Fulbright Canada Student Awards for Americans

Fulbright Canada Student Awards

• US$25,000 for one academic year (8 months)
• Grants begin in September 2025
• Fulbright Canada Program Officer, Recruitment
• Applicants who will have received a Ph.D. by December 31, 2024 should instead apply to the Fulbright Scholar Program.
• Grantees are expected to use the award to cover necessary expenses such as housing, travel, school fees and other academic expenditures.
• Fulbright enrichment opportunities are also available on a competitive basis.

Fulbright Canada Student Awards are for American citizens who are graduate students, prospective graduate students, or promising young professionals who wish to enroll in graduate-level programs or conduct research in Canada. Awards may be held at any university, research center, research institute, think tank, or government agency in Canada. Explore a wide range of scholarly issues, including important contemporary issues that are relevant to Canada, the United States, and to the relationship between our two countries.

The competition is officially open to all fields and Fulbright Canada is especially keen to support students in the areas of:

• Arctic studies
• Artificial intelligence
• Economics, business, and finance
• Canadian-American relations
• Energy and environmental studies
• Entrepreneurship
• Indigenous studies
• Law, public policy, and political science
• Public health
• Pure and applied sciences
• Shared priorities of our two governments (please refer to Roadmap for a Renewed U.S.-Canada Partnership)

All applicants are required to demonstrate the relevance of their projects to Fulbright Canada's mandate, which is to enhance mutual understanding between our two countries.

 

American students can take up the award in one of two ways

• Graduate Studies Award
  For applicants who plan to enroll in a graduate-level program (Master's or Ph.D.) at a university in Canada. This award would help support the first year of studies.
  Affiliation may be with any accredited university in Canada.
  NOTE: Fulbright Canada is not involved in university admissions. Candidates must apply directly for acceptance to their Canadian graduate program and are recommended to do this coincident with their application for a Fulbright award. Applicants are encouraged to have a fallback position. For more information, refer to the guidelines in the application.
  Finalists must provide a letter of acceptance to the degree program prior to the Fulbright grant start.
• Research Award
  For applicants that are either students enrolled in a graduate program at a U.S. university and wish to conduct research in Canada that will support their U.S. degree (MA or Ph.D.)
  OR researchers who have completed an undergraduate degree or a master’s degree and wish to pursue one academic year of independent research in Canada.
  Affiliation may be with any university, research center, research institute, think tank, or government agency in Canada. 

• Bonus Award
  Fulbright U.S. Student Program applicants may apply for the Fulbright-National Geographic Award Program and propose up to $20,000 in additional grant funds from the National Geographic Society to expand their research and/or help bring their stories to life and, if selected, join the National Geographic Explorer community. 

• NOTES:

• • • For applicants seeking affiliations with research centers, research institutes, think tanks, or government agencies, preference will be given to those with a supporting affiliation at a university in the same region.

• • • Applicants are responsible for obtaining a letter of invitation from their intended host institution and must adhere to all host institution regulations pertaining to visiting students/researchers. Applicants are encouraged to establish an affiliation with the intended host institution at an early stage and ideally have a fallback position. 

 

How to Apply