

Please find below the grants offered for U.S. Scholars. If you are a student and interested in conducting research in Finland, please visit our page for U.S. Student Program.
American Studies
Arctic Research
Business, Science, Engineering and Technology
Business and Economics
Business Administration, Engineering and Technology
Health Sciences
Health and Environmental Sciences
Information and Communications Technologies
Science, Technology, and Innovation
Grants for multiple visits (Flex awards)
The U.S. program partner in the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program is the Institute of International Education IIE. Applications are submitted through IIE and forwarded to discipline-based peer review committees in the U.S. Applications that pass this initial peer review in the U.S. are forwarded to the Fulbright Finland Foundation in Helsinki to be reviewed by the Foundation’s review committees. The Foundation makes the funding decisions and final selections of grantees.
Additional information, including detailed application instructions, is available from the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Catalog of Awards.
Finnish higher education institutions engage in world-leading research and offer high quality academic programs. Together with a welcoming and intriguing environment, Finland offers interesting opportunities for U.S. researchers and lecturers both professionally and socially. Please visit the following websites to begin your search.
An international researcher does not necessarily need Finnish or Swedish in order to be able to live in Finland. English is widely spoken in academic circles and in the country as a whole.
U.S. Scholar Program eligibility guidelines and review criteria are published on the Fulbright Scholar Program website.
In Finland the applications are evaluated according to the evaluation criteria set by the Fulbright Finland Foundation Board.
Applicants residing in Finland are not eligible.
The Fulbright Finland Foundation is a private, independent, not-for-profit organization based in Helsinki, Finland. The Foundation’s aim is
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program to Finland is part of the global Fulbright program operating in over 160 countries worldwide.