The 2023-2024 Fulbright Student Award

The Romanian-U.S. Fulbright Commission is pleased to announce the 2023-2024 Fulbright Student Award competition for master’s study or research in the United States. Applicants can be Romanian BA or MA graduates or PhD students from accredited public and private universities. BA students are also invited to apply if they are in their final year of undergraduate study.

Eligible fields: any academic field except the clinical ones (i.e. that include patient contact).

Grant duration: one academic year (9 months, starting August 2023)

The Fulbright Student Award provides: international travel, tuition and university fees within established budget limits, books and supplies allowance, accident/sickness insurance and a living stipend for one academic year.

Second-year costs for the Romanian Fulbright master’s students may be covered depending on funds availability as well as on proof of good academic standing during the first year of study.

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

have Romanian citizenship; green card holders and persons with dual (Romanian and U.S.) citizenship are ineligible;
hold at least a Bachelor’s degree (BA students may apply if they are in their final year of undergraduate study);
have English proficiency;

Each applicant will be required to submit:

a complete online application available at https://apply.iie.org/ffsp2023;
three letters of recommendation from university professors and/or other acknowledged Romanian or foreign professionals, submitted directly in the online application by referees or mailed as signed official paper copies (by May 9, 2022, postmarked); the letters of recommendation are also accepted via email (office@fulbright.ro) if they are sent directly by the recommenders as scanned signed documents by May 9, 2022;
academic transcripts and diplomas for all undergraduate and graduate levels, accompanied by translations, scanned and uploaded to the online application by May 9, 2022; official paper transcripts should be sent at a later date, only by those who are selected for interview; high-school transcripts and diplomas are not required.

Standardized tests are not obligatory in the first stages of the competition. Score reports will be required prior to October 30, 2022. Test vouchers for exam registration will be provided only to the Romanian final nominees who must take TOEFL (for research) and TOEFL, GRE or GMAT (for master’s degree).

The standard format of the letter of recommendation is accessible in editable version here