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Fulbrighter Named New Stanford President
04/05/2024

Fulbrighter Named New Stanford President

Jonathan Levin, who studied economics in the United Kingdom as a Fulbrighter, will take office in August 2024. He is dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

03/22/2024

Maame Efua Addadzi-Koom Shares International Perspectives on Women and the Law

Fulbrighter connects with HBCU students and helps internationalize curriculum on Women, Gender, and Global Leadership.

02/27/2024

Space Exploration Inspires Fulbrighters to Innovate and Collaborate

Fulbrighters learned about space exploration from industry and university experts as part of a Fulbright Enrichment Seminar in Houston.

02/13/2024

Fulbright Top Producing Institutions

The 2023-24 Fulbright Top Producers represent the diversity of U.S. higher education and highlight collaboration between colleges and universities in the U.S. and abroad.

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Explore Fulbright Programs

The Fulbright Program awards approximately 9,000 merit-based scholarships in the United States and more than 160 countries every year to accomplished students, scholars, teachers, artists, and professionals of all backgrounds and fields. Fulbrighters study, teach, conduct research, exchange ideas, and contribute to finding solutions to complex global challenges.
Jiraporn Inthasan
Jiraporn Inthasan
Thailand to U.S., 2019
Ramy Kheir
Egypt to U.S., 2019
Kitty Purgason,
U.S. to Tajikistan, 2016
Dil Singh Basanti
U.S. to Ethiopia, 2018

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The Fulbright Program is the flagship international academic exchange program sponsored by the United States Government. Fulbright was founded in 1946 with an ambitious goal—to increase mutual understanding and support friendly and peaceful relations between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Led by the U.S. Government in partnership with more than 160 countries worldwide, Fulbright offers an expansive suite of life-changing international academic and cultural exchange opportunities. Learn more about the Fulbright’s administration, funding, policies, and history.

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Fulbright was the beginning of a life-long investment that laid the strategic groundwork for a professional writing career and my work as an educator.

Alyea Pierce
U.S. to Trinidad and Tobago, 2019
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Fulbright certainly embodies this philosophy of doing interesting and important and impactful work, but also making sure that you share that work with other people.
Kevin McLean
U.S. to Malaysia and Ecuador, 2016
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Fulbright Alumni: Lasting Legacies

More than 400,000 Fulbrighters have made an impact on their communities and the world. This month, we are honoring alums who have studied the environment and worked to conserve the natural world.
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Pamela Scheffler

Ecologist and Community College Professor

U.S. Fulbrighter to India and Indonesia

Bringing pieces of my Fulbright experience into all of my classes has impact on a really diverse set of students.

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Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson

Minister for the Environment, Iceland

Visiting Fulbrighter from Iceland

[Fulbright is] close to my heart, because it meant a lot to me personally and professionally.

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Gillian Bowser

Wildlife Ecologist, Research Scientist

U.S. Fulbrighter to Peru

Fulbright provides that cross-border, cross-cultural understanding so needed to manage protected areas.

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Alyssa Erin Kardos Loera

Social Entrepreneur, Sustainability Advocate, and Supporter of the Arts

U.S. Fulbrighter to Cambodia

Positioning young Cambodians as global leaders in sustainability.

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