Recipients of this award conduct research at the Sigmund Freud Museum in Vienna and teach one course or seminar on a topic related to the research project at a Viennese host institution. Details of the teaching assignment are to be arranged by the Sigmund Freud Foundation and Fulbright Austria in consultation with grantee.
Fulbright-Freud Visiting Lecturer of Psychoanalysis
Type
Jointly sponsored grants
Application Period
2 February–16 September 2024
Grant Length
4 months
Starting Date
March 2026 (orientation in late February)
Generously funded by the Sigmund Freud Museum
Grant summary
Grant amount & benefits
- €5,000 per month (approx. $5,500; exchange rates may fluctuate) for four months
- Travel and relocation allowance of €1,000 (approx. $1,100; exchange rates may fluctuate)
Qualifications & eligibility
This teaching and research grant is open to associate and full professors. Applicants should have several years of teaching/lecturing or professional experience in relevant fields of psychoanalysis.
All applicants must have US citizenship. (Having a US green card, permanent residency, or a residency permit is not sufficient.)
Fulbright-Freud scholars are expected to have a basic knowledge of German; English may be used as the language of instruction.
Fulbright Austria expects applicants to take all possible measures to avoid plagiarism. For resources on plagiarism, please visit these external resources:
- The Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research’s Best Practice Guide for Research Integrity and Ethics
Catalog text
The IIE catalog with the official grant text and full award details is available from early February to mid-September.
The possibility of spending my sabbatical working at the Freud Museum drew me immediately to apply for the Fulbright. My interest was further piqued by learning that I would also have the opportunity to teach a seminar on my research project.
-Jennifer Friedlander, 2020–21 Fulbright-Freud Visiting Lecturer of Psychoanalysis
Recipients of this Fulbright grant
2000–01
Jay Geller
Vanderbilt University
2001–02
Diane O'Donoghue
Tufts University
2003–04
Peter Rudnytsky
University of Florida
2004–05
Mary Bergstein-Massi
Rhode Island School of Design
2005–06
Vamik Volkan
University of Virginia
2006–07
Ann Pellegrini
New York University
2007–08
Jeanne Wolff-Bernstein
Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California
2009–10
Ruben Gallo
Princeton University
2009–10
Steven Miller
State University of New York, Buffalo
2010–11
Liliane Weissberg
University of Pennsylvania
2011–12
June Pilcher
Clemson University
2012–13
Robert Tobin
Clark University
2013–14
Pamela Cooper-White
Columbia Theological Seminary - Decatur
2014–15
Michelle Duncan
Cornell University
2015–16
Thomas Kohut
Williams College
2016–17
Eric Anderson
Rhode Island School of Design
2017–18
Donna Orange
New York University
2018–19
Christine Coffman
University of Alaska
2019–20
Stefan Bird-Pollan
University of Kentucky
2020–21
Jennifer Friedlander
Pomona College
2021–22
Ricardo Ainslie
University of Texas at Austin
2022–23
Richard Lane
University of Arizona
2023–24
Paul Allen Miller
University of South Carolina
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