Fulbright Denmark calls this its most prestigious grant: one U.S. scholar joins the Center for American Studies at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) in Odense to combine teaching and research.
Applications go through the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, administered by IIE, as award 271330-DK.
Benefits & funding
- DKK 350,000 (about US$54,000, per the award listing) in total for one academic year.
- Length: one semester (4–5 months) or one academic year (8–10 months) on Fulbright Denmark’s page; 8 months on the 2027/28 award listing.
- Fulbright Denmark can add a supplementary grant for up to three grantee families with children each academic year.
- Duties: teach the equivalent of one MA course or seminar and give at least one public lecture each semester.
Eligibility
- U.S. citizens by the deadline; permanent residence is not enough.
- Not eligible: anyone who lived abroad five or more of the six years before the deadline, residents of Denmark, dual U.S.–Danish citizens and Danish permanent residents.
- A PhD or other terminal degree, and more than seven years as a teacher or scholar (mid-career or senior academics).
- Fields: American Studies, American history or American literature.
- Past Fulbright Scholar grantees must wait two years after their previous award ends.
Can you apply?
Here's who can apply
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“Applicants who have resided abroad for five or more years in the six-year period preceding the application deadline are ineligible.” Eligibility
Eligible nationalities
USA
Residence required
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Education required
Master
Experience required
≥ 8 yrs
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Application process
- 1Contact SDU’s Center for American Studies and obtain a letter of invitation; it is required.
- 2Apply online to the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program; only one award per cycle.
- 3Register two recommenders, whose letters are due by the application deadline; the invitation letter can be uploaded until ten days later.
- 4After IIE peer review, Fulbright Denmark, the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board decide selection.
Program timeline
2027/28 application deadline (passed)
Sep 15, 2026
2027/28 invitation letter deadline (passed)
Sep 25, 2026
Spring 2027
2028/29 application opens
August–September 2027
2027/28 grant starts