1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Unpublished

   Discussion on Diversity in the Fulbright Program (Atlanta, GA)

   

   The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board held a meeting in Atlanta, GA focusing on Diversity in the Fulbright Program.

6. Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board June 2011 Meeting

   

   The quarterly meeting of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB) was held in Washington, DC, on June 6 and 7, 2011.

7. Permanent Increase in Funding for U.S.-France Fulbright Program

   The United States and France are marking the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-France Fulbright Program this year with a permanent increase in funding for the program, underscoring the diplomatic importance of this international academic exchange between the two countries.

8. Lebanese Fulbright Alumnus Honored by Temple University for Leadership in Interfaith Dialogue

   As a Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Farhed worked with Temple University's Dialogue Institute on the 2008 Fulbright Interfaith Community Action Program to bring together ten religious leaders, scholars, and community leaders from Saudi Arabia, India, Israel, Indonesia, Pakistan, France, Malaysia, Lebanon, England, and Burkina Faso.

9. Mentoring the Next Generation of Vietnamese Journalists

   After returning from her Fulbright exchange, Thuy saw a need for more training and mentoring for young journalists and journalism students in Vietnam.

10. Improving Lives through Innovation

    John O’Loughlin Kennedy has been selected as the U.S. Department of State’s Alumni Member of the Month in recognition of his entrepreneurial and humanitarian efforts that have improved lives around the globe.

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