The Fulbright/University of Roehampton Award in Dance is a Fulbright U.S. Student Program partnership award, run with the US-UK Fulbright Commission, that sends one American graduate to study dance at the University of Roehampton in London.
It funds the first year of any one-year taught or research master’s in dance there, such as the MRes Choreography and Performance or MA Dance Practice and Performance. The two-year MFA degrees are also listed; only year one is funded.
Benefits & funding
- First-year tuition waived by the University of Roehampton
- Living stipend of £2,236.30 a month over a 10-month grant
- US$1,500 travel stipend, plus travel and accommodation for required Fulbright Commission enrichment events
- Accident and sickness cover; no funding for dependants
- On a two-year MFA you pay for the second year yourself
Eligibility
- US citizens or nationals at the deadline; permanent residents are not eligible
- 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 (unless on an undergraduate study abroad programme), or extensive previous UK experience
- Part-time and distance-learning courses are not covered
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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 a dance video portfolio and three recommendations by 6 October 2026, 5pm ET.
- 2Apply separately to Roehampton for your chosen course, ideally before 13 January 2027; Fulbright does not cover that application fee.
Program timeline
6 October 2026, 5pm ET
Fulbright deadline (2027–28 cycle)
Roehampton application, ideally by
13 January 2027
recommended / not recommended notice
End of January 2027
final decisions, on a rolling basis
March–June 2027
grant starts
Fall 2027