Building on the scholarship of three cohorts of the Fulbright Arctic Initiative, Fulbright Arctic Initiative (FAI) IV will bring together a network of professionals, practitioners, and researchers from the United States, Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands), Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden for monthly webinars, thematic group collaboration, three in-person meetings, and an individual exchange experience. FAI IV will address key research and policy questions related to promoting Arctic Security through a diverse, multi-dimensional, cooperative interdisciplinary framework.
Program participants will focus their research on one of the following themes:
Approximately 19 outstanding scholars will be selected to participate in the program as FAI Scholars through an open, merit-based competition. At least four of the scholars will be selected from the United States and at least one scholar will be selected from each of the other Arctic Council member states. Co-Lead Scholars will provide intellectual leadership and guidance throughout the program, in addition to mentoring program participants, connecting program scholars to other international experts, and facilitating discussion and collaboration among the scholars.
Selected scholars will participate in an individual Fulbright exchange of a minimum of six weeks up to three months (Finnish scholars will travel to the United States, and U.S. scholars will be able to come to Finland), as well as in-person seminars and ongoing virtual communication, all supporting the scholars’ collaborative research projects.
Program activities will begin in September 2024 and run for 18 months, through spring 2026.
The Fulbright Arctic Initiative is a program of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). In Finland, their partner is the Fulbright Finland Foundation.
Extra funding support is available for grantees with disabilities. If you have a disability that would cause additional costs for the grant term, contact the Foundation to discuss reasonable accommodations. Send your self-assessment with a description of the disability and the specific accommodations requested to the Foundation ([email protected]) by the grant application deadline.
Please note that disclosing the need for disability accommodation does not affect the review and selection process.
The Finnish applicants must complete and submit an online application.
The following materials comprise a complete application:
Budget will be asked from the candidates who are invited for an interview.
The applicant is responsible for saving all the required attachments in the application system by the deadline.
timeline | |
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| Application deadline for Finnish applicants | March 1, 2024 (5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time) |
| Interview invitations will be sent out | March 19, 2024 |
| Virtual interviews | March 25, 2024 |
| Selections published | May 2024 |
| Compulsory Orientation Day in Helsinki for all selected grantees | May 13, 2024 |
| First Group Meeting and Orientation (Norway) | September 8-14, 2024 |
| Mid-Year Group Meeting (Greenland) | June 2025 (dates TBC) |
| Final Group Meeting (Washington, DC) | April 2026 (dates TBC) |
U.S. applicants and applicants from all other eligible countries please consult the Fulbright Scholar Program webpage for further information.
The Fulbright Finland Foundation is a private, independent, not-for-profit organization based in Helsinki, Finland. The Foundation’s aim is
Fulbright Arctic Initiative is part of the global Fulbright program operating in over 160 countries worldwide.
