology Innovation: Olfactory Research
- Must secure letter of invitation from host institution
- PHD required
Fulbright Investigating Impact through Innovative Research Dissemination Scholar Award
- Must secure a letter of affiliation from University College Cork
- Ph.D. (or other terminal degree) required
Fulbright Material Science and Engineering
- Must secure a letter of invitation from the AMBER Research Centre
- Open to academics only
Fulbright Medical Sciences / Education Scholar Award
- Must secure letter of invitation from the Royal College of Surgeons
- Ph.D., 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 Social Science and Humanities Scholar Award
- Must secure letter of invitation from University College Cork
- PhD required
Fulbright Strategy - Qualitative Research Methods
- Must secure letter of invitation from TU Dublin
- Open to academics only
Fulbright Theoretical Physics Scholar Award
- Must secure a letter of affiliation from Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
- Ph.D. (or other terminal degree) required
Fulbright Visual Arts Scholar Award
- Must secure letter of invitation from Irish Museum of Modern Art
- PhD required. Open to academics and qualified professionals in all appropriate disciplines, but experience working within an institutional photographic department and experience in education and outreach is preferred
