Fulbright Flex Awards

In order to engage U.S. scholars currently unable to spend extended periods of time abroad, the Fulbright Program welcomes applications from scholars who propose multiple, short-term stays in the host country over a period of two to three years. The Flex Award is also designed for scholars who require multiple visits abroad to accomplish their research objectives. In addition to their research activities, Flex award scholars will be required to give public talks, participate in seminars, mentor students, and otherwise engage with the host country academic community. Applications that propose grant periods during the host institution’s academic year are preferred.  

Applicants should clearly indicate plans for their Flex grant in their project statements.  Specific details on invitation requirements and grant length will vary by country, and can be found in each individual award listing.  Some programs may offer opportunities for multi-country research, but these should be discussed with the appropriate CIES staff.

In the current Fulbright Award Catalog the following programs have flex grant opportunities:

Asia and Pacific Burma China Hong Kong Cambodia Japan Macao Mongolia Singapore Vietnam Europe and Eurasia         Albania Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Estonia Finland Georgia Germany Greece Kosovo Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Russia Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Ukraine United Kingdom Middle East and North Africa Bahrain Egypt Kuwait Morocco Palestinian Territories Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates

South and Central Asia Bangladesh Bhutan India Kazakhstan Kyrgyz Republic Republic of Maldives Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan South and Central Asia Regional Research Program in: Bangladesh Bhutan India Kazakhstan Kyrgyz Republic Nepal Pakistan Republic of Maldives Sri Lanka Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Sub-Saharan Africa Benin Botswana                            Burkina Faso Cameroon Cote d’Ivoire Democratic Republic of Congo Ethiopia Ghana Guinea Kenya Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone South Africa Swaziland Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

Western Hemisphere Argentina Barbados and Eastern Caribbean              Bolivia Brazil     Canada Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic        Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Uruguay Venezuela