2023 Fulbright Prize in American Studies: call for nominations

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A sketch in time

2022–23 combined grantee Naya Tadavarthy writes about her experience sketching in Vienna during her Fulbright year—and shares her sketches.

Studying psychedelic therapeutics in Austria

2022–23 US Fulbright student Jesse Hudspeth shares insights into his grant work and political activism in Austria.

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Editorial: Welcome to 2023, a new year full of energy
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Editorial: Welcome to 2023, a new year full of energy

Executive director Hermann Agis reviews the previous year and provides an outlook for 2023.
Editorial: Full of impact—An October message
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Editorial: Full of impact—An October message

At the beginning of a new program year, our executive director, Hermann Agis, welcomes the new US program participants and the returning Austrian Fulbrighters and gives an outlook on the 2022–23 program year.
Editorial: Summer—The Fulbright journey has just begun
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Editorial: Summer—The Fulbright journey has just begun

Hermann Agis talks about summer and the start of a new journey for our program participants.
Editorial: Spring—Calling for peace in a time full of new beginnings.
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Editorial: Spring—Calling for peace in a time full of new beginnings.

Hermann Agis talks about spring and the friendly, sympathetic, and peaceful relations that our program participants are fostering.
Editorial: So this is 2022—Welcome to a year full of opportunities
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Editorial: So this is 2022—Welcome to a year full of opportunities

Executive director Hermann Agis reviews 2021, looks ahead to 2022, and welcomes new and renewed partnerships.
Editorial: Full of community—An October message
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Editorial: Full of community—An October message

After the start of a new program year, our executive director, Hermann Agis, welcomes the new US program participants and the returning Austrian Fulbrighters and gives an outlook on the 2021–22 program year.
Editorial: 75 years full of impact—Connecting people and institutions in an ever-changing world
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Editorial: 75 years full of impact—Connecting people and institutions in an ever-changing world

Fulbright Austria executive director Hermann Agis talks about the 75th anniversary of the global Fulbright Program and 75 years full of international impact.
Editorial: Summer—Let’s talk about cultural ambassadorship
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Editorial: Summer—Let’s talk about cultural ambassadorship

Fulbright Austria executive director Hermann Agis talks about our program participants’ role as cultural ambassadors in the US and Austria.
Editorial: 70 years of bright minds. Celebrating the 70th anniversary of Fulbright Austria’s first academic exchange
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Editorial: 70 years of bright minds. Celebrating the 70th anniversary of Fulbright Austria’s first academic exchange

Executive director Hermann Agis shares some words on the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the first academic exchange.
Editorial: Spring—Full of new beginnings.
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Editorial: Spring—Full of new beginnings.

Hermann Agis talks about spring and all the excitement in the air for the program participants of this academic year and the upcoming one.
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: Blooming of spring—an April message

3 April 2023

Hermann Agis talks about blooming, brightness, and new opportunities in spring.