Canada-US Fulbright Program
Canada-US Fulbright Program supports Canadian students pursuing graduate study or research in the United States to strengthen mutual understanding and collaboration between the two countries.
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Funder: University of British Columbia - Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Due Dates: November 15, 2026 (Application deadline, 2027–2028 awards)
Funding Amounts: US$25,000 for one eight-month academic year across three Canadian student award competitions
Summary: Fulbright Canada supports Canadian students pursuing U.S. graduate study or research to strengthen mutual understanding between Canada and the United States.
Key Information: Recipients enter the United States on a J-1 visa subject to a two-year home-country physical presence requirement.
Description
The Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program is a bi-national educational exchange program administered by Fulbright Canada and listed by UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. The broader program supports students, faculty, professionals, and independent researchers undertaking research, lecturing, or formal academic programs. The Canadian student competitions described here serve graduates, prospective and current graduate students, junior professionals, artists, and independent researchers pursuing study or research in the United States.
The competitions are open to all disciplines, including interdisciplinary work. Fulbright Canada particularly welcomes humanities, communications and culture, Canadian-American relations, public policy, environmental topics, law, Indigenous issues, and pure and applied sciences. Scholarship, community service, bi-national collaboration, and engagement with the host community underpin the program’s goal of enhancing mutual understanding.
