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Additional direct and in-kind support comes from partner governments, foundations, corporations, and host institutions both in and outside the U.S. [4] In 49 countries, a bi-national Fulbright Commission administers and oversees the Fulbright Program. In countries that have an active program but no Fulbright Commission, the Public Affairs ...
Currently, the Fulbright Program is the largest program of international cultural exchanges in the United States. It was proposed by Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas . [ 2 ] The program operates in more than 155 countries worldwide, with approximately 294,000 participants awarded over the course of 60 years.
The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board was established by the United States Congress for the purpose of supervising the Fulbright Program and certain programs authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act and for the purpose of selecting students, scholars, teachers, trainees, and other persons to participate in the educational exchange programs.
Foreign Office Under-Secretary of State Alistair Burt (right) with US Embassy chargé d'affaires Barbara J. Stephenson at a Commission reception in London, 2013. The US-UK Fulbright Commission is a non-profit organization with the purpose of "promoting cultural understanding between the US and UK" primarily through academic grants.
The Franco-American Fulbright Commission (officially, the Commission franco-américaine d'échanges universitaires et culturels) is a bi-national commission established between the United States of America and the French Republic by the Fulbright-Hays Act of 1961 (P.L. 87-256) and the Franco-American Treaty of May 7, 1965. [1]
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The Fulbright Program fulfills its mission of mutual understanding by facilitating the exchange of students and scholars between countries. The AAEC provides grants for US citizens to teach, engage in research or study in Austria, and offers Austrian citizens parallel opportunities in the United States.
Since 1990, the Fulbright Commission in Brussels has also administered the Fulbright Schuman Program. The program grants scholarships for scholars to conduct research and/or study (at the post-graduate level) in topics related to European Union affairs or U.S.-EU relations. The program is open to citizens of all 27 European Union member states ...