This Fulbright U.S. Student Program partnership award with University College Dublin (UCD) is run in Ireland by the Fulbright Commission. One grant is offered for 2027–28.
The grantee spends 10 months in Dublin, from September 2027, on a full-time taught master’s in one of six UCD colleges: Arts and Humanities, Business, Engineering and Architecture, Health and Agricultural Sciences, Social Sciences and Law, or Science.
Benefits & funding
- Tuition waived by UCD for the taught master’s.
- Stipend of €1,650–1,750 a month for 10 months.
- International travel, accident and sickness cover, and a 24/7 mental-health line.
- 12 months of U.S. federal non-competitive hiring eligibility.
- No support for dependents, who may not accompany the grantee.
Eligibility
- U.S. citizens or nationals at the deadline; permanent residents are not eligible. Dual Irish citizens may apply.
- A bachelor’s degree, conferred before the grant starts; not open to those holding a Ph.D. by the deadline.
- Not eligible if you lived abroad five or more of the six years before the deadline, or lived in Ireland in the 12 months before the grant.
- Full-time UCD taught master’s only: the Smurfit MBA, joint, clinical and online programs and the MSc in Digital Investigation & Forensic Computing are excluded.
- State Department, USAID, IIE and Fulbright Commission staff are barred until a year after leaving.
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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. … Residency in host country NOT permitted in year prior to grant” Eligibility
Eligible nationalities
USA
Education required
Bachelor Enrolled · Bachelor
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Application process
- 1Apply to your chosen UCD taught master’s through UCD admissions and name it in your Fulbright application; an admission letter is not expected yet.
- 2Submit the Fulbright application and three recommendation letters by the national deadline: 6 October 2026 for 2027–28.
- 3Recommended applicants go on to review in Ireland, which may include an interview.
Program timeline
6 October 2026
2027–28 application deadline (closed)
Initial notification
End of January 2027
Spring 2027
2028–29 application launches
Final selections, on a rolling basis
March–June 2027
Grant begins
September 2027