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Ally Week: amplifying Fulbright Austria voices

25–29 September is Ally Week. In this article, alums Carla Harold and Roland Bailey talk about issues facing the LGBTQ+ community and women as well as the...

Transforming a turbulent start into smooth sailing

For some people who go abroad, the first days and weeks can be difficult—but that doesn't have to define the experience. 2022–23 FLTAs Eva Scheicher and...

Homecoming 2023: recap

Our annual event welcomed home the returning cohort of Austrian students, scholars, and teaching assistants.

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Fulbright Women´s Roundtable presents DI Dr. Judith Eiblmayr "My Home is my Castle: The Legacy of Suburbia" Monday, May 23, 2016

Fulbright Women´s Roundtable presents DI Dr. Judith Eiblmayr (Architect; Fulbright- University of Minnesota Visiting Scholar Alumna) "My Home is my Castle: The Legacy of Suburbia" Monday, May 23, 2016, 6:00 pm Museumsquartier, Raum D 1070 Wien (U2/U3 Volkstheater).

First alumni UNI Graz and Fulbright Austria gathering in Minnesota together with the Center for Austrian Studies, May 23, 2016

Fulbright Austria and the University of Graz together with the Center for Austrian Studies (University of Minnesota) is inviting Alumni of their programs to a gathering on May 23, 6 p.m., Surly Brewery.

Fulbright Austria Student Schima Labitsch has been awarded the St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Award

Fulbright Austria Student Schima Labitsch has been awarded the St. Gallen Wings of Excellence Award for her essay on "Deconstructing growth: The why, what, and how any alternative to growth must consist of." Labitsch is currently enrolled in a graduate program in International Political Economy and Development at Fordham University.

2016 Photo Contest

US and Austrian ‪‎Fulbright‬ students, scholars, FLTAs and USTAs have submitted beautiful images to the 2016 Fulbright Austria photo contest! Please vote for your favorite by "liking" it on Facebook: the photo that gets the most likes by noon on May 30 will be the winner.

Fulbright Seminar in American Studies May 12-14, 2016

Constitutive Assembly of the European Association of Study Abroad (EUASA), May 6, 2016

Fulbright Austria is hosting the constitutive assembly of the European Association of Study Abroad (EUASA) on Friday May 6, 2016. EUASA members are the national associations of resident directors of study abroad programs. This is an initiative that fosters collaboration of study abroad providers on a European level, and demonstrates the impact that study abroad students have on the European economy and university landscape.

Invitation: Talk US Scholar Jacqueline Vansant, Austria Made in Hollywood, May 3, 2016

US Scholar Jacqueline Vansant will be giving a talk on May 3, 2016, 6:30 pm, Amerika Haus.

Intercountry Lectures 2016

US Scholars are sharing their expertise in guest lectures all over Europe as part of the Intercountry Lecture Program.

Invitation: Talk US Scholar Douglas Creed, Partnership und the Treaty: Race Relations and Institutional Work in Nursing Organizations, April 22, 2016

US Fulbright Scholar Douglas Creed (The University of Rhode Island/Vienna University of Economics and Business) is giving a talk on "Partnership und the Treaty: Race Relations and Institutional Work in Nursing Organizations" on Tuesday, April 26, 4 pm, WU, Department of Management.

US Scholar Lee Thomason is giving a keynote speech on Alternative Financial Sources for Innovative Entrepreneurship, IconVienna, April 21

US Scholar Lee Thomason (The Ohio State University/Management Center Innsbruck) is giving a keynote speech for a panel discussion on Alternative Financial Sources for Innovative Entrepreneurship during the 12th European Business & Investment Forum on April 21.

Lecture by Fulbright Specialist Prof. Carlos Diaz, Religion, Fear and Hope in the US Presidential Election 2016, Tuesday, April 19

Fulbright Austria and the Church University College of Teacher Education Vienna/Krems invite to a lecture by Fulbright Specialist on Multicultural Education, Dr. Carlos Diaz, Professor at Florida Atlantic University, on Tuesday, April 19, 5-7 p.m. Singerstraße 7/4/1, MS.

Talk: GLOBALISATION: MORE DEMOCRACY OR NEW ARISTOCRACY?, April 18, 2016

The Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, Fulbright Austria, the Austrian Fulbright Alumni and the Embassy of the United States of America in Vienna are pleased to announce a public lecture by Fulbright-Diplomatic Academy of Vienna Professor of Political Science (California State University, Long Beach) Prof. Frank Baber on "GLOBALISATION: MORE DEMOCRACY OR NEW ARISTOCRACY?", Monday, April 18, 2016, 6.30 pm, Festsaal of the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, Favoritenstraße 15a, 1040 Wien.

International Week - University of Salzburg, April 12, 2016

Fulbright Austria EducationUSA Educational Adviser, Molly Roza, and Program Coordinator, Martina Laffer, are taking part in the International Week at the University of Salzburg and will be giving a talk to promote the Fulbright Programs for Students, Teaching Assistants and Scholars.

Celebrating 65 Years of Fulbright Exchanges at the Austrian Cultural Forum in NYC, April 5, 2016

The Austrian Cultural Forum New York hosted a reception for Austrian and US Fulbright grantees and alumni from the metropolitan area as well as friends, associates, and partners of Fulbright Austria to commemorate the 65th anniversary of Fulbright exchanges between Austria and the United States and to acknowledge the generous support of the Craig and Kathryn Hall Foundation for the Fulbright-Hall Distinguished Chair for Entrepreneurship in Central Europe.

Star Trek and Fulbright Specialist James Forsher

Fulbright Specialist James Forsher spent six weeks at Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt conducting seminars about the social repercussions of Star Trek and other pop culture topics.

Record Number of USTAs

We were pleased to welcome a record number of US teaching assistants to the Fulbright Austria community this year: 164!

Saving Fish through Institutional Partnerships: Rafaela Schinegger

Saving Fish through Institutional Partnerships: Rafaela Schinegger

Fulbright Austrian Scholar and fisheries scientist Dr. Rafaela Schinegger spent a semester at Michigan State University exploring the impact of humans on rivers and river fish and how fish populations respond to different ecological stresses. While on her Fulbright grant, she initiated a new partnership entitled CROSSFISH, which connects her home university, the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna, Austria (BOKU), with Michigan State.

Feature on US Fulbright Scholar alum and food scientist Andy Proctor's cooperation with NAWI Graz

US Fulbright Scholar alum and food scientist Andy Proctor organized and taught seminars in communication and networking to NAWI Graz students. His home institution, the University of Arkansas, has written up a nice feature on this collaboration.

Agnes Scott College is one of our new Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistantship partner institutions

We are excited to announce that Agnes Scott College is one of our new Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistantship partner institutions! Starting this fall, we'll be sending Austrian FLTAs to Agnes Scott (along with our other 9+ partner institutions).

Intercountry Lecture Program: Maureen Goggin is giving lectures at LMU, Munich and Andrássy University Budapest

US Fulbright Scholar Maureen Daly Goggin, University of Graz/Arizona State University, will be giving a talk on “Writing Trauma in Pens of Steel and Inks of Thread” on June 1 as part of a Fulbright lecture series hosted by the Department for English and American Studies at LMU Munich. She was also invited to talk about “Women Hidden in Plain Sight: Race and Aging in Art and Life” by the Andrássy University Budapest, on May 11.

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Austrian Fulbright Student Program

Type

Austrian Fulbright students

Application Period

1 February 2024–1 May 2024

Grant Length

One- and multi-year programs

Starting Date

August/September 2025

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

Submit an application

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.

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 2023 at the latest (degrees completed by 30 October 2023 will be considered on a case-by-case basis).
- Master's programs: degree must be completed by 1 May 2024 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 2023). 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 2023) 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 $25,000 for one-year programs or up to $35,000 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

Contact Person

Darrah Lustig

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

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