The Fulbright/NAF Fellowship in Flood Management is a single study/research partnership award in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program in the Netherlands, with travel provided through the Netherland-America Foundation (NAF).
The grantee spends nine months as an independent researcher at TU Delft’s Deltas, Infrastructures and Mobility Initiative, on flood-related work such as flood-risk assessment, planning in flood-prone areas or reducing flood impact.
Benefits & funding
- About €1,750 a month for 9 months, plus a one-time €250 for registration, permits and local transport
- Tuition and affiliation fees covered
- KLM round-trip ticket via the NAF; accident and sickness cover
- No support for dependants; grantees find their own housing
Eligibility
- US citizens or nationals at the deadline; permanent residents and dual Dutch citizens are not eligible
- Bachelor’s degree conferred before the grant starts; all degree levels considered, but no PhD held by the deadline
- No residence in the Netherlands (one month counts) in the year before the grant; not resident abroad for 5 of the past 6 years
- Research must relate to flooding; civil engineering coursework is preferred
- Dutch not required
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“Applicants must have a conferred bachelor's degree or equivalent before the start of the grant period. … 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
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Application process
- 1Apply through the Fulbright U.S. Student online application, choosing “NAF Flood Management” as the award name, by 6 October 2026 (2027–28 round).
- 2Three recommendation letters are due by the same deadline.
- 3Include an affiliation letter from your host at TU Delft.
Program timeline
6 October 2026
2027–28 application deadline (closed)
semi-finalist notifications
End of January 2027
final selections
March–June 2027
grant starts, with the first orientation meeting
By 1 September 2027
Spring 2027
2028–29 application opens