Fulbright Scholarships

The Australian-American Fulbright Commission offers scholarships to Australian citizens across all career stages. Awardees take part in an academic and cultural exchange, pursuing research or study at a U.S. institution, experiencing life abroad and bringing back their knowledge and experience to share with their communities in Australia.

A Fulbright award is more than a scholarship – it is, in the words of Senator Fulbright, a means of fostering “leadership, learning, and empathy between cultures… It is a modest program with an immodest aim – the achievement in international affairs of a regime more civilised, rational and humane than the empty system of power of the past.”

Scholarship Categories:

• Postgraduate Scholarships — Fulbright Postgraduate Scholarships allow current postgraduate students undertaking their Australian PhD to conduct research in the U.S. for 4 months up to 8 month OR supports enrolment in a graduate degree program (dependent on award).
• Postdoctoral Scholarships — Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholarships allow individuals who have completed their PhD in the past 5 years or who will have their PhD conferral before the proposed date of departure to undertake postdoctoral research in the U.S. for 4–8 months.
• Scholar Awards — Fulbright Scholar Awards are for academics (at Associate or Full Professorial level) and mid-career professionals (with an undergraduate qualification and minimum 10 years’ work experience) to undertake research in the United States for 4 months.
• Distinguished Chair Scholarships — The Fulbright Distinguished Chair award is for an exceptional individual at Full Professorial level to carry out research in the United States for 5-6 months.