Austrian institutions of higher education and research are enthusiastic supporters of the Fulbright Scholar Program. Over twenty universities and universities of applied sciences, research centers, and museums annually host US Fulbright scholars. This commitment to bilateral and international collaboration makes Austria one of the top ten destinations in the world for US Fulbright scholars, who match their expertise with the interests of Austrian host institutions. Opportunities based on jointly articulated and flexible combinations of teaching and research are available in practically all parts and all disciplines in Austria, ranging from Innsbruck to Vienna and from the arts and the humanities to the social sciences and engineering.
US Fulbright Scholar Program
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Distinguished-chair program
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Distinguished-chair program
Vienna University of Business and Economics
Application Period: No applications accepted for 2025–26
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: Grant only available until 2023–24
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: Grant only available until 2023–24
Fulbright-Kathryn and Craig Hall Distinguished Chair for Entrepreneurship in Central Europe
Core program
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Core program
University College of Teacher Education Vorarlberg
Application Period: 2 February–16 September 2024
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
American Studies (Lecturing Award)
Jointly sponsored grants
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Jointly sponsored grants
Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt
Application Period: 2 February–16 September 2024
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Fulbright–Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt Visiting Professor
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Jointly sponsored grants
Any appropriate institution
Application Period: 2 February–16 September 2024
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Fulbright-Botstiber Visiting Professor of Austrian-American Studies in Austria
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Jointly sponsored grants
Diplomatic Academy Vienna
Application Period: 2 February–16 September 2024
Grant Length: 6 months
Starting Date: January 2026
Grant Length: 6 months
Starting Date: January 2026
Fulbright-Diplomatic Academy Visiting Professor of International Studies
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Jointly sponsored grants
FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences Graz
Application Period: 2 February–16 September 2024
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Fulbright-FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences Graz Visiting Professor
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Jointly sponsored grants
Freud Museum Vienna
Application Period: 2 February–16 September 2024
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: March 2026 (orientation in late February)
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: March 2026 (orientation in late February)
Fulbright-Freud Visiting Lecturer of Psychoanalysis
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Jointly sponsored grants
Graz University of Technology
Application Period: 2 February–16 September 2024
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Fulbright-Graz University of Technology Visiting Professor
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Jointly sponsored grants
International Research Center for Cultural Studies (IFK)
Application Period: 2 February–16 September 2024
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Fulbright-ifk Senior Fellow in Cultural Studies
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Jointly sponsored grants
IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems
Application Period: 2 February–16 September 2024
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: March 2026 (orientation in late February)
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: March 2026 (orientation in late February)
Fulbright-IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems Visiting Professor
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Jointly sponsored grants
Johannes Kepler University Linz; Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics and Business
Application Period: 2 February–16 September 2024
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Fulbright-Johannes Kepler University Linz Visiting Professor
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Jointly sponsored grants
University of Graz, Faculty of Humanities
Application Period: 2 February–16 September 2024
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Fulbright-Karl Franzens University Graz Visiting Professor in Cultural Studies
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Jointly sponsored grants
Management Center Innsbruck (MCI)
Application Period: 2 February–16 September 2024
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Fulbright-MCI | The Entrepreneurial School® Visiting Professor
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Jointly sponsored grants
Medical University of Innsbruck
Application Period: 2 February–16 September 2024
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Fulbright-Medical University of Innsbruck Visiting Professor
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Jointly sponsored grants
Natural History Museum Vienna
Application Period: 2 February–16 September 2024
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: March 2026 (orientation in late February)
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: March 2026 (orientation in late February)
Fulbright-Natural History Museum Vienna Visiting Researcher
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Jointly sponsored grants
Nawi Graz
Application Period: 2 February–16 September 2024
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Fulbright-NAWI Graz Visiting Professor
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Jointly sponsored grants
Paracelsus Medical University
Application Period: 2 February–16 September 2024
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Fulbright-Paracelsus Medical University Visiting Professor
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Jointly sponsored grants
Paris Lodron University of Salzburg
Application Period: 2 February–16 September 2024
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Fulbright-Paris Lodron University of Salzburg Visiting Professor
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Jointly sponsored grants
Q21/MuseumsQuartier
Application Period: No applications accepted for 2025–26
Grant Length: 2 months
Starting Date: Grant only available until 2023–24
Grant Length: 2 months
Starting Date: Grant only available until 2023–24
Fulbright-Q21/MuseumsQuartier Artist-in-Residence
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Jointly sponsored grants
Salzburg University of Applied Sciences
Application Period: 2 February–16 September 2024
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Fulbright-Salzburg University of Applied Sciences Visiting Professor
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Jointly sponsored grants
St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences
Application Period: 2 February–16 September 2024
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Fulbright-St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences Visiting Professor
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Jointly sponsored grants
University of Applied Sciences Burgenland
Application Period: 2 February–16 September 2024
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Fulbright-University of Applied Sciences Burgenland Visiting Professor
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Jointly sponsored grants
University of Innsbruck
Application Period: 2 February–16 September 2024
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Fulbright-University of Innsbruck Visiting Professor
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Jointly sponsored grants
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU)
Application Period: 2 February–16 September 2024
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Fulbright-University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna Visiting Professor
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Jointly sponsored grants
University of Vienna
Application Period: 2 February–16 September 2024
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Fulbright-University of Vienna Visiting Professor of Social Sciences
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Jointly sponsored grants
Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU)
Application Period: 2 February–16 September 2024
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Grant Length: 4 months
Starting Date: October 2025 or March 2026 (orientation in late September/February)
Fulbright-WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) Visiting Professor
Fulbright Specialist Program
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Fulbright Specialist Program
To be determined
Application Period: 2 April 2024–1 April 2025
Grant Length: 2–6 weeks
Starting Date: 2025–26 academic year
Grant Length: 2–6 weeks
Starting Date: 2025–26 academic year
Fulbright Specialist Program
Intercountry Lecture Program
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Intercountry Lecture Program
Institution in Austria
Application Period: Rolling admission
Grant Length: Maximum 5 days
Starting Date: Determined by host institition
Grant Length: Maximum 5 days
Starting Date: Determined by host institition
Intercountry Lecture Program
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Contact Person
Franziska Brunner
Scholar Program Officer
Liaison for the Fulbright Specialist Program, Intercountry Lecture Program, and Fulbright Schuman Program
TEL. +43-1-236 7878 - 15
FBrunner@fulbright.at