Fullbright is inviting enthusiastic and hardworking students to apply for this opportunity, the Austrian Fullbright Students Program in the USA for the academic year 2023-2024. 

Students from Austria can apply to any desired master’s program at an accredited US institution to be considered for this scholarship program. The scholarship award will cover tuition fees, maintenance grants of up to $25,000, travel and relocation costs, and much more. 

The Fullbright Program, named after J. William Fulbright, 1905–1995, is one of several United States Cultural Exchange Programs. It was started with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the USA and other countries with the help of education. 

The Fulbright Program was established with a mission to bring a little more knowledge, a little more reason, and a little more compassion into world affairs and in turn, increase the chance that nations will learn to live in peace and friendship at last. The founder, J. William Fulbright, believed that the first requirements for a hopeful future for humankind are creative leadership and liberal education. 

Application Deadline: The application period will last until 1st May, 2023. 

Brief Description

• University or Organization: Fullbright Austria
• Department: NA
• Course Level: Masters
• Award: Tuition fee and more
• Number of Awards: NA
• Access Mode: Online
• Nationality: International
• The award can be taken in the USA

Eligibility

• Eligible Countries: Students from Austria can apply.
• Eligible Course or Subjects: Students can apply for a master’s degree program in their choice of American university. 
• Eligibility Criteria: To be eligible, the applicants must meet all the following/given criteria:
• The applicants must have Austrian citizenship. 

How to Apply

• How to Apply: The students must submit their admission applications via their desired university’s online portal. Interested students must submit applications for the Austrian Fulbright Student Program using the IIE platform. 
• Supporting Documents: The students are required to provide documents such as excellent study records, qualifications relevant to the study program, scholarly, artistic, social, and political commitment and work, career objectives, and study proposals.
• Admission Requirements: The applicants must have an accredited bachelor’s degree in applied sciences. 
• Language Requirement: The students must meet the English language requirements of the university of their choice. Typically, IELTS, TOEFL IBT, PTE, Duolingo, and more. 

Benefits

The students successfully selected for the Fullbright scholarship will be awarded the following benefits: 

• Tuition and maintenance grant of up to $25,000 for one-year programs or up to $35,000 for multi-year programs
• Travel and relocation allowance of up €2,000
• Enrollment in the US Department of State’s Accident and Sickness Program for Exchanges (ASPE) with a maximum coverage of $100,000
• Partial tuition waivers or additional financial support conducted with the relevant US institution by IIE
• Coaching and administrative support 
• Vouchers for GRE and TOEFL examinations 
• Application submission to four US institutions as a “Fulbright candidate” and coverage of associated application fees by IIE
• J1 Visa sponsorship 
• Pre-academic training in the US. 

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