News

2021 Fulbright Prize in American Studies

Read more about this year's winner, Markus Schwarz.

News Editorial

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.

News

Introducing our 2021–22 Fulbright-Schuman grantees

Read more about our four Fulbright-Schuman grantees and their projects.

News

New employee: Katharina Hütthaler

Meet Katharina Hütthaler, Fulbright Austria's newest team member!

Editorial

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.

Alums

A cultural ambassador beyond the grant year

Serving as an informal cultural ambassador is an integral part of the Fulbright experience, and for many, that ambassadorial work continues long past the end of the program year. In this article, 2018–19 US Fulbright student Theodora Nestorova discusses the impact her Fulbright had on her and what it has inspired her to do beyond her year in Vienna.

Alums

The beauty of language: discovering new words and dialects abroad

Even when we learn a language fluently, we're often confronted with unexpected challenges when speaking the language abroad—particularly when the variation of the language differs from what we've learned. We asked 2019–20 Austrian foreign language teaching assistant (FLTA) Julia Höfferer and 2020–21 US teaching assistant (USTA) to discuss their experience with language in each other's home country. Additionally, 2020–21 USTAs Kaitlin Young and John Howard share their thoughts on learning Austrian dialects.

Alums

70th-anniversary recap

Fulbright Austria finally turned 70! A look back at “70 years of bright minds.”

Editorial

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.

Alums

A family full of Fulbright

Within our community, three of our alums are connected not just through Fulbright Austria, but also by blood. What inspired three members of the Hellenbrand family to come to Austria? Find out in this article!

Alums

An FLTA's experience in the pandemic: teaching online and in person

The 2020–21 program year was unique in many ways. For FLTA Helene Knabl, pandemic-related measures resulted in a hybrid Fulbright experience that saw her teaching online and in person.

Alums

The interviewer's perspective

What do interviewers who have themselves had a Fulbright grant look for during interviews with potential Austrian Fulbright students? Three alums who sat on the Austrian Fulbright Student Program interview panels share their thoughts on how their Fulbright experience informs their assessment of candidates and what traits future Fulbrighters should have.

Editorial

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.

Partners & friends Alums

Interview with Nick Cullather

Read our brief interview with 2020–21 US Fulbright scholar Nick Cullather.

Alums

New Alum Advisory Panel Members

Please join us in welcoming nine new and three returning Alum Advisory Panel members.

Editorial

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.

Alums

"14 Days, 7 Travel Grants" donation drive

Help us raise money to finance travel grants for future Fulbrighters.

Partners & friends Alums

2021 Tax Workshop

Our US program participants gained insight into filing their US taxes while abroad.

Partners & friends Alums

Fulbright Austria Diversity Panel

Watch our diversity panel, in which representatives of Fulbright alum-led organizations share their experiences with us to help us improve our programs.

Partners & friends

Our 2020–21 US scholars are starting to arrive

We asked our incoming US scholars to talk about their grant activities over the coming months to gain insight into what they'll be doing in Austria. We share here four responses—and we're looking forward to all the exciting projects our entire 2020–21 cohort of US Fulbright scholars will undertake in the coming months!