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Clemson to Vienna, the journey of a Fulbright-Freud Scholar and martial arts enthusiast

This article originally appeared in Clemson University Blogs and is being republished courtesy of Clemson University . Blog post by June J. Pilcher, Ph.D. , alumni distinguished professor, Department of Psychology at Clemson University Vienna, Austria – the City of Music – consistently ranked in the top 3 of the world’s most livable cities (and often number 1) – and my home while I completed my
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Berlin: “Where Cultures Meet and Challenges Abound”

The Fulbright German Studies Seminar is an opportunity for scholars from U.S. universities, colleges and community colleges to participate in a short term grant to Germany. The seminar provides a firsthand look into the German political and economic systems’ interactions with contemporary societal and cultural issues. For U.S. scholars, this engagement in substantive dialogue with political
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Extended Award Opportunities

While the application deadline for most 2013-2014 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Core awards has passed, we are pleased to announce that several awards remain open to new applicants. The country programs include Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Egypt, France, Germany, Guatemala, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Sweden, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and
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Scholar Story: Mark Gaskell, Morocco

Small Fruit Crop Research and Training Program with the Moroccan National Agronomic Research Institute (INRA) By Mark Gaskell, Farm Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension San Luis Obispo, California Host: Moroccan National Agronomic Research Institute , Rabat, Morocco Teaching/research, November 2011 – May 2012, serial visits to 2014 The objective of my Fulbright Scholar Program
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Fulbright Anniversaries: Celebrating Legacies of International Educational Exchange

In 2012, the Fulbright Program celebrates significant anniversaries in 14 countries: Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Japan, Lithuania, Morocco, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Ukraine, Vietnam and Zimbabwe. The U.S. Department of State, U.S. embassies Fulbright Commissions, partner governments and organizations that administer Fulbright worldwide will commemorate the formalization of
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Introducing: Fulbright-Fogarty Opportunities for Postdocs

New for the 2013-2014 academic year, Fulbright-Fogarty U.S. scholar grants promote post-doctoral research in public health in resource-limited settings. Through a partnership between Fulbright and the Fogarty International Center (FIC) of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, opportunities exist for post-doctoral researchers in Bangladesh, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Peru, South Africa and
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Scholar Stories: Roberta Levitow

Roberta Levitow What can a Fulbright grant offer an artist? The following interview features Roberta Levitow, a former Fulbright Specialist in theatre, and was originally posted on the TCG Circle . Levitow is an emeritus of the Fulbright Scholar Alumni Ambassador Program . Fulbright Stories is an interview series conducted by Theatre Communications Group with theatre practitioners who received a
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