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Editorial: Full of challenges. Academic exchange in times of COVID-19
Editorial

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.
Current Information: Coronavirus
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Current Information: Coronavirus

Due to the current situation in Austria, the Fulbright Austria offices are closed to the public. Fulbright Austria will continue to provide our program participants with regular updates via email.
Winter Meet & Greet
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Winter Meet & Greet

Attendees spent the evening socializing with the various generations within the Fulbright Austria community.
Winter 2020 US Fulbright Scholar Orientation
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Winter 2020 US Fulbright Scholar Orientation

Fulbright Austria welcomed sixteen Fulbright scholars from all over the US at the winter 2020 US scholar orientation in Vienna, Austria.
HERstory: A Woman of Color's Journey through Three Countries
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HERstory: A Woman of Color's Journey through Three Countries

In recognition of Black History Month, Fulbright Austria asked current US teaching assistant Jacqueline Audra Robinson to speak about her experience as a woman of color on both sides of the Atlantic.
TU Ball 2020
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TU Ball 2020

Fulbright Austria program participants dressed up and got down on the dance floor at the TU Ball 2020.
Fulbrighters in Austrian Government
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Fulbrighters in Austrian Government

The start of 2020 coincides with the start of a new government in Austria, and Fulbright Austria would like to congratulate two Fulbrighters who have taken up ministerial positions in the government.
A Hatful of Fulbright Stories
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A Hatful of Fulbright Stories

2018–19 Austrian Fulbright scholar Stefan “Steve” Rabitsch spent his grant period researching the history of western hats, an iconic part of American culture. Here he shares insight into his research and his time in the US as a Fulbright scholar.
Diversity: The Religious Experience
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Diversity: The Religious Experience

Diversity has been a particularly important theme at Fulbright Austria for the last year. Diversity covers a host of topics, but one topic that is often overlooked is religion. With that in mind, we asked our American program participants to share their experience practicing their faith in Austria and share them with you in this news item.
Second Impressions, Part One
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Second Impressions, Part One

One always has first impressions of a new place, and while those impressions can solidify, often times they change as we become more acquainted with the new culture and setting. We asked our Austrian program participants to share their first and second impressions of their host institutions and the US cities and states in which they live, and we share four of those stories with you in this post.
New Employee: Mitch Sims
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New Employee: Mitch Sims

Meet Mitch Sims, Fulbright Austria's new alumni relations manager.
After Fulbright: From Theory to Practical Experience
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After Fulbright: From Theory to Practical Experience

Former combined grantee Matthew Johnson tells us about his post-Fulbright experience in Italy, where he was able to apply what he learned as a Fulbrighter in a practical setting.
Editorial: Welcome to 2020
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Editorial: Welcome to 2020

Learn more about what's ahead for Fulbright Austria in 2020.
2019: A Year in Review
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2019: A Year in Review

2019 has been full of excitement for everyone at Fulbright Austria! Scroll through our timeline to see highlights from the last twelve months.
2019 Thank Fulbright – Thanksgiving
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2019 Thank Fulbright – Thanksgiving

Fulbright Austria celebrated its third annual Thank Fulbright – Thanksgiving event and is #fullofthanks for the nice turnout and generous donations.
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs visits Fulbright Austria
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Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs visits Fulbright Austria

Fulbright Austria discussed the future of the Fulbright Program and EducationUSA in Austria with representatives from the US Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Editorial: #FullofChange
Editorial

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.
New diversity initiative in the Fulbright community: Fulbright Salam
Alums

New diversity initiative in the Fulbright community: Fulbright Salam

The Fulbright community at large has been placing increasingly more attention on the diversity of the Fulbright Program's grantees and alumni. Two Fulbright Austria alumnae have launched the community's newest diversity initiative: Fulbright Salam.
New Fulbrighter App
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New Fulbrighter App

Fulbrighter is a new and exclusive online networking platform specifically designed for Fulbright alumni, current grantees, and program participants. The platform lets you keep up to date with news from your Commission and from the global community of Fulbrighters.
2019 USTA orientation
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2019 USTA orientation

First-year USTAs spent a week learning about the Austrian school system, meeting their fellow teaching assistants, and taking their first steps into Austrian culture.

Austrian Fulbright Student Program

Type
Austrian Fulbright students
Application Period
1 February 2025–1 May 2025
Grant Length
One- and multi-year programs
Starting Date
August/September 2026

Obtain a Fulbright grant to pursue a master's degree and study in the US

Program requirements

Selection criteria

Benefits

If you are playing with the idea to apply for the Fulbright Program, just do it! If you have a passion or an issue that you really want to
work on that makes this world a better place, have some faith in yourself and fill out the application.

-Sabine Lumesberger, Austrian Fulbright Student, 2021–22
Darrah Lustig
Contact Person

Darrah Lustig

Student Program Officer
TEL. +43-1-236 7878 - 16
DLustig@fulbright.at