The Fulbright/University of Strathclyde Award is a partnership award in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, run by the US-UK Fulbright Commission with the University of Strathclyde.
It funds one American graduate to take a three-year PhD in Strathclyde’s Faculty of Engineering in Glasgow.
Benefits & funding
- Tuition waived: the award page lists a full tuition fee waiver, though another line there says the university waives first-year tuition
- Living stipend of £19,991 for each year of grant-eligible study (£1,999.10 a month)
- US$1,500 travel stipend; accident and sickness cover
- The Fulbright grant length is listed as 10 months
- No support for dependants
Eligibility
- US citizens or nationals at the deadline; dual US-UK citizens may apply
- A bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) conferred before the grant starts; PhD holders are not eligible
- Full-time PhD study in the Faculty of Engineering; part-time and distance-learning courses and any part of a medical degree are excluded
- Not eligible: living or studying in the UK in 2026–27, or six or more months in the UK in the year before the grant, unless on an undergraduate study abroad programme
- Not eligible: anyone who lived abroad five or more of the six years before the deadline
- Preference goes to applicants without extensive (six months or longer) UK experience
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. … 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. … Applicants are ineligible for the 2027-2028 awards if they are residing or studying in the UK during the 2026-2027 academic year unless the applicant is in the UK for an undergraduate study abroad program.” Eligibility
Eligible nationalities
USA
Education required
Bachelor Enrolled · Bachelor
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Application process
- 1Submit the Fulbright online application, choosing the University of Strathclyde, by 6 October 2026, 5pm ET, with a letter of affiliation/support you arrange yourself.
- 2Apply separately to Strathclyde for admission, ideally before 13 January 2027; the award is conditional on an offer, needed before the grant starts.
- 3Shortlisted applicants interview by video call, which cannot be rescheduled.
Program timeline
6 October 2026, 5pm ET
Fulbright deadline (2027–28 cycle)
suggested date to have applied to Strathclyde
13 January 2027
interviews
February–early March 2027
all applicants notified
Late April 2027
arrival in the UK
September 2027