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It’s never too early to start thinking about applying to the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. Each year, the competition launches in February and accepts applications until September 16. There are over 470 unique awards available that offer 800 scholars and professionals the opportunity to teach and research in 143 different countries. Opportunities are available for college and university faculty

Laurie B. Logan Brayshaw, Director of Sponsored Programs, Institute of American Indian Arts Stephen Wall, Associate Professor, Indigenous Liberal Studies Department, Institute of American Indian Arts The Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence (S-I-R) Program helps institutions advance their international presence by enabling them to apply to host non-U.S. scholars for teaching. In 2018-2019, the Institute

Eric Freedman, Professor of Journalism at Michigan State University 2018-2019 Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Georgia 2011-2012 Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Lithuania 2002-2003 Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Uzbekistan As a Fulbrighter, how can you share your international experiences – in fact, share the world -- with kids? I’ve done it three times through weekly letters to classes. I began during my first

Sarah Russell, Academic Dean and Director of Undergraduate Research Support Office, Trinity College 2008 Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Denmark In 2008, I spent the fall semester with faculty and students at the Aarhus Business College (Aabc) in Jutland, Denmark. I anticipated that it would be an easy sojourn. After all, I was going to a small, safe, mostly English-speaking country, with my daughter

Farong Zhu (朱法荣), Professor of American Literature at Shandong Agricultural University, China 2017-2018 Fulbright Visiting Scholar to the City College of New York By August 2, 2018, I will have to say goodbye to the Big Apple and the lavender-colored City College of New York. As a 2017-2018 Fulbright Visiting Scholar, I feel highly honored and thankful to all the people who are connected with the

Yasmine Kalkstein, Associate Professor of Psychology, Mount Saint Mary College 2017-2018 Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Israel This article was first printed in Inside Higher Ed Anyone who has met my energetic and exhausting (creative?) children was a bit hesitant about my idea to go abroad with them after I received a Fulbright Scholar award for a sabbatical in Israel. I was excited, but I have a 6

Soudhamini, Filmmaker, Srishti-Institute of Art, Design and Technology, India 2017-2018 Fulbright Visiting Scholar to Chapman University I came to the United States in August 2017 on a Fulbright-Nehru Grant for Academic and Professional Excellence and my discipline is Film Production/Cinema Studies. My project was to understand how turning digital has changed the cinematic narrative and on

Janis Boettinger, Vice Provost Shelly Ortiz, Program Director, Office of Global Engagement Fulbright Scholar Liaisons at Utah State University Utah State University has a culture of performing high-quality research. Our faculty conduct prominent research in many different disciplines, influencing their students to have the same drive. Fulbright Scholars foster innovation and growth by spreading

Laurie Lopez Charlés, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist 2017-2018 Fulbright Global Scholar to Kosovo and Sri Lanka Note: This is the second and final post of a 2-part blog series. Read Part 1 here . Arriving in Colombo It started to snow as I looked out the window of my airplane leaving Kosovo, where I had spent six weeks on a Fulbright Global Scholar award analyzing post conflict mechanisms