The Fulbright/Northumbria University Award in Art & Design is a Fulbright U.S. Student Program partnership award, run with the US-UK Fulbright Commission, for one American graduate to study at Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne.
It funds a one-year master’s from six listed courses: MA Communication Design, Design MRes, Arts MRes, MA Creative and Cultural Industries Management, MA Fashion Design and MA Sustainable and Ethical Fashion.
Benefits & funding
- First-year tuition waived by Northumbria University
- Living stipend of £1,999.10 a month (estimated, subject to change), £19,991 over the 10-month grant
- US$1,500 travel stipend, plus travel and accommodation for Fulbright Commission enrichment events
- Accident and sickness cover; no support for dependants
Eligibility
- US citizens or nationals at the deadline; permanent residents are not eligible; UK dual citizens may apply
- A bachelor’s degree conferred before the grant starts (final-year students may apply); in the arts, four years of professional training or experience can stand in, confirmed with IIE first
- Not eligible: PhD holders, or anyone who lived abroad five or more of the six years before the deadline
- Not eligible: six or more months in the UK in the year before the grant (undergraduate study abroad excepted), or extensive previous UK experience
- Part-time and distance-learning courses are not covered; earlier time at Northumbria is a competitive disadvantage, not a bar
Can you apply?
Here's who can apply
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“Applicants must have a conferred bachelor's degree or equivalent before the start of the grant period. … In the creative and performing arts fields, four years of professional training and/or experience meets the basic eligibility requirement. … 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
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Application process
- 1Submit the Fulbright online application, choosing this award, with an arts portfolio and three recommendations by 6 October 2026, 5pm ET.
- 2Apply separately to Northumbria for your course, ideally before 13 January 2027; Fulbright does not cover that application fee, and the award depends on admission before arrival.
Program timeline
6 October 2026, 5pm ET
Fulbright deadline (2027–28 cycle)
Northumbria application, ideally by
13 January 2027
recommended / not recommended notice
End of January 2027
final decisions, on a rolling basis
Spring 2027
grant starts
Fall 2027