For recent college graduates, master's, and doctoral candidates in the visual fine arts or music
2 awards granted
9 months in France (October 1 to June 30)
The 2025-2026 application is now closed. The 2026-2027 competition will open in Spring 2025.
Up to two awards are offered to students in the visual fine arts (painting, print-making, sculpture, photography) or music (composition, instrumental, or vocal performance). Awardees will be joint recipients of the Fulbright grant (maintenance and travel allowance) and the Harriet Hale Woolley scholarship (in the form of a free live-in artist atelier or music studio at the Fondation des Etats-Unis in Paris).
Bequeathed to the Fondation des États-Unis in the early 1930s, the Harriet Hale Woolley Scholarship is awarded annually to a select number of exceptional American artists and musicians who plan to pursue their studies in Paris. The Fondation des Etats-Unis is a private student residence and cultural center located within the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris. Opened in 1930, the Fondation des Etats-Unis offers 267 individual rooms for American and international students, including a select number of artists' ateliers and music studios. (Please note that awardees may live with a spouse/partner in these rooms.)
Candidates should demonstrate in the application their commitment to being an active participant in the cultural program and the community of artists at the Fondation des Etats-Unis.
Finalists will have a virtual interview with the selection committee at the Fondation des Etats-Unis.
9 months
This grant period will be from October 1 to June 30
Grantees will be required to attend a mandatory 1- to 2-day in-country orientation in late September or early October, and a 2-day mid-year conference in February (organized by the Fulbright Commission in France).
The 2025-2026 application is now closed. The 2026-2027 competition will open in Spring 2025.
For further information, please consult IIE's website on Fulbright-Harriet Hale Woolley Award in the Arts
Graduating seniors, recent graduates, advanced graduate students, doctoral candidates, and those with professional experience are encouraged to apply. Applicants must show evidence of high-level artistic or musical accomplishment.
Candidates must also satisfy eligibility requirements of the Harriet Hale Woolley Scholarship program.
Candidates should demonstrate in the application their commitment to being an active participant in the cultural program and the community of artists at the Fondation des Etats-Unis.
Finalists will be interviewed via Skype by the selection committee at the Fondation des Etats-Unis.
French language proficiency is recommended, commensurate with the requirements of the project. In the Fulbright online application, applicants should include the Language Self-Evaluation and a Foreign Language Evaluation by a professional language instructor in relation to their language proficiency.
Applicants are encouraged to establish contact with specialists in their fields before applying for a grant, and to solicit invitations to study under them. Although the Fulbright Commission in France prefers affiliation with accredited institutions (schools of art and music conservatories), applicants may be authorized to study with private teachers.
