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Thanksgiving donations and BMBWF matching funds

Read about our successful 2020 Thanksgiving fundraising campaign and about exciting news from the BMBWF!

Alums

Serve on the Fulbright Austria Alum Advisory Panel

Learn more about a unique way to support Fulbright Austria

Partners & Friends Alums

Fulbright Austria's new "Alum Chat" webinar series

Fulbright Austria announces the Alum Chats 2021 webinar series

Editorial

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.

Partners & Friends Alums

New Fulbright Austria staff member: Sophie Thiel, MSc

Meet our newest team member!

Partners & Friends Alums

Fulbright Austria office closed for holidays

Fulbright Austria will be closed for holiday from 24 December 2020 to 3 January 2021.

Partners & Friends Alums

Fulbright Austria holds virtual Thank Fulbright – Thanksgiving

Fulbright Austria virtually celebrates its fourth annual Thank Fulbright – Thanksgiving virtually on 1 December 2020.

Partners & Friends Alums

Thoughts on the Terrorist Attack

Following the terrorist attack in Vienna, we reached out to our 2020–21 USTAs living in and around Vienna to make sure they were safe. One of them, Jacquelyn Olson, also briefly shared her thoughts on the attack with us.

Partners & Friends

Moving Abroad in a Pandemic

Getting to one’s host country in the midst of a pandemic is, to put it mildly, no easy task. We asked two members of our 2020–21 cohort, US teaching assistant Allison Gilmore and Austrian teaching assistant Beatrix Schimek, to share their experiences preparing for their time abroad and arriving in their respective host country.

Alums

Logo Competition Winners

The results are in—take a look at the winning logos!

Editorial

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.

Partners & Friends Alums

In Conversation about Diversity

Fulbright Austria is looking at ways to turn talk about diversity into action. Join us as the alum-led organizations started by Fulbrighters for Fulbrighters take over our Instagram account and participate in a panel discussion about diversity.

Alums

After Fulbright: The International Horn Project

Fulbright Austria alum Melissa Danas has curated a project titled "The International Horn Project" as a way to connect with musicians around the world during the COVID-19 crisis—and to continue making music for all to enjoy.

Alums

2020–21 IIE Centennial Fellowship

Learn more about and apply for the IIE Centennial Fellowship.

Alums

Moving Abroad with Family

Moving to another country to participate in a program can be a complicated but rewarding experience. 2018–20 USTA Max Binder shares their personal experience of moving to Austria with their husband.

Editorial

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.

Alums

Life in the Time of Corona: Paul Schweinzer

2019–20 Austrian Fulbright scholar Paul Schweinzer talks about how COVID-19 affected his time as a Fulbright scholar in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Alums

Life in the Time of Corona: Maria Sanchez

2018–19 combined grantee and 2019–20 USTA Maria Sanchez tells us what is was like thinking she might have COVID-19 and the processing of getting tested.

Partners & Friends Alums

Annual Fulbright Prize in American Studies

Apply now for the Annual Fulbright Prize in American Studies.

Partners & Friends Alums

Fulbright Austria Turns 70

The executive director and the honorary co-chairs of Fulbright Austria as well as the rector of the University of Innsbruck share video messages to celebrate Fulbright Austria turning 70.