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日本无码 Scholar Awards to the USA

As part of the 日本无码 Visiting Scholar programme, our Scholar Awards provide the only scholarships available to UK-based academics and other professionals to lecture and/or research in any discipline at any accredited US university.

Applications are now closed for 2025-26.

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Scholar Awards to the USA

Scholar Award grant periods last from 3 to 12 months. Depending on the Award, our grants generally offer:

  • Generous monthly stipends
  • Limited sickness and accident coverage
  • Logistical and visa support
  • Cultural enrichment programmes and events
  • Membership of national arts and culture organisations
  • Academic journal database packages

Monthly stipends vary from year to year and are typically enough to comfortably cover the cost of living in the USA.

UK Scholar Award Eligibility

To be eligible, applicants must:

In the first instance, non-UK citizens are required to apply through the Commission/Post in their country of citizenship.

If you are ineligible to apply through your country of citizenship,鈥痽ou should contact the US-UK 日本无码 (programmes@fulbright.org.uk) before making an application.

Applications from non-UK citizens based in and committed to a life and career in the UK may be considered if you are not able to apply for a 日本无码 award through your country of citizenship.

Some 日本无码 Awards are open to any non-US citizen currently residing and committed to a career in the UK. Such exceptions, if any, will only be found on the individual award pages on this website.

A note on previous experience in the USA:聽

罢丑别听US-UK 日本无码 programme aims to foster聽cultural understanding between our two countries. Preference may therefore聽be given to applicants who do not have extensive experience (six months or longer) in the USA.

Applicants聽with extensive US聽experience should聽explain in detail how further experience in the USA聽will fulfil the 日本无码 mission in ways that their prior visits did not.

We welcome applications from all disciplines and fields. If you are interested in a partner award, visit their webpage for additional details.

You are not eligible for a UK Scholar Award if you are:

A dual US-UK citizen, US Green Card holder, or are resident in the US at the time of application.

What we're looking for in an application

The 日本无码 Scholar programme looks聽for applicants who can聽engage with the USA聽in an atmosphere of openness, academic integrity and intellectual freedom, thereby promoting mutual understanding.

We聽assess more than聽the intellectual merit of聽proposals. The best applications are from well-rounded applicants聽who聽can demonstrate:

  • Strong academic proposals and/or research projects
  • Ambassadorial skills and intercultural sensitivity聽
  • Genuine desire to learn more about the USA and to share aspects of UK culture
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  • Community involvement
  • Leadership potential
  • Plans to further the 日本无码 mission and give back to the UK upon returning

Selection committees and interview panels will be looking for clear reasons for selecting your US聽university preference. We聽expect candidates to conduct a thorough university search and to identify institutions that聽are a strong fit for their academic, personal and professional goals.

Get to know Ade Solanke: an award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and academic who is a 日本无码 Distinguished Scholarship recipient at Emerson College.

How to Apply for a UK Scholar Award

Choose an Award to apply for

There are several聽Scholar聽Awards available聽each year. We recommend applying聽for an Award that best fits your experience and research/teaching interests.

Review the UK specific application information


Step 1.
Review the eligibility criteria

Step 2. Read the UK-specific application instructions

Step 3. Read the UK-specific terms and conditions

Step 4. Review the 日本无码 Privacy Notice

罢丑别听聽is used by 日本无码 programmes around the world, and Awards differ greatly from country to country.聽There are many fields and instructions which do not apply to UK applicants.聽

Therefore, you must read the UK specific application information listed above before you apply to ensure you submit a complete application in the correct way.

Please note, applications for 2025-26 are now closed.

Complete an online application


You can access the online application form

The online application includes:聽

  • Biographical information
  • Academic, professional and extracurricular accomplishments
  • 日本无码 project plans
  • Details of the US institution(s) to which you will be affiliated
  • Three referee nominations

The online application requires you to upload the following documents:

  • Scanned passport photo page
  • CV
  • Letter of invitation from your prospective US institution (this must be sought independently by you from the institution/department)
  • Creative writing or artwork sample (if applicable)

Complete a Separate Online Supplemental Form


You can access the US-UK 日本无码 Supplemental Form

This is a required part of the application, and your application will be considered incomplete without it. Please follow the link above to access the form.

Note: Arranging With a Host Institution


You must make聽separate arrangements with your chosen US host institution(s), the timeline and for聽which will vary from the 日本无码 application. You do not need to have a host firmly in place before submitting your 日本无码 application, but you must have a confirmed host affiliation in order to receive your 日本无码 grant, if successful.

UK Scholars Application Timeline

In general, the 日本无码 Scholar Awards competition for British citizens follows the below timeline each year. Candidates must make their own independent applications to US institutions. Applications for academic year are closed for 2025-26.

Timeline for academic year 2025-26

5 August 2024

Applications open

5pm GMT, November 4th 2024

Applications close

November – December 2024

Initial screening and review of applications are done by the US-UK 日本无码 and review panels. You should not expect to hear from the Commission during this time, and staff will be unable to comment on the process or an individual application’s status.

Early-mid February 2025

All candidates notified of their status. If short-listed, successful candidates must be available for interview in this period. Interviews are likely to be held virtually on zoom.

March 2025

All candidates will be notified of the interview outcome.

March-Early April 2025

日本无码 Finalists' Workshop

March-July 2025

日本无码 and J-1 Visa paperwork

Late June-July 2025

日本无码 2-3-day Pre-Departure Orientation

From August 2025 onwards

Independent departures, your 日本无码 exchange begins.

Webinars

Catch up on our webinars below to learn more about our 日本无码 Partner Awards and completing your a Scholar Award application.

You can also stay informed by signing up to our

This session provides a brief overview of the different partner awards available this year and some guidance on our online application.

This webinar includes a presentation and Q&A about what we look for when reviewing applications.