Restoration Ecology
Forecasted
Restoration Ecology supports U.S. scholars teaching and conducting collaborative research at the Agricultural University of Iceland to strengthen graduate education and U.S.–Icelandic academic ties.
This grant was recently updated
Applications for Restoration Ecology are now marked closed, replacing the previously listed September 15, 2026 deadline.
Funder: Fulbright Scholar Program
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Application) | September 2027 (Optional invitation letter)
Funding Amounts: $4,500/month, or $5,000/month with qualifying dependents, for 4–4.5 months; $1,500 travel and $400 baggage allowances
Summary: Supports U.S. scholars teaching and pursuing collaborative restoration ecology research at the Agricultural University of Iceland.
Key Information: A PhD or other terminal degree is required; applicants residing in Iceland or holding Icelandic permanent residence are ineligible.
Description
This Fulbright Scholar teaching/research award supports one U.S. scholar at the Agricultural University of Iceland (AUI), Faculty of Environmental and Forest Sciences, in Hvanneyri. The scholar leads or supports selected graduate Restoration Ecology courses, according to their expertise and interests. Teaching emphasizes independent, project-based learning through field trips, seminars, group work, individual projects, and discussion. Lectures are recorded for distance-learning students.
Alongside teaching, the award encourages collaborative research, graduate mentoring, and contributions to seminars or workshops. Interests include ecosystem and landscape restoration, degraded soils, wetlands, rangelands, forests, streams, urban environments, ecological monitoring, restoration policy, and participatory approaches. Iceland’s long history of land degradation and organized restoration provides opportunities for field-based learning and research cooperation. The exchange aims to strengthen graduate education, U.S.–Icelandic academic relationships, and international understanding.
