Fulbright Finland

12/08/2026

Finnish researchers, there is still time to apply for a Fulbright grant to the United States!

Advance your research, establish international collaborations, and take the next step in your academic career through the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program.

The 2027-28 competition is open for Finnish researchers at different career stages:

🔹 ASLA-Fulbright Pre-Doctoral Research Fellows Program:
For doctoral researchers conducting pre-doctoral research at a U.S. university or research institution for 4-12 months.
🔹 ASLA-Fulbright Research Grants for Junior Scholars:
For researchers who have completed their doctoral degree within the past four years and wish to carry out a research project in the U.S. for 3-12 months.
🔹 Fulbright Research Grant in Partnership with the Nokia Foundation:
For postdoctoral researchers in ICT-related fields undertaking a research visit at a U.S. host institution.
🔹 Fulbright-KAUTE Foundation Award:
For doctoral students and early-career postdoctoral researchers in the fields of business, economics, and technology.
🔹 ASLA-Fulbright Research Grants for Senior Scholars:
For established scholars who completed their doctoral degree more than four years ago and wish to conduct research at a U.S. university or research institution for 3-12 months.

👉 Read more and apply by October 1, 2026: https://www.fulbright.fi/about-us/events/deadline-scholar-programs-finnish-researchers

07/08/2026

New ideas for your field from the U.S. through the ASLA-Fulbright Mid-Career Professional Development Program!

“My grant period provided not only new methods, but also new directions of thinking about STEM education.” – Tarja Kariola, MCPD alumna

Appy for the ASLA-Fulbright Mid-Career Professional Development grant program to grow professionally, learn to think outside the box, and develop personally! Fulbright Finland grantees get a unique chance to create connections and networks that continue to deliver value long into the future.

Read alumna Tarja’s article on her grant experience at
https://www.fulbright.fi/news-magazine/hemlocks-to-high-school-labs-new-ideas-shaping-science-education and apply to the program for the academic year 2027-28 by October 1, 2026! 👉 https://www.fulbright.fi/professional-grants/mid-career-professional-development-grant-FIN

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02/07/2026

We send you our best wishes for the summer season! ☀️

The Fulbright Finland Foundation office will be closed on July 3-24, 2026.

https://www.fulbright.fi/about-us/news-releases/summer-greetings-fulbright-finland-foundation

29/06/2026

U.S. Alumni, Apply for an Alumni Award!
Thinking about returning to Finland to take your collaborations further? The Friends of Fulbright Finland Alumni Enrichment Award for 2027 is now open for applications.

The FoFF Alumni Enrichment Award is a program for the alumni, by the alumni. It is funded by the FoFF Alumni Enrichment Fund created by donations from the Foundation's U.S. alumni. Read more and apply by October 22, 2026: https://www.fulbright.fi/foff-award

24/06/2026

The Fulbright Finland Foundation team had the pleasure of welcoming many grantees and alumni to our office these past few weeks! It’s been exciting to learn about their projects and collaboration with their Finnish colleagues.

Thank you for taking the time to visit us Fulbright Specialist Christopher Saffron and host Janne Jänis, Julie Newmark and the family, Cheryl J. Fish, Leah Beeferman, Tom O'Connell and Aidan!

18/06/2026

In May, Fulbright Finland alumni from every decade since the 1970s came together to reconnect and celebrate the continued success and impact of Finnish–U.S. exchanges.

Each year, numerous U.S. alumni return to Finland from across the Atlantic, to what they often describe as their “second home.” To bring them together with alumni and grantees based in Finland, the Fulbright Finland Foundation, in collaboration with volunteers from the ASLA-Fulbright Alumni Association Board, organized a Homecoming Alumni Event. The gathering offered a chance to revisit shared experiences while building new connections across generations of Fulbrighters.

The Homecoming was particularly special as it coincided with several major milestones. This year is the 80th anniversary of the global Fulbright Program, and we also celebrated 50 years of the Fulbright Bicentennial Chair in North American Studies – the oldest Fulbright Distinguished Chair worldwide. It was wonderful to welcome fifteen former Bicentennial Chairs from the U.S. to the event!

Thank you to everyone who joined us!

Read more about the event in the latest Fulbright Finland News magazine: https://www.fulbright.fi/news-magazine/homecoming

Photos: Studio Terho Photography

17/06/2026

Enjoy the latest issue of the Fulbright Finland News Magazine!

Our visiting columnist, Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto highlights Finland’s strengths in technology, research, and engineering talent. He emphasizes that international research collaboration and academic exchange create lasting value, and underscores Fulbright Finland’s role in expanding opportunities for Finnish researchers to work with U.S. partners, including in fields where Finland is a global leader.

In our Alumni in Focus series, Civil Engineer Erika Holt reflects on her career path from concrete durability research to global nuclear waste management, and on Fulbright’s role in building the connections that make long-term collaboration possible.

Topics in this issue also include:
⭐️ Shared Vision for Global Education - Strengthening the partnership between Indiana University Indianapolis and Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences
⭐️ From Hemlocks to High School Labs: New Ideas Shaping Science Education
⭐️ The Human Advantage in the Age of AI
⭐️ Learning from Finland’s Approach to Nuclear Waste
⭐️ Homecoming - Fulbright Finland alumni got together to celebrate the continued success and impact of Finnish–U.S. exchanges.

And much more!

Read the magazine online: https://www.fulbright.fi/fulbright-finland-news-issues

04/06/2026

Warm welcome back to Finland Leah Beeferman, Friends of Fulbright Finland Alumni Enrichment Awardee!

If you wish to connect with Leah, she will be working with her artist colleagues at Bioart Society and hosting a screening of video works and artist talk event at the Bioart Society’s SOLU space on Sunday, June 7, 17:00–19:00.

For more information about Leah and other 2025-26 Fulbright Finland Foundation awardees, see our website: https://www.fulbright.fi/about-us/grantees

02/06/2026

What makes the Fulbright Finland community so special is the willingness of its members to give back. 💙

This year, a record number of alumni joined us at the sixth annual Friends of Fulbright Finland Welcome Event to help orient our newest U.S. grantees to life in Finland.

Thank you to the Friends of Fulbright Finland Alumni Council and Welcome Network members for sharing your wisdom, experiences, and encouragement as we welcomed the next generation into the Fulbright Finland community!

11/05/2026

Tomorrow, we welcome 24 new leaders and citizen diplomats to the community of over 6 400 alumni of the Fulbright Finland Foundation!

The grantees' projects range from next-generation electronics, forensic chemistry, and Arctic resources and infrastructures, to cancer research, innovations in healthcare, and sustainability and environmental management.

Check out the CV catalog and learn more about these changemakers and their innovative projects: https://www.fulbright.fi/about-us/grantees