Connect with Fulbright

The Fulbright Program has an official presence on many social networks, including the Department of State's State Alumni and ExchangesConnect networks. These official social media sites offer prospective Fulbright applicants, grantees, hosts, and other stakeholders places to collaborate, discuss and learn about the program in a more informal setting.

Facebook

The Fulbright Program manages an official Fulbright Facebook page for past, current, and future Fulbrighters to stay connected, ask questionsand read about Fulbrighters in the news.

Google+

At the beginning of 2012, the Fulbright Program launched the Fulbright Program+ as a way for students, young professionals and Fulbright alumni to stay in touch while having access to unique content, news and updates. This Google+ Page is the official Fulbright Program presence on Google, and keeps public circles for official U.S. Embassy, Fulbright Commission and educational institutions pages. 

Twitter

The Fulbright Program currently operates two Twitter feeds:

Follow the Fulbright U.S. Student Program 

Follow the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Be sure to use the #fulbright hashtag when mentioning Fulbright in your Tweets!

LinkedIn®

The official Fulbright Program group on LinkedIn® allows current, former and prospective Fulbright participants to connect, share and collaborate on a professional level.  To help connect those in similar fields, we have created the following subgroups on LinkedIn®:

• Fulbrighters in Arts, Music and Architecture
• Fulbrighters in Social Sciences
• Fulbrighters in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
• Fulbrighters in Law
• Fulbrighters in Business
• Fulbrighters in Medicine
• Fulbrighters in Education
• Fulbrighters in Language & Literature
• Fulbrighters in Area & Regional Studies

We invite you to join the main group and relevant subgroups.

Vimeo

Please visit our Fulbright Program Vimeo channel, where we house our newest video content. Already, teh Vimeo channel has more than 30 videos, and is updated several times a year with unique content.

YouTube Archives

The Fulbright Program manages two Fulbright Program Channels on Youtube to archive exising video material: 

The Fulbright Student Program channel provides video testimonials, and is organized into playlists for the U.S. Student Program (including the English Teaching Assistant Program), the Foreign Student Program, the Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program, and the Fulbright-mtvU Fellowship.

Blog

U.S. Student Program applicants can read testimonials and application tips from current grantees and alumni on the Fulbright U.S. Student Program Blog.

Podcasts

U.S. Student Program applicants can listen to a series of podcast webinars and interviews with alumni and Fulbright Area Managers, who provide region- and country-specific information.

In addition the "My Fulbright Life" podcast series features interviews with current Fulbright grantees discussing life in another country, project topics, and application advice.

State Alumni

A secure online community exclusively for current and former grantees of U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs, including the Fulbright Program. On the State Alumni site you can stay connected with your exchange experience, find fellow alumni, share ideas, and learn about alumni activities being implemented in communities the world over. State Alumni also provides a database of job and grant opportunities, and with your membership you will also receive access to over 20,000 U.S. and international periodicals, newspapers, and more.

All Fulbrighters are invited to join now.  Once you have registered, you will automatically be given access to the Fulbright Community on State Alumni. 

Members of the Fulbright Community on State Alumni will also be provided with a free, lifetime fulbrightmail.org email address. 

ExchangesConnect

Administered by the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the ExchangesConnect social network is open to all who are interested in international exchange.

The Fulbright Program operates a profile page and group page.

There are many other official and unofficial Facebook pages and groups associated with the Fulbright Program.  Our Fulbright page provides links to other Fulbright Facebook pages that are officially associated with the Fulbright Program. 

The Fulbright Scholar Program channel highlights U.S. Scholar Program and Visiting Scholar Program grantees. 

Both Fulbright channels provide a list of favorite videos featuring clips created by and/or featuring Fulbright grantees and alumni.  Please contact us if you would like to add your video to the favorites list on either channel.  

Anyone interested in international exchange programs can also follow Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs Ann Stock's Twitter feed.