United States Government Fulbright Scholarship 2026

The United States Government is offering the fully funded Fulbright Scholarship Program to all eligible graduate students to study in the United States of America. The Fulbright Foreign Student Program covers the entire study costs, including tuition, accommodation, living allowance, visa, and travel costs, for all successful applicants all over the world.

Eligibility: 

• Applicants must be citizens or nationals of Nigeria, or permanent residents holding a valid passport issued by the government of Nigeria.
• Applicants must be DOCTORAL OR PHD students who have completed a significant amount of their doctoral program in Nigerian universities and have the endorsement of their home institution.
• Applicants must have an outstanding academic record and high level of English proficiency.
• Applicants must meet the minimum scores on required standardized tests (TOEFL exam); these test scores should be submitted by September 2026.
• Applicants must meet the minimum score on required standardized tests (TOEFL: a score of 90). Any nominee who does not meet these standards will not move forward in the placement process.
• Applicants must have high motivation and a serious commitment to completing the program as scheduled and to returning home.
• Only applicants with strong proposals, outlining their research objectives, methodology, timeframe, and justification for conducting the research in the U.S. will be short-listed for interviews.
• Preference will be given to applicants who have not studied in the U.S.
• No applicant may receive more than one Fulbright Student grant, including Humphrey Scholar alumni. This does not apply to the Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program alumni.

Benefits of Fulbright Scholarship 2026

• The Fulbright Scholarship covers the grantee’s round-trip airfare to the U.S., a settling-in allowance, monthly stipend, housing allowance, books-and-supplies allowance, and computer allowance.
• The scholarship also covers basic university health insurance as a primary insurance coverage and the Fulbright ASPE health benefit as secondary coverage.

Deadline: June 1, 2026
Type: PhD
Host Country: USA