Fulbright-Schuman Open Study/Research Award

The Fulbright-Schuman Program, administered by the Commission for Educational Exchange between the United States of America, Belgium and Luxembourg, is jointly financed by the U.S. State Department and the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission. The latter funds projects exclusively dealing with US-EU relations, EU institutions, and EU policy. Awards are available to American students and professionals, including professionals in training – e.g. decision-makers, policy-makers, individuals in industry, the media, politics, academia, and public administration – who wish to study, research, or lecture on a topic relevant to US-EU relations, EU policy, or EU institutions. The standard grant is for a duration of 6-9 months and follows the academic calendar, beginning in mid-September and concluding in mid-June. The program offers a unique opportunity to do research in multiple EU Member States including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. Although applications are accepted in all fields of study, relevance to US-EU relations, EU policy, or EU institutions is crucial. Project proposals should focus on observing comparative perspectives on issues of common concern or with reference to EU policy, addressing topics such as agricultural and environmental policies, asylum, development, energy, EU enlargement, EU and NATO, finance, human rights, security, justice and home affairs, and trade.