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Dear Academic Staff and Students! Currently, recruitment for 6 programs of the Polish-American Fulbright Scholarship Program is ongoing. Nevertheless, the programs that best fit the profile of students and employees of our university are: Fulbright Graduate Student Award 2025-26; Fulbright STEM Impact Award 2024-25 and Fulbright Senior Award 2025-26 and we strongly encourage you to get familiar with the rules pertaining to each scholarship program.

1. Fulbright Graduate Student Award

• Who can apply: candidates must hold a second-cycle or long-cycle “magister” degree (English: master’s) or its equivalent, or an “inżynier” degree (English: bachelor of engineering, agriculture etc.) at the time of application or will be awarded the degree by June of the grant year at the latest. Applicants should justify the fit of the studies in the U.S. with their academic and professional plans after returning to Poland. There is no age limit for this award.
• The Commission welcomes applications from all candidates regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, geographic location, represented institutions and disciplines, socio-economic status, and ability.
• Aim of the grant: graduate studies at any accredited American institution of higher education.
• Apply for this grant before submitting application to a graduate school.
• Candidates for the award can choose between two placement tracks – with the support of IIE (IIE-Placed) or without the support of IIE (Self-Placed).
• Applications are accepted in all fields of study, except for medical studies requiring direct contact with patients, LLM (Master of Laws), and MBA (Master of Business Administration) programs.
• Duration: 1 academic year (9-10 months) with a possibility of a renewal for the second year.
• The grant of up to 47,000 USD is for the cost of the first year of study. The grant total depends on the location of grantee’s host institution, grantee’s financial needs and available funds.

2. Fulbright Senior Award

• Who can apply: scholars who hold, at a minimum, a Ph.D. degree and are employed at higher education or research institutions in Poland.
• The Commission welcomes applications from all candidates regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, geographic location, represented institutions and disciplines, socio-economic status, and ability.
• Aim of the grant: conduct a research or research and teaching project at any accredited institution of higher education in the U.S., non-profit research institute or approved government institution.
• Applications are accepted in all fields of study, except for projects that require direct patient contact.
• Duration: 3 to 10 months.
• Candidates are expected to include a letter of invitation from a prospective host institution in their grant application.

3. Fulbright STEM Impact Award

• Who can apply: STEM-field researchers who hold, at a minimum, a Ph.D. degree, are employed at higher education or research institutions in Poland, manage research projects and have a supervisory role over other researchers.
• The Commission welcomes applications from all candidates regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, geographic location, represented institutions and disciplines, socio-economic status, and ability.
• Aim of the grant is two-fold: 1) to share one’s expertise in relevant field by giving lectures/seminars/workshops and/or developing curricula, training materials etc., and/or conduct research (individually or by joining host institution’s team/project in progress); and 2) to learn about the organizational and funding systems of U.S. scientific institutions, the commercialization of science and development of successful grant applications.
• The grant can be realized an accredited U.S. higher education institution, non-for-profit research institute or other approved non-commercial institution in the U.S.
• Duration: 2-6 weeks.
• Candidates are expected to include a letter of invitation from a prospective host institution and a detailed list of grant activities in their grant application.