Each year, applicants from all across Pakistan apply for the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship. And every year I am asked the same question by almost all Fulbright applicants; “I study in field abcd, am I eligible to apply for Fulbright?” So, I have decided to vest some time in order to come up with an exhaustive list of programs that the Fulbright accept applicants in.
Please note that you can apply for any Masters of PhD program in any field or discipline except clinical medicine. So the purpose of this post is just to give you an idea of some of the example fields that are eligible or not on the Fulbright program.
Note: There is a high preference in the fields of Agriculture, Energy, Education, Water, Data Analytics and Public Policy!
Eligible Fields For Fulbright Scholarship
Business Schools: Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Information Systems, International, Management, Marketing, Nonprofit, Production / Operations, Supply Chain / Logistics
Law Schools: Clinical Training, Dispute Resolution, Environmental Law, Health Care Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Law, Legal Writing, Tax Law, Trial Advocacy
Engineering Schools: Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical Engineering, Biological / Agricultural Engineering, Biomedical Engineering / Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering, Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering, Industrial / Manufacturing / Systems Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Petroleum Engineering
Education Schools: Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Administration and Supervision, Educational Psychology, Education Policy, Elementary Teacher Education, Higher Education Administration, Secondary Teacher Education, Special Education, Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Technical / Vocational
Fine Arts Schools: Ceramics, Fiber Arts, Glass, Graphic Design, Metals / Jewelry, Painting / Drawing, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Time-Based Media / New Media
Health Schools: Health Care Management, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Public Health, Rehabilitation Counseling, Social Work, Veterinary Medicine
Public Affairs Schools: Public Affairs Specialties, Environmental Policy and Management, Health Policy and Management, Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Information and Technology Management, International Global Policy and Administration, Local Government Management, Nonprofit Management, Public Finance and Budgeting, Public Management and Leadership, Public Policy Analysis, Social Policy, Urban Policy
Science Schools: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics
Social Sciences and Humanities Schools: Criminology, Economics, English, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology
Ineligible Fields For Fulbright Scholarship
Clinical Medicine: Anesthesiology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Radiology, Surgery, Clinical Psychology, Nursing-Anesthesia, Nursing-Midwifery
SEE ALSO: Disadvantages of the Fulbright Scholarship Program
Because of the limited number of grants, the Fulbright application is a stringent and rigorous process. Therefore, you should begin planning as early as 1.5 to 2 years before you intend to go to the US in order to have ample time to effectively prepare for all the pre-requisites of your Fulbright application.