Fulbright Canada Scholarship

Fulbright Canada Student Awards are intended for Canadian citizens who are graduate students, prospective graduate students, or promising young professionals who wish to study and/or conduct research in the United States. These residential exchange awards may be held at any university, research center, think tank, or government agency in the United States.

COMPETITION OPENS MAY 15

Awards to be taken up in the 2026-2027 Academic Year

Applications accepted until November 15, 2025

The next competition for awards to be taken up in the 2027-2028 Academic Year will open in May 2026.

• US$25,000 for one academic year (8 months)
• Grants begin in September 2026
• Iman Abdulmoneim Program Officer, Recruitment
• Applicants who will have a Ph.D. in hand at the time they would take up the award, should instead apply to the Fulbright Scholar Program.
• Residential academic exchange entails living in the United States for the duration of the grant. Virtual programs are not endorsed.
• 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.

Canadian students can take up the award in one of three ways

• Formal enrolment awards are intended for students who plan to enroll in a graduate program at an American university. The student must seek admission at the same time as they apply for a Fulbright award. The Traditional Fulbright Canada award would support the first eight months of the student’s graduate degree.
• Research awards are intended for students enrolled in a graduate program at a Canadian university, and who wish to conduct research in the United States that will support their Canadian degree. The Traditional Fulbright Canada award would support the student’s eight-month academic year in the United States.
• Independent research awards are intended for researchers who have completed an undergraduate degree or a master’s degree at a Canadian university and who wish to pursue one academic year of independent research in the United States.

Affiliation

All grantees must have an approved affiliation with an appropriate host (i.e., a university or other research-oriented institution) in the United States and are responsible for securing such affiliation and documenting it in the application. Applicants are encouraged to establish an affiliation with the intended host institution at an early stage and ideally have a fallback position. Applicants must list their potential host institution(s) in the Statement of Grant Purpose.