Researching historical DNA: Reflections on a Fulbright project at the Natural History Museum Vienna

Watch an interview with 2022–23 US Fulbright scholar Tricia Achleitner-Goulding.

Fall orientation and homecoming meet & greet 2025

Watch a video and browse through photos taken during our two weeks of orientation for incoming US students, scholars, and teaching assistants and during the...

75th anniversary: A special message in celebration of our Austrian and US Fulbright Student Programs

Watch a video with messages from representatives of our programs for students.

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Editorial: Welcome to 2021—Full of hope
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Editorial: Welcome to 2021—Full of hope

Our executive director, Hermann Agis, rings in the new year, a year he believes will be full of hope.
Editorial: 2020–21: Hope for the Future – A November Statement
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Editorial: 2020–21: Hope for the Future – A November Statement

After the terror attack in Vienna and in the midst of a pandemic, Hermann Agis discusses the sources of his hope for the future.
Editorial: Bright minds are needed more than ever
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Editorial: Bright minds are needed more than ever

Fulbright Austria executive director talks about COVID-19, diversity, our connection to the generations of Fulbrighters that have come before, and the bright minds the Fulbright Program and the world at large need in the years to come.
70th Anniversary: A Special Announcement
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70th Anniversary: A Special Announcement

Executive director Hermann Agis shares some words to mark the 70th anniversary of the agreement that established Fulbright Austria.
Editorial: Full of challenges. Academic exchange in times of COVID-19
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Editorial: Full of challenges. Academic exchange in times of COVID-19

This is a very challenging situation for everybody in the community and beyond. All of you will have a personal COVID-19 story to tell. As Epictetus once said, “Some things are in our control and others not.” The global situation was not in our program participants' control, but how they have responded to the challenges of COVID-19 was in their control.
Editorial: Welcome to 2020
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Editorial: Welcome to 2020

Learn more about what's ahead for Fulbright Austria in 2020.
Editorial: #FullofChange
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Editorial: #FullofChange

Every Fulbright year is a year of transition and a year full of change. Our new cohorts have successfully started their program year in the US and Austria. You, our alumni and friends, make these experiences possible.
Editorial: Continued Support from Craig and Kathryn Hall Foundation
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Editorial: Continued Support from Craig and Kathryn Hall Foundation

I am extremely pleased to announce that the trustees of the Craig and Kathryn Hall Foundation have renewed their exceptional support for the Fulbright-Hall Distinguished Chair for Entrepreneurship in Central Europe with a pledge of $150,000.
Editorial: Vienna, Paul Fried, David Good, J. William Fulbright, and the Good Karma of International Educational Exchange
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Editorial: Vienna, Paul Fried, David Good, J. William Fulbright, and the Good Karma of International Educational Exchange

Fulbright Austria is delighted to announce that the Rosemary and David Good Family Foundation has pledged $50,000 over a three-year period to support Fulbright Austria’s programs. Rosemary and David Good believe in the power of the arts, culture, and education to transform lives, so Fulbright Austria will dedicate their generous gift over the next three program years to financing and expanding its collaboration with the MuseumsQuartier in Vienna, which cosponsors unique Fulbright-Q21/MuseumsQuartier Artist-in-Residence awards. I will share more about this generous gift and this great opportunity with you below.
Waiting a Lifetime to Give Back: Alumni Respond to Our Call for Support
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Waiting a Lifetime to Give Back: Alumni Respond to Our Call for Support

The beginning of a new program year is also a time to take stock, and I want to take this opportunity to look back and to look ahead with you.
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Editorial: The language of connection

7 Oktober 2025

Executive director Hermann Agis talks about “speaking Fulbright Austria” and the role the commission’s program participants play as they speak this language on both sides of the Atlantic.