Fulbright Visiting Professor at the University of Minnesota (Social Sciences, Humanities, or Fine Arts)

Type
Austrian Fulbright scholars
Application Period
15 February–30 October 2025
Grant Length
3–4 months
Starting Date
2026–27 academic year
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Jointly sponsored four-month grant co-funded by Fulbright Austria and the University of Minnesota

Submit an application

If you are interested in applying, please fill out and submit the Fulbright Visiting Scholars application using the online portal. Please note that this is the general online application portal for Fulbright visiting scholars. For the University of Minnesota Visiting Professorship, please fill out the application as follows:

24. Preferred Host Institutions
412071 - University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Will you be attaching a letter of invitation in the document upload section? Check "no" and put in the following explanation: "Application for the Fulbright-University of Minnesota Visiting Professorship." Leave the fields for Institution 2 + 3 empty.

Step 3 Documents:
No English proficiency test or TOEFL is needed.

Step 4 References:
Your three recommenders should be registered in the online system. They will receive an email and can upload their letter of reference directly to the online system.

Before starting your application, please read more about the details of the grant below and download the plagiarism procedure for the Austrian Fulbright Scholar Program in our Download Area.

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Grant summary

The University of Minnesota welcomes applications for the Fulbright visiting professorship from Austrian scholars in the social sciences, humanities, and fine arts and especially encourages scholars whose teaching and research fall in the areas of European studies, human rights, immigration & refugee studies, or genocide studies.

Grants may begin as early as 1 September and end as late as 30 June, with a duration of 4 months.

All applications are treated confidentially. Fulbright Austria representatives review and rank submitted applications, and finalists are notified of the status of their applications by the end of April.

Grant amount and benefits

  • $2,500 monthly maintenance grant for 3–4 months
  • $10,000 gross salary from the University of Minnesota

  • $5,000 (gross) university subsidy for housing and assistance in identifying housing

  • Travel and relocation allowance of €1,500
  • J-1 visa for exchange visitors (please note that J-1 visa holders in the "Professor/Research Scholar" category are subject to specific regulations, such as the 2-year home residency and a 24-month bar. During this period, it is possible to re-enter the US on a tourist visa but not on a "temporary working visa" or an "immigrant visa.")

The following items are not covered by the grant:
 

  • "Affiliation fees," "service fees," or similar fees that some US institutions require visiting scholars to pay in order to receive visiting-scholar status and/or get access to libraries, laboratories, IT services, etc. (Fulbright Austria recommends that you contact International Student and Scholar Services and ask them if visiting scholars are subject to such fees.)
  • Costs of any university health plan that the host institution might require visiting scholars to purchase
Photo of St. Paul, MinnesotaSt. Paul, Minnesota
Stadium at the University of MinnesotaThe stadium at the University of Minnesota
Photo of Karin Liebhart at the University of Minnesota2018–19 Austrian Fulbright scholar Karin Liebhart (r.) teaching at the University of Minnesota. © Karin Liebhart
Photo of Petra Aigner and colleague at the University of Minnesota2022–23 Austrian Fulbright scholar Petra Aigner (r.) with colleague at the University of Minnesota. © Petra Aigner

Qualification and eligibility

This award is open to faculty of all academic ranks with a PhD or equivalent, appropriate teaching experience, and relevant expertise.

All applicants must have Austrian citizenship. Dual citizens of the US and Austria are not eligible to apply.

Instruction is in English.

Fulbright Austria expects applicants to take all possible measures to avoid plagiarism. For resources on plagiarism, please visit these external resources:
 

This Fulbright experience in Minneapolis/St. Paul was of immeasurable value to me, both academically and personally. I can only recommend it to colleagues.

–Petra Aigner, 2022–23 Austrian Fulbright scholar at the University of Minnesota

Catalog text

The catalog with the official grant text and full award details is available from 15 February to 30 October.

Recipients of this Fulbright grant

2002–03

Hubert Lengauer
Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt
German Studies

2003–04

Gabriele Mras
Vienna University of Economics and Business
Philosophy

2004–05

Walter Matznetter
University of Vienna
Geography

2005–06

Gilg Seeber
University of Innsbruck
Political Science

2006–07

Monika Öbelsberger 
Mozarteum Salzburg
Music

2007–08

Christian Fleck
University of Graz
Sociology

2008–09

Anselm Wagner
Technical University Graz
Art History

2009–10

Franz Kernic
University of Innsbruck
Political Science

2010–11

Annemarie Steidl
University of Vienna
History 

2011–12

Gundula Ludwig
University of Marburg
Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies

2012–13

Roland Kaitna
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
Environmental Science

2013–14

Rainer Köppl
University of Vienna
Film Studies

2014–15

Irmgard Wetzstein
University of Vienna
Communication

2015–16

Judith Eiblmayr
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Urban Studies

2016–17

Johanna Muckenhuber
University of Graz
Sociology

2018–19

Karin Liebhart
University of Vienna
Political Science

2019–20

Paul Schweinzer
Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt
Economics

2022–23

Petra Aigner
Johannes Kepler University Linz
Sociology

2023–24

Therese Garstenauer
University of Vienna
History

Hermann Agis
Contact Person

Hermann Agis

Executive Director
TEL. +43-1-236 7878 - 12
HAgis@fulbright.at

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