Iran, Austria, California, oh my!: Interview with Manoutchehr Eskandari-Qajar

Watch a video interview with 1980–81 Austrian Fulbright student Manoutchehr Eskandari-Qajar

Orientation weeks 2024: Recap

Take a look at our video and photo albums from our orientation weeks for our incoming US program participants.

A message from the Austrian Fulbright Alumni association

Discover more about the association, its upcoming events, and ways to get involved with the association’s vibrant community!

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Serve on the 2025 Alum Advisory Panel
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Serve on the 2025 Alum Advisory Panel

The call for 2025 Alum Advisory Panel members is now open!
A message from the Austrian Fulbright Alumni association
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A message from the Austrian Fulbright Alumni association

Discover more about the association, its upcoming events, and ways to get involved with the association’s vibrant community!
Rediscovering an exiled Austrian composer
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Rediscovering an exiled Austrian composer

2019–20 US Fulbright student Alexis Rodda talks about where her Fulbright research project has taken her since the end of her grant.
An art educator's journey: An interview with Vanessa S. Troiano
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An art educator's journey: An interview with Vanessa S. Troiano

Watch an interview with 2008–09 USTA alum Vanessa S. Troiano, who discusses her work as an art educator and the importance of networking at alum events.
Disability activism for the Deaf community: An interview with Ashod Derandonyan
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Disability activism for the Deaf community: An interview with Ashod Derandonyan

In this interview, Ashod Derandonyan, who will be a keynote speaker at the 2024 FOLD Symposium, discusses his experience as a Deaf activist and as the recipient of a Fulbright grant from Fulbright Bulgaria.
Call for applications for the 2025 FOLD Symposium
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Call for applications for the 2025 FOLD Symposium

We’re currently accepting proposals from Fulbright Austria alums for the 2025 FOLD Symposium!
SummerFest 2024: Recap
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SummerFest 2024: Recap

Fulbright Austria’s fifth annual SummerFest took place on 23 May 2024 in Vienna in the Grand Library at Billrothhaus.
Disability activism in the Austrian academic landscape: An interview with Barbara Levc
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Disability activism in the Austrian academic landscape: An interview with Barbara Levc

Bailey Fernandez, the organizer of the 2024 FOLD Symposium, interviews Barbara Levc, a keynote speaker at this year's event.
FOLD Symposium 2024: An interview with Bailey Fernandez
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FOLD Symposium 2024: An interview with Bailey Fernandez

Watch or read an interview with Bailey Fernandez, the organizer of the 2024 FOLD Symposium.
Meet the 2024 Alum Advisory Panel
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Meet the 2024 Alum Advisory Panel

Fulbright Austria welcomes three new and five returning Alum Advisory Panel members.
Orientation for incoming US scholars and winter meet & greet 2024
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Orientation for incoming US scholars and winter meet & greet 2024

Take a look at the photos and videos from these two annual events.
Fulbright Austria attends two balls during the 2024 ball season
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Fulbright Austria attends two balls during the 2024 ball season

The Fulbright Austria community danced the night away at the TU Ball and the Vienna Ball of Sciences.
American football from the Austrian perspective: An interview with Bernhard Weidinger
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American football from the Austrian perspective: An interview with Bernhard Weidinger

2022–23 Austrian Fulbright scholar Bernhard Weidinger talks about American football, a sport that's near and dear to his heart.
A walk in the Wiener Wald with William (Bill) Keeton
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A walk in the Wiener Wald with William (Bill) Keeton

Watch the walk-and-talk interview in the Viennese Woods with 2020–21 US Fulbright scholar William (Bill) Keeton.
A (re)union of teaching assistants: interview with Lisa Oberberger and Kaj Johnson
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A (re)union of teaching assistants: interview with Lisa Oberberger and Kaj Johnson

We interviewed 2019–20 Austrian FLTA Lisa Oberberber and Kaj Johnson, who was a student in Lisa's German course and is currently a USTA in Austria.
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!
Editorial

Editorial: Welcoming new faces—A harmonious fall

3 October 2024

As we start the new program year, our executive director, Hermann Agis, warmly welcomes the incoming US and returning Austrian program participants and provides an overview of what the 2024–25 program year has to offer.