Updated: 10/6/2025
Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program Competition 2026-2027
The Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program offers research opportunities at U.S. universities and research institutions for scholars, researchers and other professionals. It targets scholars and teaching faculty, who are either teaching at higher education institutions or are affiliated with academic, research, or cultural institutions, including libraries, archives and museums, or with NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations).
Scholar/Professional Status: Academic candidates must have a post-graduate academic degree (Kandydat Nauk, Ph.D., Ph.D. in Arts, Doctor Nauk). Professionals and artists outside academia may be exempt from the requirements to have a third level qualification if they have 10 or more years of professional qualifications and/or experience, recognized professional standing, and substantial accomplishments. Experience gained as an undergraduate or graduate student does not count toward years of experience for the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program.
Eligible Fields: Humanities and Social Sciences, Hard Sciences, Technology, and Engineering
Category of Grant: Research
Grant/Program Dates or Duration: Three to 9 months
Deadline: October 15, 2025. Applications submitted after 11:59 p.m. on October 15, 2025, will not be considered
2026-2027 Application: https://apply.iie.org/fvsp2026
Instructions for Completing the 2026-2027 Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program Application: https://fulbright.org.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/fvsp_2026_instructions_ukraine.pdf
Application Components:
- Online Application
- Project Statement
- Curriculum Vitae or Resume (must include a list of the applicant’s publications)
- Select Bibliography
- Three Letters of Reference
- Letter of Invitation is encouraged but not required
- Mandatory Supplemental Form – Consent to the Processing of Personal Data.
NOTE: All required application components, including letters of recommendation, for the 2026-2027 Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program must be complete and submitted via online application by deadline: October 15, 2025. Mandatory Supplemental Form must be printed out, completed, signed, scanned to PDF and emailed to Program Officer Veronica Aleksanych at by the application deadline: October 15, 2025.
Review Process and Timeline:
Program staff conduct technical reviews for completeness: October 2025
Discipline-specific experts review applications: November 2025
Semifinal Interviews: December 2025
Applicants notified of status – Recommended applications are sent to the US and to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board: December 2025
Recommended candidates notified of final approvals: May 2026
Award Benefits
- Round-Trip International Flight
- Monthly stipend to cover living costs, accommodation, and incidentals
- One Time Settling-In Allowance
- Accident & Sickness Coverage
- Professional Allowance
The UK academic mentoring scheme
Science for Ukraine – UK
The UK academic mentoring scheme is run by volunteers from Science for Ukraine-UK as a rapid response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We aim to support colleagues from Ukrainian universities directly affected by the invasion through mentoring.
Science for Ukraine UK mentoring endeavours to support Ukrainian colleagues to navigate through UK academia. We do not cover immigration advice, financial advice and pastoral support - the scheme is only intended for professional purposes. The specific objectives of the scheme are helping Ukrainian colleagues with:
● career planning, CVs & applications
● networking & profile building
● working in the UK (academic culture)
● publication process & academic writing
● securing research funding (UK- funders only)
● promotion and progression
In the scheme mentees will be matched to a mentor of an appropriate career stage and from a similar discipline. The mentoring will commence as soon as the match is found via the PushFar Platform which provides a wide range of opportunities to communicate online and offline, arrange meetings, take notes etc. We anticipate that mentoring sessions will be carried out online via means that suit both mentee and mentor. We advise for the mentors and mentees to meet at least every two weeks for at least 3 months.
What are the benefits for you as a mentor?
- Helping develop the potential of others.
- Enhanced interpersonal management skills & leadership capabilities.
- Improved listening & support skills
- Better understanding of colleagues’ needs, particularly early career academics
- New perspectives
- Increased self-reflection
- Potential networking/collaboration & representation of your institution.
In case you might be able to help our Ukrainian colleagues with we would appreciate if you could let us know by writing a email to . You can also directly register as a mentor under the following link: https://www.pushfar.com/mentor-registration/6Aj4rMK5y8/
More information about the Science for Ukraine initiative and our mentoring can be found under the following links: