05/11/2023
Fulbright Amazonia Creates an International Network to Support Conservation and Bioeconomies
Scholars will investigate the Amazon region’s most pressing challenges to inform public policy.
Fulbright:
A Global Network of Changemakers
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05/17/2023
Fulbright is Headed to the 2023 NAFSA Annual Conference
NAFSA 2023 The NAFSA Annual Conference will be held in Washington, D.C. in 2023, and the Fulbright Program is excited to connect with you about Fulbright opportunities and to celebrate […]
05/16/2023
Fulbright Alumni Named as 2023 Guggenheim Fellows
Fourteen Fulbright Alumni — mid-career scholars, writers, artists, and scientists — were recognized for their scholarship, creative ability, and potential to make an impact in their respective field.
05/10/2023
Fulbright Arctic Initiative Promotes Community-based Policy Solutions to Shared Arctic Challenges
The international, multi-disciplinary collaboration of scholars on Arctic research concluded its third program cycle with a series of events in Washington, D.C.
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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
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
About
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.
Take me to the about pageFulbright 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
Over 75 years of the Fulbright Program, more than 400,000 Fulbrighters have made an impact on their communities and the world. We have highlighted some notable ones.
Maria Ressa
Nobel Prize-winning Journalist and Co-Founder of Rappler
U.S. Student to the Philippines, 1986
In a battle for facts, journalism is activism. Newsrooms require new thinking.
Javier Solana
Former Foreign Affairs Minister of Spain and NATO Secretary-General
Foreign Student from Spain, 1966
[Fulbright] has had a positive and important impact on generations of young Spaniards and Americans.
Joy Buolamwini
Computer Scientist & Digital Innovator
U.S. Student to Zambia, 2012
I think for anybody to thrive, you need to let people know that their story matters.
Amar Bose
Founder, Bose Corp
U.S. Student to India, 1956
Never lose your imagination. Always dream of things that are better and think about ways to reach those things.
