Pre-Application Travel Grant for the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
This travel grant provides Northwestern faculty members funding to visit international partners and collaborators abroad in advance of applying for a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award.
Offered by the Buffett Institute, this travel grant is designed to support Northwestern faculty members in developing or strengthening their Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award applications. It provides funds to visit international partners and collaborators abroad in advance of applying for a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award. Explore opportunities to teach, conduct research or carry out professional projects abroad through Fulbright in the 2025–2026 cycle.
Buffett Pre-Application Travel Grant |
Fulbright Application Timeline |
Fulbright Award Cycle |
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Apply by March 15, 2024 for funding to travel at least 30 before the respective Fulbright deadline; this grant is open to either of the listed application cycles |
February – September 2024 |
2025 – 2026 |
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February – September 2025 |
2026 – 2027 |
Award amounts will be determined based on applicants’ proposals, with a maximum award of $2,000 award. Applicants are encouraged to combine this travel grant with other funding resources to meet the full cost of travel, if needed.
Recipients must submit a brief, one-page report detailing the visit activities, contacts and outcomes to the Buffett Institute upon completed use of the award funds.
Please review the Fulbright awards list, visit Fulbright Office Hours and/or schedule a meeting with Northwestern Buffett’s Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives Samantha Nissen prior to applying for this grant, especially if you’re interested in Fulbright but not quite sure which award or location would fit you and your work. Applicants may also review Northwestern University on the Fulbright alumni database for additional peer-to-peer connections.
The grant is open to full-time faculty (tenure-line or clinical/instructional) who are interested in pursuing a U.S. Fulbright Scholar Award for work in any geographic region or discipline during the 2025–2026 or 2026–2027 Fulbright application cycles. Applicants should understand their departmental responsibilities and ability to engage in a Fulbright award during the intended cycle prior to applying for this award.
Successful applicants will have identified a program and/or country of interest for a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award and demonstrate how this travel grant will benefit their application. For example, applicants may plan to use this grant to travel and meet with potential research collaborators or hosts in a country of interest, and the travel may be tied to other scholarly activities such as conference attendance.
Preference is given to applicants who intend to apply in the current cycle for a 2025–2026 award and who have not previously received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award.
Applicants must submit this application by March 15, 2024. Decision notifications will be sent out by April 8, which marks the beginning of Northwestern’s 2024 Fulbright Week.
Please email Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives Samantha Nissen with any questions.