The Fulbright Commission awards highly competitive, merit-based grants to international postgraduate students, scholars, and professionals to study, research, and lecture in the United States and for Americans to undertake similar activities outside the US.
It was founded by United States Senator J. William Fulbright in 1946 and is now one of the most prestigious award programmes worldwide operating in over 155 countries; fifty-three Fulbright alumni have won Nobel Prizes and seventy-eight have won Pulitzer Prizes.
The Fulbright Commission in Ireland is a bilateral partnership supported by the U.S. Department of State and the Irish Government's Department of Foreign Affairs (with a Service Level Agreement with the Department of Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht for 2014-2017). It is a registered charity with funding derived from Irish and U.S. governments, higher education institutions, public agencies, organisations and donations.
The Geological Survey Ireland developed a collaboration with the Fulbright Commission in Ireland since 2015 and funds Irish researchers to spend time in a US based research institute, or US researchers to spend time in Ireland.
Educational exchange can turn nations into people, contributing as no other form of communication can to the humanizing of international relations.
—Senator J. William Fulbright
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Former Outgoing and Incoming Calls for Applications
Fulbright Incoming to Ireland, 2023 call for applications
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards are grants for U.S. citizens to undertake research or lecturing in Ireland over a period of three to twelve months. The application period for 2024-2025 U.S. Scholar Awards - GeoScience/Earth Science - is now open.
GSI is pleased to continue our partnership with Fulbright Ireland and announce the current call for incoming Scholars and Students. The Fulbright-GSI awards offer travel and subsistence funding (this does not include salaries) for US based researchers to be hosted by an Irish geoscience institute to carry out research and develop trans-Atlantic partnerships. Under this call the visiting researcher must also contribute to the teaching programme of their host or an HEI partner (however this can include workshops, short courses, specialist fieldtrips etc.)
For any question and clarifications please see the Fulbright Commission website
Deadlines:
The deadline for 2024-2025 U.S. Scholar Awards applications is Friday, 15 September, 2023 (more information here).
The 2024-2025 U.S. Student Awards are now open with a deadline of Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 5pm Eastern Time (more information here).
"The GSI funding provided an important opportunity for international experience and collaboration with US scholars in my field and beyond. This is crucial to academic research development and is also an advantage when applying for competitive funding calls. I believe that the Fulbright Scholarship award greatly contributes to my record of achievement as an academic. I have also presented the research at academic meetings and drawn on the knowledge to develop research projects and papers. It has helped fast-track my career and provided me with the contacts and resources to develop a new area of research in my chosen field of climate politics and communication."
Brenda McNally, Incoming Awardee 2019-2020
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Fulbright Outgoing to the USA, 2023-2024 call for applications
GSI was pleased to continue our partnership with Fulbright Ireland and announce the call for outgoing Scholars and Students. The Fulbright-GSI awards offer travel and subsistence funding (this does not include salaries) for Irish based researchers to be hosted by US institutes to carry out research and develop trans-Atlantic partnerships.
The topics include but are not limited to: geological and marine mapping, geological processes, Earth observation, groundwater, raw materials and minerals, public perception of Earth resources.
The 2023-2024 Fulbright Irish Awards opened for application on 31 August 2022.
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Fulbright Incoming to Ireland, 2021 call for applications
GSI was pleased to continue our partnership with Fulbright Ireland and
announce the current call for incoming Scholars and Students. The Fulbright-GSI
awards offer travel and subsistence funding (this does not include salaries)
for US based researchers to be hosted by an Irish geoscience institute to carry
out research and develop trans-Atlantic partnerships. Under this call the
visiting researcher must also contribute to the teaching programme of their
host or an HEI partner (however this can include workshops, short courses,
specialist fieldtrips etc.).
Deadline for applications: 15 September 2021
"GSI provides excellent
opportunities to connect with professionals in coastal and marine sciences, and
aids placement with appropriate programs and projects that benefit both the
student/scholar and GSI. I couldn’t have asked for a better group of people to
learn from and collaborate with."
Jennifer Jones, Fulbright-GSI Awardee 2021-2022
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Fulbright Outgoing to the USA, 2021 call for applications
GSI was pleased to continue our partnership with Fulbright Ireland and announce the call for outgoing Scholars and Students. The Fulbright-GSI awards offer travel and subsistence funding (this does not include salaries) for Irish based researchers to be hosted by US institutes to carry out research and develop trans-Atlantic partnerships.
Deadline for applications: 4pm, 2 November 2020
For Scholar (Researcher) awards, see https://www.fulbright.ie/going-to-the-usa/fulbright-irish-scholar-awards/
For Student awards, see https://www.fulbright.ie/going-to-the-usa/fulbright-irish-student-awards/
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Fulbright Incoming to Ireland, 2020 call for applications
GSI was pleased to continue our partnership with Fulbright Ireland and announce the call for incoming Scholars and Students. The Fulbright-GSI awards offer travel and subsistence funding (this does not include salaries) for US based researchers to be hosted by an Irish geoscience institute to carry out research and develop trans-Atlantic partnerships. Under this call the visiting researcher must also contribute to the teaching programme of their host or an HEI partner (however this can include workshops, short courses, specialist fieldtrips etc.
Deadline for applications: September 15 September 2020
"This scheme is an excellent way to spark international collaborations that would be unlikely to occur otherwise. There are very few ways to fund such collaborations. It allows awardees to learn about the geology of Ireland and learn from local experts. On the other side, it allows host institutions to add an expert to their staff, who will have different perspectives and skills. In my own example, the students also benefitted from the interaction."
Tracy Frank, Fulbright-GSI Awardee 2020
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Fulbright Incoming to Ireland, 2019 call for applications
GSI was pleased to continue our partnership with Fulbright Ireland and
announce the call for incoming Scholars and Students. The
Fulbright-GSI awards offer travel and subsistence funding (this does not
include salaries) for US based researchers to be hosted by an Irish
geoscience institute to carry out research and develop trans-Atlantic
partnerships. Under this call the visiting researcher must also
contribute to the teaching programme of their host or an HEI partner
(however this can include workshops, short courses, specialist
fieldtrips etc.
Deadline for applications: 16 September 2019
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Fulbright Outgoing to USA 2019
This
programme offers an opportunity for an Irish / E.U. postgraduate
student, scholar or professional to travel to the U.S. to study or
research in all fields of Geoscience.
These
fields include (but are not limited to) geological & marine
mapping, geological processes, Earth observation, geohazards,
groundwater, raw materials & minerals, public perception of Earth
resources. Relevant applications in Big Data and Sustainable Development
are particularly welcome. Information regarding applications is available on the Fulbright Commission Website.
Deadline for applications: 31 October 2019
"The GSI-funded Fulbright has two main important contributions. Firstly, it promotes cultural exchange that is incredibly valuable to all parties – i.e., both countries, both institutions, the awardee, and their hosts. Secondly, it exposes Irish or Ireland-based researchers to a whole new geoscience community, bringing skills and knowledge that we would otherwise lack back to our host institutions. For me, I particular benefitted from seeing how a high-calibre scientific laboratory operates – this is not restricted to the analytical side of things but, perhaps more importantly, seeing how a driven but also happy research group operates. These are skills that cannot be taught but can only be gained through scholarships/studentships such as this, which give us exposure to different approaches."
Gavin Kenny, Fulbright-GSI Awardee 2018
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For any question and clarifications please email aoife.braiden@gsi.ie or see the Fulbright Commission Website.
For more information and details for the Scholar (Researcher) awards see here.
For more information and details for the Student awards see here.