At Fulbright Austria, we know that learning a language is about more than grammar and vocabulary—it's about opening minds, building bridges, and fostering understanding between cultures.
That’s why we’re proud of our Austrian Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) Program, which places highly motivated, Fulbright-caliber Austrian educators in classrooms across the United States. FLTAs bring language to life for students—sharing their culture, ideas, and lived experience.
But today, the opportunity to teach abroad is under pressure.
Due to rising visa-related financial requirements and increased living costs in the US—which have increased from $17,000 to $30,000 per FLTA per year—Fulbright Austria is facing new challenges. Without additional funding, Fulbright Austria will no longer be able to finance the same number of grants, and future Austrian educators will miss the chance to share their expertise and deepen cross-cultural understanding.
To meet this challenge, we’ve created the FLTA Empowerment Fund—a restricted fund dedicated to removing these barriers so that ambitious educators can focus on what they do best: teaching, learning, and connecting.