Fulbright Program - the flagship international exchange scholarship program between the U.S. and 155 countries, supported by the U.S. Congress and partner governments worldwide.
The Fulbright NEXUS Program held a successful mid-year seminar in Mexico October 4 - 7, 2011. View our slideshow and learn more about NEXUS Program opportunities.
Fulbright-mtvU Fellowships allow up to four U.S. students per year to pursue projects that examine music as a global force for promoting mutual understanding among cultures.
You now have a new way to stay up-to-date with the Fulbright Program - the Fulbright Program Google+ Page! +1 our new page today.
Community service is just one part of the Fulbright Enrichment Seminars, which focused on "Greening of the Planet" in 2011. Watch the video to learn more.
Fulbright Photographer to Romania Kathleen Laraia McLaughlin: "Going somewhere to witness and experience an older way of life called to me."
Congratulations to Nomsa Mazwai, a South African Fulbright student and musician, on winning a South African Music Award for Best Adult Alternative African Music!
News and Highlights
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More than 1,200 Fulbright Foreign Students to Participate in 2012 Fulbright Enrichment Seminar Series
Beginning February 9 in Atlanta, GA, 140 first-year Fulbright Foreign Students from over 80 countries, studying at colleges and universities across the United States, will participate in one of nine enrichment seminars this spring in cities across the United States focused on the theme, "U.S. Politics and Elections: Democracy in Action."
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Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board To Hold Its Quarterly Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia
On February 9-10, 2012, the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board will hold its quarterly meeting in Atlanta at the Carter Center and Presidential Museum and the Atlanta University Center's Woodruff Library. The Board will also host a panel discussion on diversity in the Fulbright Program and will join portions of the Fulbright Foreign Student Enrichment Seminar, which will take place in Atlanta from February 9-12.
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Luke Juran
Luke Juran used his Fulbright-Nehru fellowship as a Geography PhD candidate to give back to two young children suffering from cleft lips and palates. Read more about how Luke helped change these lives while researching post-tsunami villages.
Fulbright Videos
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Fulbright Connects - Short from Fulbright Program on Vimeo.
Senator Fulbright envisioned an educational and cultural exchange program that would connect people and encourage them to learn about each others' cultures and values - that vision became the Fulbright Program.
