This partnership award sits within the Fulbright U.S. Student Program and is run with the Fulbright Commission in Spain. One place is offered per competition.
The recipient studies full time in the Master’s in Global and International Studies (MGIS) at the Universidad de Salamanca, taught in English, on a nine-month grant starting in September. The programme includes an internship scheme in Europe and Washington, D.C.
Benefits & funding
- Full tuition waiver from the Universidad de Salamanca.
- Monthly stipend based on the local cost of living, plus international travel and health insurance.
- Nine months, renewable for a second academic year on satisfactory performance.
- No support for dependants; grantees find their own housing.
- 12 months of U.S. federal non-competitive hiring eligibility.
Eligibility
- U.S. citizens or nationals at the deadline; permanent residents and dual Spanish citizens are not eligible.
- A bachelor’s degree conferred before the grant starts (graduating seniors may apply); Ph.D. holders by the deadline are not eligible.
- No residence in Spain when applying or in the academic year before the grant; undergraduate study abroad there does not count.
- Not eligible if you lived abroad five or more of the six years before the deadline.
- Preference for applicants without a previous Fulbright grant.
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“Candidates may not reside in Spain at the time of application or during the academic year prior to the grant. … The following individuals are not eligible for consideration: … Applicants who currently hold or will hold a doctoral degree (Ph.D.) by the national application deadline. … Anyone who has resided abroad for five or more years in the six-year period preceding the national application deadline.” Eligibility
Eligible nationalities
USA
Education required
Bachelor Enrolled · Bachelor
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Application process
- 1Submit the Fulbright U.S. Student online application with three recommendations and a Foreign Language Evaluation (novice-level Spanish) by 6 October 2026 for 2027–28.
- 2Apply separately to the MGIS programme for admission.
- 3The award is conditional on admission to Salamanca by 15 February.
Program timeline
6 October 2026
2027–28 application deadline (closed)
Recommendation notices
End of January 2027
MGIS admission due
15 February 2027
Final selections
March–June 2027
Mid-September 2027
Grant starts (orientation early September)