Alumni Grants

The grants are designed to support alumni and projects based in and carried out in Bulgaria (by either Bulgarian or US citizens who are alumni of the Fulbright Bulgaria program). In the past, Fulbright Bulgaria has given such grants on an ad-hoc basis in response to alumni requests to the Commission board. The alumni grant fund will regularize the process so that all alumni are aware of this opportunity and so as to foster transparency in the application and selection process.

Types of Grants 

1) Travel Award (1 per year) 

This award is intended for Bulgarian or U.S. Fulbright alumni who wish to travel in order to: 

• participate in an academic conference; 

• take part in a training seminar; or 

• conduct follow-up research on a topic directly related to their original Fulbright grant project. 

Funds may be used to cover travel, accommodation, and conference fees, up to a total of EUR 1,500. 

NB: Alumni grants are NOT official Fulbright grants. Awardees are therefore responsible for organizing their own travel and for obtaining any required visas or permissions. 

2) Publication Award (1 per year) 

An award of up to EUR 1,500 to support the publication of research resulting directly from the alum’s Fulbright project, either: 

• in the form of a monograph, or 

• as a scientific article in a highly indexed international journal. 

3) Open Alumni Awards (1–2 per year, depending on availability of funds) 

Awards of up to EUR 1,500 to support non-travel or non-publication-related alumni projects that expand the impact of the original Fulbright grant. 

Examples of activities that may be supported include: 

• organization of academic conferences; 

• creation of artistic works; 

• additional research; 

• support for cultural, community, or educational initiatives.