The Fulbright/Azores Regional Government Open Study/Research Award is a Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant for Portugal, run with the Fulbright Commission in Portugal. Two grants are offered each cycle.
Grantees spend eight months on a study or research project about the Azores, based at a host institution in the Autonomous Region of the Azores that they arrange themselves.
Benefits & funding
- A €11,200 stipend for living costs across the 8-month grant.
- A one-time €1,000 travel allowance paid before the grant starts.
- Affiliation fees or tuition are not covered, and there is no housing allowance.
Eligibility
- U.S. citizens or nationals at the application deadline; permanent residents are not eligible.
- A bachelor’s degree conferred before the grant starts; graduating seniors and master’s or doctoral students may apply.
- Anyone completing a doctorate before the grant period is not eligible.
- Not open to anyone living in Portugal (with a visa or residence card) at the time of application or in the following academic year.
- Dual U.S.–Portuguese citizens are considered only without extensive prior residence in Portugal.
- Any field, but the subject must relate to the Azores; graduate-degree candidates need acceptance at the University of the Azores.
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“Candidates residing in Portugal (with a valid visa or residency card) at the time of the application, or on the following academic year, are not eligible to apply. … Candidates who complete a doctoral program before their Fulbright grant period in Portugal are not eligible to apply. … Anyone who has resided abroad for five or more years in the six-year period preceding the national application deadline.” Eligibility
Eligible nationalities
USA
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Application process
- 1Arrange a host in the Azores (university, research centre, museum, cultural or public body) and obtain its affiliation letter.
- 2Submit the Fulbright online application with three recommendation letters by October 6, 2026.
- 3Some semi-finalists are interviewed by the Portuguese selection committee over Zoom in late February or early March.
Program timeline
Application deadline
October 6, 2026
Recommended / non-recommended notice
End of January 2027
Zoom interviews for some semi-finalists
Late February–early March 2027
Final selections
Spring 2027
8-month grant begins
September 1 or October 1, 2027