Fulbright Scholarship
Deadline: 7 October, 2025
Level of Study
Postgraduate Taught
Country Group
International
Application Status
Open
Eligibility summary
- NationalityUnited States
- Level of StudyPostgraduate Taught
Overview
The Fulbright-Queen’s University Belfast Award covers a taught master’s degree in all disciplines except:
- MSc Industrial Pharmaceutics
- MSc Bioinformatics and Computational Genomics
- PG Certificate and PG Diploma programmes
- All Distance Learning programmes, foundation degree programmes and part-time programmes.
- MSc Applied Behaviour Analysis
- MSc Autism Spectrum Disorders
This unique opportunity offers a significant financial and support package for a student to join Queen’s and undertake the 1-year master's programme taught by world leading experts. Queen's University Belfast is a member of the Russell Group – a group of leading UK research-intensive universities – and offers world-class education and research. The ninth oldest university in the UK and considered one of the most beautiful, Queen's provides outstanding sporting and research facilities. With 24,000 students, it is a thriving and friendly campus. Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton is the University’s Chancellor.
Further Information
Our postgraduate awards generally include:
- Tuition waiver
- A personal living allowance (stipend)
- Sickness and accident coverage
- Cultural enrichment programmes and events
The personal living allowance is intended to help cover the cost of living in the UK as a student and is subject to annual review.
Applications for 2026-27 are now open.
Funding Towards
Living Costs / Stipend, Tuition Fees
Funding Body
Fulbright U.S Student programme
Funding Amount
£1,950.30 monthly stipend
This is an estimated amount and is subject to change. The financial terms of the grant will be confirmed in the grant document issued after selection.
Funding Body
Fulbright U.S Student programme
Relevant Links for More Information
See information here: https://www.qub.ac.uk/Study/international-students/your-country/usa/fulbright-ma-scholarship/ and here: https://us.fulbrightonline.org/countries/europe-and-eurasia/united-kingdom/1977
Terms and Conditions
Eligibility
- Applicants must be citizens or nationals of the United States of America at the time of the application deadline. Permanent residents are not eligible. Please review the specific Award Description in relation to the eligibility of dual citizens.
- Applicants must have a conferred bachelor's degree or equivalent before the start of the grant period.
- This includes applicants who are enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program and will graduate or hav e their degree conferred prior to the grant start date of their chosen award
- In the creative and performing arts, four years of professional training and/or experience meets the basic eligibility requirement. If you are an Arts applicant and do not hold a BA, please email fbstudent@iie.org with your professional experience and educational history to confirm eligibility before beginning an application.
- Applicants must meet the language requirements of the award to which they are applying and demonstrate sufficient competency to complete their project and adjust to life in the host country.
- Applicants may hold a J.D. at the time of application.
- Doctors of Medicine may receive grants for advanced academic study, but not for internships or residencies. Scholars with an M.D. degree who have completed their formal postgraduate training and propose attachment to a hospital or clinic for the purpose of independent or collaborative research should apply to the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. Grants shall not authorize activity for which a license to practice medicine or nursing is required. The Fulbright Program cannot authorize proposals for medical research that involves clinical training, patient care or patient contact.
Preferred Qualifications
- In general, there is a program preference for those who have not previously held a Fulbright grant. For the 2026-2027 competition, 2025-2026, 2024-2025, and 2023-2024 grantees will be at a competitive disadvantage, but are still eligible to apply, provided they continue to meet all other eligibility requirements of the program and their chosen award.
- Preference will be given to applicants whose higher education was undertaken primarily at educational institutions in the United States. Undergraduate study abroad experiences, either in the chosen host country or elsewhere, will not be considered a disadvantage.
- Candidates who have not resided or studied in the country to which they are applying for more than six months, not counting undergraduate study abroad, are preferred.
- Duty abroad in the Armed Forces of the United States is not considered disqualifying within the meaning of this section.
- Candidates who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States will be given preference, provided their qualifications are approximately equivalent to those of other candidates.
- For most programs, applicants who have had extensive, recent previous experience in the host country are at a competitive disadvantage but are still eligible to apply.
- For this section, spending six or more months in the host country (outside of an undergraduate study abroad program) is considered extensive and recent experience.
Funding Type
Help with new course
Fee Status
International
Nationality
United States
Country Group
International
Study Level
Postgraduate Taught
Start Date
Mon, 29 Sep 2025 08:59:00 BST
Close Date
Tue, 07 Oct 2025 22:00:00 BST
Contact Us
How to Apply
Find all details of the award and how to apply on the Fulbright website: https://us.fulbrightonline.org/countries/europe-and-eurasia/united-kingdom/1977