Inspiring Minds
29th August 2024
The 2025-2026 Fulbright Irish Awards were launched today with an application deadline of 31st October 2024.
The Fulbright Commission eagerly invites Irish students, scholars and professionals to apply for the diverse, strategic and exciting opportunities that make up the Fulbright Irish Awards 2025-2026. E.U./U.K. citizens resident in the Republic of Ireland for 5+ years are also welcome to apply. A Fulbright Award enables students, scholars, professionals and artists to develop their academic or professional careers in the United States, engage in high-level research, collaborate with experts and serve as cultural ambassadors, while strengthening the bonds between the U.S. and Ireland through educational and cultural exchange. Awardees join a distinguished international network of Fulbright alumni who have achieved success in government, science, the arts, business, philanthropy, education, and athletics.
New Award: Fulbright-Heritage Council Professional Award
This year a new Fulbright-Heritage Council Professional Award offers the opportunity for a scholar or professional to research or lecture at a U.S. higher education institution or organisation in the cultural heritage sector.
Fulbright Awards
The Fulbright Awards provide academic and career opportunities for applicants to study, research, or teach with experts at a U.S. institution or organisation.
The mission of the Fulbright Commission is to strengthen Irish and American partnership, build long-term academic and professional connections, inspire minds, and create a global culture of understanding and solidarity by selecting the best candidates from the island of Ireland to study, research, or teach at top U.S. institutions. Global Fulbright alumni include 62 Nobel Prize recipients, 89 Pulitzer Prize winners, and 41 recipients have served as a head of state or in government.
Fulbright places an emphasis on cultural engagement, collaboration, long-term academic and professional connections, and strong alumni participation. Whilst the awards are open to all disciplines, the Fulbright Commission in Ireland partners with local and international agencies to offer additional awards in the areas of Health, Social Justice, Culture and Heritage, Geoscience, Agri-food, Environmental Protection, Business and Innovation, Law, Cybersecurity, and the Irish language.
Who is eligible?
The awards are open to Irish citizens. E.U./U.K. citizens resident in the Republic of Ireland for 5+ years are also eligible to apply. Professional applicants must have 5+ years relevant experience. Applications are encouraged from all disciplines and backgrounds.
Successful candidates receive a monetary stipend, travel costs, accident and emergency insurance, visa administration support, cultural and professional programming, and an introduction to a vast and vibrant international professional network. The Commission is committed to fairness, equity, and inclusion and encourages applications from people from diverse backgrounds to all its programs.
Deadline to apply is 4pm, Thursday, 31st October, 2024. Learn more at www.fulbright.ie
The U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, Claire Cronin, said: “The Fulbright Program is the United States government’s flagship international educational and cultural exchange program and the largest of its kind in the United States. The program builds mutual understanding across communities and creates lasting connections between the people of the United States and other nations.
Over 2,500 people have participated in Fulbright educational and cultural exchanges between Ireland and the United States to date, which continues to strengthen the special bond between our two nations.”
Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin T.D., said: “Over the past 67 years, the Fulbright Program has enabled students and scholars to pursue educational and cultural exchanges between Ireland and the United States.
Fulbrighters embark on transformative cultural and educational journeys and contribute to finding solutions to important international problems.
The program plays a vital role in maintaining the close relationship that the United States and Ireland enjoy. The Government of Ireland is proud to support this excellent program, and I look forward to seeing the continued collaboration and connections that develop as a result of these awards.”
You can link to these webinars to learn more about the awards and application process.
Pictured: Fulbright Irish Awardees Mairéad O’Donnell, Elva Mulchrone, Dr Paul van Kampen, Abdulbaset Alazhare and Áine Humphreys.
