The Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program operates on the principle of reciprocal exchange and provides the opportunity for outstanding American scholars to lecture and/or conduct research in Canada. Award recipients include prominent and promising scholars, as well as experienced professionals.
Applicants can apply to the following awards
- Fulbright Canada Traditional Scholar Awards: US$12,500 for one semester (4 months). These awards are field open and can be taken up at any university, think tank, or government agency in Canada.
- Fulbright Canada Scholar Entrepreneurship Award: US$12,500 for one semester (4 months). These awards support scholars in conducting research while providing the necessary resources to transform innovative ideas into successful entrepreneurial endeavours and can be taken up at any university, think tank, or government agency in Canada.
- Fulbright Canada Short-term Entrepreneurship Award: US$10,000 for four weeks. These awards are designed for professionals, students, and scholars and can be taken up at any university, think tank, or government agency in Canada. The award aims to equip experienced individuals with the tools and knowledge necessary to succeed in entrepreneurial endeavours.
- Fulbright Canada Postdoctoral Research Awards: Postdoctoral research awards support promising new scholars and assist them in establishing a research base at an important time in their research careers.
- Fulbright Canada Distinguished Research Chair Awards: US$50,000 for one academic year (8 months). These Distinguished Visiting Research Chairs are targeted opportunities at Carleton University designed to host exceptional scholars and experienced professionals who conduct research in specific areas.
- Fulbright Canada Research Chair Awards: US$25,000 for one semester (4 months). Visiting Research Chairs are targeted opportunities at select universities/institutions designed to host exceptional scholars and experienced professionals who conduct research in a specific area.
- Fulbright-Carlos Rico Award for North American Studies: US$12,500 for one semester in Canada plus US$12,500 for one semester in Mexico.
- Fulbright Specialist Awards: Short-term collaboration on curriculum and faculty development, institutional planning and a variety of other activities at Canadian institutions.
- Fulbright Canada Entrepreneurship Awards for Specialists: Short-term collaboration on curriculum and faculty development, institutional planning and a variety of other activities at Canadian institutions. Specialists receive the necessary resources to transform innovative ideas into successful entrepreneurial endeavours.
- Fulbright Arctic Initiative Awards: US$40,000 for 18 months engaged in addressing public policy research questions relevant to Arctic nations' shared challenges. The Fulbright Arctic Initiative will identify both established experts and early career specialists from the eight Arctic Council countries to carry out collaborative research in the following themes:
Climate Change and Arctic Resources, Arctic Security and Governance, Mental Health and Well-Being. - Fulbright Global Scholar Awards: Allows U.S. academics and professionals to engage in multi-country, trans-regional projects. As a truly worldwide award, U.S. scholars will be able to propose research or combined teaching/research activity in two to three countries with flexible schedule options; trips can be conducted within one academic year or spread over two consecutive years.
Excellence in scholarship, diversity, and community service are hallmarks of the Fulbright Program. The Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program strengthens binational collaborative research and promotes thoughtful public debate on topics that reflect the broad range of contemporary issues relevant to Canada, the United States, and the relationship between the two countries.
Canada-U.S. Fulbright awards offer a unique opportunity to explore a wide range of scholarly issues, including important contemporary issues that are relevant to Canada, to the United States, and to the relationship between the two countries. While the competition is officially field-open, we are especially keen to support students in the humanities, in the areas of communications and culture, in Canadian-American relations, in all areas of contemporary public policy, on topics relating to culture and to the environment, law, indigenous issues, and in pure and applied sciences. Please note that there are special competitions in certain areas and that these may vary over time and under particular circumstances.