Invitation to Apply
Germany boasts an excellent higher education system as well as a vital research ecosystem and infrastructure that offers an ideal environment for international student and researchers. For 2020-2021, Fulbright Germany welcomes applications from U.S. students and scholars from all disciplines. To strengthen our outreach, we solicit the help of the U.S. coordinators of German-American university partnerships. Given their expertise of academic exchanges with partner universities in Germany, we kindly ask them to support us in the recruitment of promising students and scholars from their U.S. campuses and to assist with the applications for these Fulbright Germany Award Opportunities:
Study/Research Awards (students)
8 – 10 months grants for Bachelor graduates and Master students who wish to pursue nondegree or Master studies at a German university, or conduct research at a German university/ research institution.
6 – 10 months for Ph.D. students pursuing research directly related to their doctoral dissertation at a German university, research institution, or archive.
Application Deadline: October 8, 2019. For more detailed award information see: Open Study/Research Awards
Research/Lecture Awards (scholars)
2 – 4 months grants for all levels of scholars, including early career for teaching, research, or a project combining both activities at a German university, research institution, or archive.
Flexible awards: They are offered for all levels of scholars for teaching, teaching/research, and research. Designed for scholars who require multiple visits to Germany, this award option allows grants to be conducted over two segments. The total grant length (over two segments) must be from 2 to 4 months. The two grant segments may be spread over one or two consecutive years.
Application Deadline: September 16, 2019. For more detailed award information see: Lecture/Research Scholars All Disciplines and Lecture/Research Scholars All Disciplines Flex
If you have questions, please contact Fulbright Germany: americanprograms@fulbright.de
