The Fulbright/IOE, UCL Institute of Education Award is a Fulbright U.S. Student Program partnership award, run by the US-UK Fulbright Commission with IOE, the education faculty of University College London.
It funds one American graduate for any one-year full-time master’s programme at IOE, which works across education, culture, psychology and social science.
Benefits & funding
- Full first-year tuition waiver
- Living stipend of £22,363 (£2,236.30 a month over a 10-month grant; an estimate, subject to change)
- US$1,500 travel stipend, plus travel and accommodation for required Fulbright Commission events
- Accident and sickness cover; no support for dependants
Eligibility
- US citizens or nationals at the deadline; permanent residents are not eligible; dual US-UK citizens may apply
- A bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) conferred before the grant starts; you must not hold a master’s before the programme starts
- Not eligible: PhD holders, medical-degree proposals, or anyone who lived abroad five or more of the six years before the deadline
- Not eligible: living or studying in the UK in 2026–27, or six or more months in the UK in the year before the grant, unless on an undergraduate study abroad programme
- Full-time, in-person courses only; admission to IOE needed before arrival
Can you apply?
Here's who can apply
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“Applicants must not hold a master's degree prior to starting the programme … Applicants are ineligible for the 2027-2028 awards if they are residing or studying in the UK during the 2026-2027 academic year unless the applicant is in the UK for an undergraduate study abroad program. … 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 online application, choosing this IOE award, by 6 October 2026, 5pm ET (campus applicants face an earlier adviser-set deadline).
- 2Apply separately to IOE, ideally before 13 January 2027; Fulbright does not pay the university application fee.
- 3Shortlisted applicants interview by video call, which cannot be rescheduled.
- 4Final approval rests with the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, which can decline a Commission nominee.
Program timeline
6 October 2026, 5pm ET
Fulbright deadline (2027–28 cycle)
interviews
February–early March 2027
all applicants notified
Late April 2027
arrival in the UK
September 2027
next round usually opens
Late March–early April