2023: A year in review

2023 has been an exciting year at Fulbright Austria. Each day in December, we'll be taking a look back at significant milestones of the last twelve months.

2023 Fulbright Prize in American Studies: Celebrating 20 years full of impact.

Read more about this year's winner, Marijana Mikić.

A message from the Austrian Fulbright Alumni association

Learn more about the association, its events, and how you can get involved.

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2023: A year in review
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2023: A year in review

2023 has been an exciting year at Fulbright Austria. Each day in December, we'll be taking a look back at significant milestones of the last twelve months.
A message from the Austrian Fulbright Alumni association
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A message from the Austrian Fulbright Alumni association

Learn more about the association, its events, and how you can get involved.
Crowdfunding for the arts: An alum-led artsraising initiative
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Crowdfunding for the arts: An alum-led artsraising initiative

Learn more about Roland Schwarz's new book and about how he's supporting the new Fulbright Specialists in the Arts award.
Call to form chapters
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Call to form chapters

Keep the Fulbright spirit alive by starting a chapter for local alums.
Serve on the 2024 Alum Advisory Panel
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Serve on the 2024 Alum Advisory Panel

The call for 2024 Alum Advisory Panel members is now open!
Ally Week: amplifying Fulbright Austria voices
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Ally Week: amplifying Fulbright Austria voices

25–29 September is Ally Week. In this article, alums Carla Harold and Roland Bailey talk about issues facing the LGBTQ+ community and women as well as the importance of intersectionality and allyship between groups in both the US and Austria. They take a critical look at recent events and politics in the two countries and share their thoughts on where they believe intersectional collaboration is vital to progress and the rights of individuals.
Homecoming 2023: recap
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Homecoming 2023: recap

Our annual event welcomed home the returning cohort of Austrian students, scholars, and teaching assistants.
Meet the 2023 Alum Advisory Panel
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Meet the 2023 Alum Advisory Panel

Fulbright Austria welcomes five new and two returning Alum Advisory Panel members.
2023 SummerFest in review
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2023 SummerFest in review

Fulbright Austria’s fourth annual SummerFest took place on 25 May 2023 in the Dinosaur Hall at the Natural History Museum Vienna.
Chronicle of a Fulbright Global Scholar awardee
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Chronicle of a Fulbright Global Scholar awardee

As part of his Fulbright grant in the 2022–23 program year, Fausto O. Sarmiento traveled to Austria, Japan, and Chile to conduct research and increase awareness of the study of mountains known as montology.
Fulbright Austria alums lead international educator symposia in Styria
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Fulbright Austria alums lead international educator symposia in Styria

2008–09 USTA Vanessa S. Troiano writes about her recent collaboration with two other Fulbright Austria alums in the Austrian city of Weiz.
Reflections on the 2022 Fulbrighters of the Last Decades (FOLD) Symposium
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Reflections on the 2022 Fulbrighters of the Last Decades (FOLD) Symposium

Co-organizer Julia Pataky sheds light on the experience of putting together the first-ever FOLD Symposium.
Pride Month: A letter to myself
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Pride Month: A letter to myself

To celebrate Pride Month, we asked USTA alum Roland Bailey to talk about his experience as a trans man living in Austria. Roland's contribution has taken the form of a letter written to a past version of himself in which he reflects on the last couple of years.
Call for applications for the 2024 FOLD Symposium
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Call for applications for the 2024 FOLD Symposium

We’re currently accepting proposals from Fulbright Austria alums for the 2024 FOLD Symposium!
Fulbright Austria alums meet in New York City
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Fulbright Austria alums meet in New York City

Two meet & greets for Fulbright Austria alums took place at the end of 2022 in NYC’s smallest borough, Manhattan.
2023 winter meet & greet at Billrothhaus
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2023 winter meet & greet at Billrothhaus

It was a fun evening of mingling and networking for the Fulbright Austria community!
Reflections on the 2023 TU Ball
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Reflections on the 2023 TU Ball

Following the 2023 TU Ball, we asked current program participant Alice Lee to share her experience at the ball.
A young leader's take on the EU-US Young Leaders Seminar
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A young leader's take on the EU-US Young Leaders Seminar

With this year's seminar in Brussels approaching, we asked 2021–22 US Fulbright student Diana Sosa to reflect on her time at the 2022 EU-US Young Leaders Seminar.
2020–21 Fulbright Austria alum Margarethe Kusenbach in the news!
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2020–21 Fulbright Austria alum Margarethe Kusenbach in the news!

Read more about her interview with a Viennese newspaper discussing the focal point of the research she did as a US Fulbright scholar.
Fulbright Austria alum Berit Gilma nominated for a 2023 GRAMMY Award
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Fulbright Austria alum Berit Gilma nominated for a 2023 GRAMMY Award

We are excited about 2019–20 Austrian Fulbright student Berit Gilma's nomination in the "Best boxed or special limited-edition package" category!
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Editorial: Welcoming new bright minds—an autumn message

3 October 2023

Hermann Agis reflects on the start of a new program year.