The Fulbright-PhilSA Foreign Student Program is a graduate scholarship run by the Philippine-American Educational Foundation (Fulbright Philippines) with the Philippine Space Agency. It sends Filipinos to the United States for master’s or doctoral study and research.
Its aim is a domestic pool of space scientists, engineers, communicators and other professionals. Funded areas: space applications, spacecraft systems and engineering, space science, and space law, economics and administration.
Benefits & funding
- Round-trip international travel, monthly maintenance allowance, tuition and fees, book/supplies allowance, health and accident insurance
- Up to one to two years for a master’s; two years for a doctorate
- No support for dependents
- You must return to the Philippines and serve a service obligation right after the program
Eligibility
- Philippine citizen, living in the Philippines during application and selection
- Not eligible: dual citizens, U.S. permanent residents, anyone living in the U.S.
- Bachelor’s degree in your field, excellent undergraduate record
- At least two years’ professional work in your field after college (college assistantships don’t count)
- Research objective aligned with PhilSA’s Key Development Areas
- English suited to U.S. study; good health
- Also barred: anyone now in the U.S. to study, teach, research or work; Fulbright grantees of the past five years; J-1 Professors or Research Scholars of the past two years
- No pending administrative or criminal charges; no conviction under Philippine law
Can you apply?
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Eligible nationalities
Philippines
Residence required
Philippines
Education required
Bachelor
Experience required
≥ 2 yrs
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Application process
- 1Apply on the IIE portal (apply.iie.org/ffsp2027), selecting the Fulbright-PhilSA Foreign Student Program Award.
- 2Upload a CV, a 3–5 page research objective statement, a personal statement and the other documents the official page lists.
- 3Arrange three letters of recommendation through the portal.
- 4Submit by the deadline (see Timeline).
Program timeline
30 Apr 2026
upload deadline in the 2027–2028 requirements list
19 Jun 2026
application deadline in the page’s notice (2027–2028 cycle)
studies begin
2027–2028 U.S. academic year
Next call
not yet announced