BECOME A FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR AT QUEEN’S
The Fulbright-Queen’s University ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Award covers a taught master’s degree in all disciplines at the university.
This unique opportunity offers a significant financial and support package for a student to join Queen’s and undertake the 1-year master's programme taught by world leading experts. Queen's University ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ is a member of the Russell Group – a group of leading UK research-intensive universities – and offers?world-class education and research. The ninth oldest university in the UK and considered one of the most beautiful, Queen's provides outstanding sporting and research facilities. With 24,000 students, it is a thriving and friendly campus.?Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton is the University’s Chancellor.
The award is open across all graduate programmes across the university with the following exclusions:
- MSc Industrial Pharmaceutics
- MSc Bioinformatics and Computational Genomics
- PG Certificate and PG Diploma programmes
- All Distance Learning programmes, foundation degree programmes and part-time programmes.
- MSc Applied Behaviour Analysis
- MSc Autism Spectrum Disorders
Our postgraduate awards generally include:
- Tuition waiver
- A personal living allowance (stipend)
- Sickness and accident coverage
- Cultural enrichment programmes and events
The personal living allowance is intended to help cover the cost of living in the UK as a student and is subject to annual review.
In your Fulbright online application, for Award Name, please select Fulbright Queen’s University ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Award (All Disciplines) from the drop-down menu. -
Applicants must complete two applications:
- Fulbright Application (), open from April 2026 to Early Oct 2026
- Queen’s University Application (), Open from Sept 2026. Please select ‘I hope to secure other funds’ and indicate Fulbright application on your application.
It is recommended that the Queen’s application is submitted by Dec 2026 to avail of the full range of eligible Queen’s North America Scholarships. Late submissions may be at a competitive disadvantage.
It is not necessary to attain letters of recommendation/affiliation from Queen's for the Fulbright application.
Applications for Sept 2026 Entry are now closed.
Fulbright Postgraduate Student Award applications for US citizens are facilitated by the Institute of International Education (IIE).
Follow the IIE , including timelines and components and award-specific instructions.
Slate, the online application, is used by Fulbright programmes around the world, and Awards differ greatly from country to country.
You must make a separate application to your chosen UK institution, the timeline, and deadlines for which will vary from the Fulbright application.
Hear from a student
MA Global Security and Borders Student Beatrice Dain talks about the benefits of receiving a Fulbright Scholarship