Fulbright U.S. Student Program — Study/Research Award
U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (administered by IIE)
The Study/Research award lets an applicant design an original project in a chosen country for a full academic year abroad. It is the main pre-doctoral international research route for MSW graduates and early doctoral students in social work, covering fieldwork on migration, global social welfare, or community practice.
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (varies by call)The page describes 'standard Fulbright U.S. Student Study/Research benefits' but publishes no dollar figure — benefits vary by host country — so no amount is recorded.
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · Sep, OctPublished deadline: 2026-10-06 — 53 days awayAnnual. The national deadline for the 2027-2028 competition is Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 5:00 pm ET. Enrolled students face an earlier campus deadline set by their own institution.
- Who can apply
- Master's / undergraduate, Doctoral candidate
- Eligibility
- U.S. citizenship required. Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree by the award start date and must NOT already hold a Ph.D. Applicants currently enrolled at a U.S. institution apply through their campus Fulbright Program Adviser and an earlier campus deadline; at-large applicants apply directly. Candidates design their own project and typically arrange an affiliation with a host institution abroad.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- international fieldwork · student research abroad · cultural exchange
- Apply at
- https://us.fulbrightonline.org/applicants/types-of-awards
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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