1. Fulbright NEXUS

   The Fulbright Regional Network for Applied Research (NEXUS) Program is a network of junior scholars, professionals and mid-career applied researchers from the United States and other Western Hemisphere nations.

2. Photographing the Color of Hay

   

   Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Romania, Kathleen Laraia McLaughlin shares some of the photos she took in Romania of the changes she witnessed between urban dwellers and those from the rural areas.

3. Funding and Administration

   The primary source of funding for the Fulbright Program is an annual appropriation by the U.S. Congress to the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA).

4. History2

   From its inception, the Fulbright Program has fostered bilateral relationships in which other countries and governments work with the U.S. to set joint priorities and shape the program to meet shared needs.

5. Higher Education Administrators

   Higher education administrators have long realized the value of the Fulbright Program, both in shaping the lives and careers of students and faculty, and in helping to internationlize their respective campuses.

6. Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation

   King Felipe VI will honor the Fulbright program with the 2014 Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation in recognition of the program’s positive impact on U.S.-Spain bilateral relations since the program first began operation with Spain in 1958.

7. Fulbright in African Union

   The Fulbright Program offers grants to qualified students, scholars, teachers and professionals from member countries of the African Union to study, teach, or research in the United States. Opportunities are available through your home country U.S. Embassy. For more information, please return to our participating countries page and locate your home country on the list.

8. U.S. Department of State and espnW Global Sports Mentoring Program

   

   As the managing director of the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.(IOCL) Aparna Popat is responsible for identifying talent, providing logistical support for exposure, recommending sports policies, and preparing the annual sports budget.

9. Dr. Valeria Klitsounova

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   Valeria

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   Short Biography

   

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   Raised by her aunt and grandmother, Dr. Valeria Klitsounova grew up thinking critically and developed her independence and leadership skills at a young age. As a board member for a museum of history and rural culture in Belarus that she and her husband owned, she was passionate about sharing Belarusian history. After the selling the museum, she looked for other opportunities to bring information about Belarus to the world. In 2002, Dr. Klitsounova introduced the idea of agritourism to Belarus and has been working to provide more income opportunities to rural communities throughout the country. She founded the Belarusian Association of Rural and Ecotourism “Country Escape,” a nonprofit dedicated to promoting Belarus as a tourist destination. Dr. Klitsounova traveled to the United States in 2003 to participate in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) that was focused on NGO management. During her exchange she discovered many concepts that she could use to support entrepreneurs who were members of her nonprofit. She directly credits the IVLP for improving her negotiating skills that, in turn, persuaded the Belarusian government to increase funding and expand programming in other villages.

   Today “Country Escape” has more than 800 members and is shaping the rural tourism sector in Belarus. Between running her nonprofit, teaching and developing courses about ecotourism, and publishing books, Dr. Valeria Klitsounova has become the “mother of agritourism” in Belarus!

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   Belarus

   Last name

   Klitsounova

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10. Dr. Hope Cynthia Sadza

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    Hope Cynthia

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    Dr. Hope Cynthia Sadza is the founder and Vice Chancellor of the Women's University in Africa (WUA), a small university focused on educating women in Harare, Zimbabwe that was founded in 2002.

    In 2007, Dr. Sadza was selected for a 10-day International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP) where she interacted with leaders of various women's universities in the United States to share strategies for effective university administration. The program concluded with her participation in an international conference for women's university administrators.

    Upon returning home, Dr. Sadza wrote a detailed report on her visit and highlighted practical ideas she could implement to further develop and sustain the WUA. Since her visit, the WUA has seen tremendous growth and Dr. Sadza instituted a board of trustees, organized alumni chapters, pursued new fundraising techniques, and implemented curriculum and institutional development based on her experience in the United States.

    Dr. Cynthia Sadza is an innovator and educator who is providing women in Africa with new strategies and fostering equity in education.

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    Home Country

    Zimbabwe

    Last name

    Sadza

    IVLP Alumni

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