Awards for Students

The Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program operates on the principle of reciprocal residential exchange and provides the opportunity for outstanding Canadian students to study and/or conduct research in the United States. Award recipients include Canadian citizens who are graduate students, prospective graduate students, or junior professionals.

Applicants can apply for

• Fulbright Canada Student Awards: US$25,000 for one eight-month academic year. These all-discipline awards can be taken up at any college, university, think tank, or government agency in the United States.
• Fulbright Canada Student Entrepreneurship Awards: US$25,000 for one eight-month academic year. These awards support the first year of graduate study at a host institution while providing comprehensive resources to transform innovative ideas into entrepreneurial realities. The all-discipline awards can be taken up at any college, university, think tank, or government agency in the United States.
• Fulbright Canada - Honouring Nations Awards: US$25,000 for one eight-month academic year. These awards are dedicated to advancing research that focuses on critical Indigenous issues and fostering social connectedness and belonging within Indigenous communities and can be taken up at any college, university, think tank, or government agency in the United States.