The 2025-2026 competition is now open! Read the complete announcement at: https://fulbright.ro/competition/2025-2026-visiting-scholar-program/
The Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program provides grants for Romanian professors, researchers and professionals who have a doctoral degree or equivalent (certified) to conduct research and/or lecture at accredited U.S. universities. The candidates will be selected through open, merit-based competition.
Grants are awarded in any field except clinical medicine.
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
Applicants are also expected to:
GRANT DURATION: between 3-6 months.
Selection Steps:
The assessment of the Fulbright applications is organized in two stages, aimed at encompassing two different aspects. These distinct approaches contribute to defining a comprehensive image of the applicant’s performance during the entire competition, in accordance with the aim and mission of the Fulbright program and the expected results after return.
Applicants are evaluated by 2 specialists in their respective field. The evaluation of the professional level of the applicant’s proposal is based on the following criteria: significance of the proposed theme to the field; importance of the project to the home country; clarity of the proposal; academic credentials; evidence that research in the U.S. is necessary to accomplish the project; feasibility of project in terms of available time and resources; plans to disseminate research findings in Romania;
Specialists can be American or Romanian and must fulfill the following criteria:
Frequently, screening specialists:
The evaluators on the interview panel are American and Romanian specialists in various fields of knowledge. The interview stage envisages aspects such as motivation, adaptability, project impact and benefit for home country, in addition to the professional criteria used for the previous screening process (see above).
After the interview, the list of the Romanian nominees and their proposals will be forwarded to the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board for the final approval.