Fulbright Grants for Americans to Denmark
Fulbright Denmark has initiated direct cooperation with leaders from the corporate and academic worlds to focus on three areas:
Sustainability, Space, and Life Sciences.
Fulbright Denmark continues to support studies and research within all fields where academic excellence is present.
American students and scholars seeking to go to Greenland or the Faroe Islands must apply through Fulbright Denmark.
The Fulbright Program Worldwide is administered by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). Here you can find their Diversity Statement.
The Fulbright Program is just as relevant as it ever was because of the exchange of ideas that it enables.
- U.S. Fulbright student, 2016/2017
FAQ Fulbright Grants for Americans
U.S. students apply online. For more information, see the Fulbright U.S. Student website. U.S. scholars apply online. For more information, see the Fulbright Scholar Program’s website.
For U.S. students, the competition opens in May and the application deadline is in start-October. The competition for U.S. scholars opens in February and the application deadline is August 1.
No, dual citizens of the U.S. and Denmark are ineligible to apply. Students with dual U.S./other EU country citizenship accepted for a Fulbright grant to Denmark must enter Denmark on their U.S. passports and enroll as U.S. students at the Danish institution for the period of their Fulbright award.
No, Fulbright grants are for graduate studies and research only.
Yes, you can apply before you are accepted to an educational institution in Denmark. You will most likely be notified of admission in spring and the application deadline for Fulbright US Students is in mid-October for the coming academic year. But make sure you submit a strong letter of affiliation from the Danish host institution with your Fulbright application.
No, students who have already begun their studies in Denmark are not eligible to apply.
I have been able to collaborate with students, professors, and local developers in a way I would never have been able to without the help of a Fulbright award.
— U.S. Fulbright student 2016/2017
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