The US-UK Fulbright Commission offers one Fulbright-Queen’s University Belfast Award in ‘Conflict, Security and Contested Pasts’ under the Fulbright US Student Program; the Institute of International Education (IIE) runs the application.
The award funds a US citizen through a taught master’s in Queen’s School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics in Belfast, Northern Ireland: MAs such as Conflict Transformation, Global Borders and Security, Geopolitics, International Relations, Irish Studies, Public History and History. The 2027–28 round closed on 6 October 2026.
Benefits & funding
- First-year tuition waived, plus a £1,999.10 monthly stipend over the 10-month grant (about £19,991).
- US$1,500 travel stipend, plus support for Fulbright Commission enrichment events.
- Accident and sickness coverage; no support for dependents.
Eligibility
- US citizens who are not UK residents; dual US-UK citizens may apply.
- A bachelor’s degree, or equivalent training or experience in a relevant field, by departure; current students may apply.
- Barred: PhD holders at grant start, medical-degree proposals, anyone enrolled at a UK institution in 2026–27, or anyone who spent six or more months in the UK in the year before the grant (undergraduate study abroad excepted).
- Extensive UK experience: ineligible on the IIE award page; a preference on the Commission page, which asks such applicants to explain what a further stay adds.
- Part-time and distance-learning courses are not covered.
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“Applicants whose proposals are to complete any part of a medical degree, including internships or residencies, or applicants who hold a Ph.D. at the time the grant is to begin … Applicants who have spent six or more months in the host country in the year prior to the grant are ineligible for consideration unless the applicant is in the UK for an undergraduate study abroad program” Eligibility
Eligible nationalities
USA
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Application process
- 1Apply through the IIE Fulbright US Student Program online application; enrolled students go through their campus Fulbright Program Adviser, whose deadline comes 4–6 weeks earlier.
- 2Apply separately to Queen’s through its free online application, ideally before 13 January 2027; admission is needed before arrival, not at application.
- 3Shortlisted applicants interview by video in February–early March; interviews cannot be rescheduled.
- 4The Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board gives final approval.
Program timeline
31 March 2026
2027–28 applications opened
Applications closed
6 October 2026, 5 pm EST
Interviews
February–March 2027
Decisions
April 2027
Arrival and orientation in the UK
September 2027