Homecoming 2024: Recap

Watch a video and look through the photo album from our 2024 homecoming event.

Rhetoric, psychoanalysis, and culture in Vienna: An interview with Paul Allen Miller

Watch an interview with 2023–24 US Fulbright scholar Paul Allen Miller, who talks about his time at the Sigmund Freud Museum and in Vienna.

Community-Based Combined Grant: An interview with Molly Sauter

Watch an interview with 2023–24 US Fulbright student Molly Sauter to learn more about the grant she received.

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BeSt3 - The Job and Education Fair March 1-4, 2018
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BeSt3 - The Job and Education Fair March 1-4, 2018

Five Fulbright Austria staff members spent four days advising hundreds of students about opportunities to study in the USA with Fulbright and EducationUSA. We also held a special workshop on writing personal statements and more for US university applications, and a talk on the Fulbright Program and other scholarship opportunities! Our presence at the fair was supported by a special grant from the US Embassy Vienna.
US Fulbright Scholar Orientation, February 22-23, 2018
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US Fulbright Scholar Orientation, February 22-23, 2018

Sixteen new US Fulbright Scholars participated in the two-day February 2018 US Fulbright Scholar orientation, which included lectures and discussions with Fulbright alumni and representatives of the U.S. Embassy Vienna in Fulbright Austria's MQ – MuseumsQuartier Wien/Q21 offices, a walking tour of Vienna's historic Ringstrasse, and a reception with current US Fulbrighters, Austrian Fulbright candidates, alumni, institutional partners and friends, and more.
New Institutional Partnership Visiting Scholar of Computer Science and Security will teach at the University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten
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New Institutional Partnership Visiting Scholar of Computer Science and Security will teach at the University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten

The Department of Computer Science and Security at the University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten will host a Fulbright US Scholar. Beginning with the academic year 2019-20, US Scholars with a background in cyber security will have the opportunity to teach and research in St. Pölten for one academic semester. The University of Applied Sciences St Pölten and Fulbright Austria formally concluded this agreement in January 2018.
Apply Now for the 2018/19 US Fulbright Scholars Program
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Apply Now for the 2018/19 US Fulbright Scholars Program

Want to be a Fulbright scholar in Austria? The call for our 2018/19 US Scholar awards is open!
Fulbright Alumna Alexandra Ganser Appointed Professor for American Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Vienna
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Fulbright Alumna Alexandra Ganser Appointed Professor for American Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Vienna

Alexandra Ganser, who is an Alumna of the Fulbright FLTA program (University of Oklahoma at Norman, 2003/04), was appointed professor for American literary and cultural studies at the University of Vienna in October 2017.
Newsletter December 2017
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Newsletter December 2017

We're wrapping up a busy and exciting year at Fulbright Austria! Take a look at our last newsletter of 2017 to scroll through our Year in Review and read about our latest LLM fair, this year's Fulbright Prize and new staff.
New Fulbright Austria Staff Member: Mag. Irina Pichler
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New Fulbright Austria Staff Member: Mag. Irina Pichler

Irina Pichler is a native of Vienna, where she grew up and has lived nearly all of her life with her family. After her university education in humanities (which was a long time ago) she worked as a librarian in Vienna. After maternity leave, she spent several years working in business management and in the field of university, education and science institutions.
Thanksgiving - Thank Fulbright, November 28, 2017
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Thanksgiving - Thank Fulbright, November 28, 2017

Fulbright Austria and the Austrian Fulbright Alumni Association are pleased to invite donors to a traditional Thanksgiving dinner in an elegant atmosphere at the “Pfarrwirt” at Pfarrplatz. Bring your family, and partners!
Invitation: NAWI Graz: Connecting with...", November 8 - December 13
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Invitation: NAWI Graz: Connecting with...", November 8 - December 13

Reuben Hudson, currently Fulbright-Visiting Professor at NAWI Graz, has created an event series dedicated to Green Chemistry topics. NAWI Graz cordially invites interested students, scholars, and experts from the public sector and industry to these four “NAWI Graz: Connecting with…” talks with scientists from Canada, who share their expertise on various aspects of Green Chemistry on November 8, November 22, December 6, and December 13.
Fulbright Austria Newsletter October 2017
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Fulbright Austria Newsletter October 2017

With successful orientations, receptions, and workshops behind us and program deadlines, fairs and Thanksgiving dinner ahead of us, it's a busy fall at Fulbright Austria!
Five New Fulbright – Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Awards for STEM
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Five New Fulbright – Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Awards for STEM

We're pleased to present five new Fulbright – Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Awards for full-time research and/or study. These awards are generously funded by the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation and intended for PhD candidates and post-bachelor students in STEM disciplines and related fields.
Fundraising Newsletter
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Fundraising Newsletter

The Fulbright program is at a critical juncture in its history, and we need your support. Learn about the new engagement and fundraising initiatives of Fulbright Austria in this special edition newsletter!
Invitation: Talk US Scholar Joseph Malherek "Victor Gruen, Austrian Emigration to the United States after World War II, and the Creation of the Shopping Mall", October 13, 2017
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Invitation: Talk US Scholar Joseph Malherek "Victor Gruen, Austrian Emigration to the United States after World War II, and the Creation of the Shopping Mall", October 13, 2017

US Fulbright Scholar Joseph Malherek will be giving a talk on "Victor Gruen, Austrian Emigration to the United States after World War II, and the Creation of the Shopping Mall" at the 70th Anniversary of the Austro-American Society for Styria, on October 13, 2017.
USTA Second-Year Kick-Off, October 5, 2017
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USTA Second-Year Kick-Off, October 5, 2017

Fulbright Austria hosted an afternoon of brainstorming, discussion, and fun for the second-year teaching assistants to start the new school year off with enthusiasm. The afternoon was followed by a reception where first-year teaching assistant mingled with second-year teaching assistants and asked them for advice.
In Memoriam: Eva (Jorda) Schussek (1931-2017)
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In Memoriam: Eva (Jorda) Schussek (1931-2017)

Fulbright Austria is saddened to announce the passing of Eva (Jorda) Schussek, the legendary American Program Assistant of the Austrian Fulbright Commission, on September 18, 2017. “Frau Schussek” – as she was known to the some 1,400 U.S. Fulbrighters she assisted in the course of her thirty-five years of service from 1954 until 1989 – was instrumental helping generations of American Fulbright grantees get to Austria and get settled in Austria. Throughout the years, she advised them with great patience, concern, and good humor on the peculiarities of Austrian manners, mores, and institutions: before and after their arrivals and during their stays.
Fulbright: Now - More Than Ever
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Fulbright: Now - More Than Ever

For the first time Fulbright Austria is reaching out to its alumni and the Austrian business community with an annual call for support.
Join the Alumni Advisory Panel
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Join the Alumni Advisory Panel

Are you looking for an opportunity to give back with your knowledge and expertise? Become a member of the alumni advisory panel and advise Fulbright Austria on current alumni fundraising initiatives, discussions and projects.
New Fulbright Austria Staff Member: Mag.(FH) Ruth Gabler, MPA
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New Fulbright Austria Staff Member: Mag.(FH) Ruth Gabler, MPA

In June, Mag.(FH) Ruth Gabler joined the Fulbright Austria team as Fundraising and Development Officer. As a Fulbright alumna she is looking forward to the opportunity of engaging the community and the more than 9,000 alumni of all of Fulbright Austria’s programs on both sides of the Atlantic.
New Agreement of Cooperation and Exchange between the University of Arkansas and TU Graz
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New Agreement of Cooperation and Exchange between the University of Arkansas and TU Graz

Prof. Andy Proctor from the Department of Food Science at University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, spent the fall semester of the 2015-16 program year as the Fulbright-NAWI Graz Visiting Professor in the Natural Sciences. This Fulbright award is jointly sponsored by the Technical University Graz and the Karl Franzens University Graz to enhance collaboration between these two institutions in the natural sciences (Naturwissenschaften, hence the acronym NAWI). Professor Proctor and his combined teaching and research project, "Integrating Basic and Applied Food Chemistry," were well received in Graz and led to fruitful discussions between the TU Graz and the University of Arkansas about institutionalizing more extensive collaboration and cooperation in the future. One of the outcomes of Prof. Proctor’s Fulbright award is a collaborative agreement between the University of Arkansas and TU Graz to promote joint research and bilateral student mobility in the food sciences that was signed in Graz on June 22. Fulbright Austria is proud to be associated with these partners and this outcome! Another outcome of this agreement was a summer program, in which, according to a press release, "Food science students from the U of A's Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, as well as students from other countries, participated in an innovative two-week short course, Food Science and Culinary Arts to Maximize Food Quality, at the Technical University of Graz in Austria for U.S. and European students during the summer.
USTA Orientations September, 25-29 September, 2017
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USTA Orientations September, 25-29 September, 2017

Two orientations for the incoming USTAs and Fubright Combined Grantees will be held in Saalbach-Hinterglemm for USTAs living and teaching in western Austria and in Hollabrunn for USTAs living and teaching in eastern Austria. During this week USTAs will work in small groups with actual Austrian secondary school teachers to learn about the Austrian education system and what to expect in the coming year. By invitation only.

Austrian Fulbright Student Program

Type
Austrian Fulbright students
Application Period
1 February 2025–1 May 2025
Grant Length
One- and multi-year programs
Starting Date
August/September 2026

Obtain a Fulbright grant to pursue a master's degree and study in the US

Applications for the Austrian Fulbright Student Program must be submitted online using the IIE platform linked below. Before applying, please read the frequently asked questions and download the application .zip file to access detailed application instructions and country-specific materials.

 

Applications are not currently being accepted. The link to the online application management system will be available on this page when the application period starts.

Program requirements

  • Austrian citizenship (Dual citizens of Austria and the US are not eligible due to program regulations.)
  • Candidates must already have a degree from an accredited university or university of applied sciences or be close to completing their degree.
    • Bachelor's programs: degree must be completed by 1 October 2025 at the latest (degrees completed by 30 October 2025 will be considered on a case-by-case basis).
    • Master's programs: degree must be completed by 1 May 2026 at the latest.
  • The Austrian Fulbright Student Program funds master's programs at all accredited US institutions. So-called “professional degrees” cannot be funded. This includes, for instance:
    • MBAs and similar programs in business, management, marketing, and finance (with the exception of not-for-profit management and social entrepreneurship, public management and administration, public affairs, and/or public policy (MPA/MPP)
    • LLM programs (with the exception of constitutional law, human rights law, international public law, legal theory and philosophy, comparative law, and/or legal history)
    • Medical programs, veterinarian medicine, and/or pharmacy (with the exception of public health) 
  • Funding cannot be awarded for study programs to which candidates have already been admitted or for which they have already applied outside of the Fulbright Program.
  • Candidates who meet the qualifications to apply for the Austrian Fulbright Scholar Program (postdocs and professionals) cannot apply for an Austrian Fulbright student grant.
  • Candidates who have already received a Fulbright student grant, a postgraduate grant from the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (with the exception of internships), or a grant from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) or the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) are also not eligible to apply.
  • It is also not possible to receive funding through Fulbright if you also receive a grant from any of the institutions noted above.
  • As Fulbright students are funded through the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF), Fulbright grantees are not eligible to apply for other grants offered by the BMBWF.
  • Nominations for a Fulbright grant are contingent upon approval from the J. William Fulbright Scholarship Board (FSB). According to the FSB’s rules and regulations, candidates who are already in the US at the time of their application are not eligible to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to candidates who do not have extensive and/or recent experience living and studying in the US.

Selection criteria

  • Excellent study record (US institutions consider each applicant's cumulative grade point average (GPA))
  • Qualifications relevant to the study program for which the applicant would like to apply
  • Scholarly, artistic, social, and political commitment and work (also on a volunteer basis)
  • Career objectives
  • Study proposal
  • English skills and communication skills
  • Test results of the mandatory standardized tests required for the admission to a US institution
    • All candidates must pass the GRE with a good score after admission to the Fulbright Program (i.e., not before 1 May 2025).  Applicants for law programs are exempt from this rule.
    • All candidates must pass the TOEFL with a good score after admission to the Fulbright Program (i.e., not before 1 May 2025) to evaluate the candidates' language skills. 
    • Test facilities need to forward the test results directly to Fulbright Austria (TOEFL code: 7517; GRE code: 4800) AND to the Institute of International Education in New York City (code for TOEFL and GRE: 2326)

Benefits

  • Tuition and maintenance grant of up to $50,000 for one-year programs or up to $75,000 for multi-year programs
  • Travel and relocation allowance of up €2,000
  • Enrollment in the US Department of State's Accident and Sickness Program for Exchanges (ASPE) with a maximum coverage of $100,000
  • Negotiation of (partial) tuition waivers or additional financial support conducted with the relevant US institution by IIE
  • Coaching and administrative support during the application phase, which increases the probability of acceptance to a US institution
  • Vouchers for GRE and TOEFL examinations after admission to the Fulbright Program
  • Application submission to four US institutions as a "Fulbright candidate" and coverage of associated application fees by IIE
  • Visa sponsorship: J1 visa (exchange visitor) requires grantees to return to their home country for at least two years after the completion of their studies before they can apply for a residence or work permit (you can, however, re-enter on a tourist or student visa at any time)
  • Pre-academic training in the US (occasionally) and/or participation in "enrichment seminars" in the course of one's stay
If you are playing with the idea to apply for the Fulbright Program, just do it! If you have a passion or an issue that you really want to
work on that makes this world a better place, have some faith in yourself and fill out the application.

-Sabine Lumesberger, Austrian Fulbright Student, 2021–22
Darrah Lustig
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Darrah Lustig

Student Program Officer
TEL. +43-1-236 7878 - 16
DLustig@fulbright.at

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