The unknown universal truth: An interview with William Franke

Watch an interview with 2006–07 US Fulbright scholar William Franke.

US Fulbright orientation 2026

Take a look through photos from our orientation for incoming US Fulbright students and scholars.

Austrian-American FriendshipFest 2026

Take a look at our first-ever Austrian-American FriendshipFest 2026!

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USTA Second-Year Kick-Off October 8, 2015
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USTA Second-Year Kick-Off October 8, 2015
Celebrating 65 Years of the Fulbright Program in Austria at the Austrian Embassy in Washington, DC October 3, 2015
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Celebrating 65 Years of the Fulbright Program in Austria at the Austrian Embassy in Washington, DC October 3, 2015

The Embassy of Austria in Washington, DC welcomed friends and alumni of Fulbright Austria to a reception celebrating 65 years of the Fulbright Program in Austria, held in conjunction with the 39th Annual Conference of the German Studies Association, on October 3, 2015:
USTA Orientations September, 28- October 2, 2015
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USTA Orientations September, 28- October 2, 2015
Ambassador's Reception, September 23, 2015
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Ambassador's Reception, September 23, 2015

H.E. Ambassador Wesner and her husband Blaine invited the newly-arrived US Fulbright students and scholars; recently-returned Austrian Fulbright students, scholars and TAs; and friends and partners of Fulbright Austria to a festive and cordial reception at their home in honor of The Fulbright Program.
Fulbright Orientation in Vienna September 22-25, 2015
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Fulbright Orientation in Vienna September 22-25, 2015

Twenty-one new US Fulbright student grantees and four scholars participated in the fall 2015 US Fulbright orientation, which included lectures and discussions in Fulbright Austria's Q21 offices, a reception held by H.E. Ambassador Alexa Wesner, a walking tour of Vienna's Ringstrasse, and a field trip to the beautiful Wachau valley.
FSB Chair Elect Betty Castor Publishes Article on the Fulbright Program
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FSB Chair Elect Betty Castor Publishes Article on the Fulbright Program

Betty Castor, Vice Chair and Chair-elect of the J. William Fulbright Scholarship Board, has just published a piece on the importance and impact of the Fulbright Program in the Huffington Post that also underlines the contributions of partner governments to the program.
J. William Fulbright in International Perspective" Conference at the University of Arkansas August 31 to September 2, 2015
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J. William Fulbright in International Perspective" Conference at the University of Arkansas August 31 to September 2, 2015

Executive Director Dr. Lonnie Johnson spoke about “The Fulbright Program in Transition, 1989-2014” at the "J. William Fulbright in International Perspective: Liberal Internationalism and US Global Influence" conference at the University of Arkansas's Diane D. Blair Center for Southern Politics and Society.
House and Senate Appropriations Committees Recommend Maintaining Fulbright Funding
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House and Senate Appropriations Committees Recommend Maintaining Fulbright Funding

The House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and their Subcommittes on State-Foreign Relations have provided some good news in the recent fight to reverse the proposed 30 million dollar cut to the Fulbright Program (see SaveFulbright.org, an initiative of concernced Fulbright alumni, for more information).
Fulbright Program wins Prince of Asturias Award June 12, 2014
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Fulbright Program wins Prince of Asturias Award June 12, 2014

The Fulbright Program was awarded the 2014 Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation on June 12, 2014, as announced by the Prince of Asturias Foundation. Widely considered to be “Spain’s Nobel Prize,” the Prince of Asturias Award exists “to reward scientific, technical, cultural, social, and humanitarian work carried out at an international level by individuals, institutions or groups of individuals or institutions.”
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Editorial: 80 years of the global Fulbright Program

7 October 2026

Executive director Hermann Agis reflects on the global Fulbright Program’s 80th anniversary, the enduring value of international exchange, and the ways in which service and civic engagement extend Fulbright’s impact far beyond the grant period.