U.S. Scholar Awards

​Contribute significantly to advanced studies of mutual interest to the U.S. and Spain by teaching (preferably at the graduate level) and/or conducting research and collaborating with colleagues at Spanish academic and research institutions.

Activities may include presenting lectures, seminars, and/or workshops, as arranged by host institutions or the U.S.-Spain Fulbright Commission.

• United States citizenship
• Postdoctoral/Early Career Academics
• Senior Academics, Mid-Career Academics, Professionals, and Artists
• Other requirements as specified on the Fulbright Scholar website and in each award: https://fulbrightscholars.org/us-scholar-awards

Applications must be submitted through CIES/IIE: https://fulbrightscholars.org/us-scholar-awards#getting-started

An invitation letter is required or recommended for most awards (see the Catalog of Awards), indicating the name and position of the academic adviser with whom the Scholar will collaborate, and specifying the teaching program and work load, as applicable, as well as indicating the availability of research resources.

Postdoctoral Research: four to nine months. Awards will preferably be for 9 months. Postdoctoral Awards provide recently graduated scholars an opportunity to conduct research and receive professional training abroad. Awards may involve limited teaching. Postdoctoral Research awards are open to scholars who will have received a doctoral degree (Ph.D., J.D., M.D., Ed.D., etc.) within seven years of the fellowship start date. Degree conferment before the start of the award is mandatory. Institutional affiliation in the U.S. is not required.

Co-Sponsored Awards: Fulbright Scholar Awards to Spain include opportunities for professionals, artists, and scholars at all career-levels. Location and eligibility vary across awards, and some awards are restricted to certain career levels or types of scholars. Please refer to each award description for more specific information:

Open to all disciplines:

All Disciplines at Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (Spanish National Research Council)
All Disciplines at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

All Disciplines at Universidad de la Laguna

All Disciplines at the Universidad de Alcalá
All Disciplines at the Universidad de Málaga

All Disciplines at the Universidad de Murcia


Open to specific areas of study:

Business Management at the Universidad de Murcia

Epidemiology and Public Health at the Universidad de Murcia

International Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Business Administration and Leadership at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

International Studies at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Marine Sciences at the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Mechanical Engineering at the Universidad de Vigo (Centro Universitario de la Defensa)

Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at the Universidad de Murcia

Theoretical and Applied Linguistics at Universidad de Murcia

Tourism Economics and Business Management at the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Multi-country award:

Morocco-Spain Joint Teaching/Research Award

Spain-Greece Joint Teaching/Research Award

• Base stipend: 3,200 € per month
• Travel: ​1,300 €
• Dependent travel: 750 € per person, for up to a maximum of two legal family members who accompany the grantee in-country for at least 80% of the award period.
• Dependent monthly allowance: 150 € per person, for up to a maximum of two legal family members who accompany the grantee in-country for at least 80% of the award period.
• Health benefits for grantee only.

Affiliates at host institutions are encouraged to be as specific as possible in the letter of invitation regarding:

• The resources and facilities that will be made available to the applicant, and
• The potential impact of the proposed collaboration, both short-term and long-term.