Earlier this year, Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants met in Washington, DC to discuss their experiences and to share teaching strategies. Peggy Lee, an FLTA from Taiwan, created this fantastic video on the conference and the many different perspectives of her fellow Fulbrighters and what they have learned about the United States.

Applying for the Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship and looking for guidance on completing your essays and obtaining recommendations? Join us tomorrow for a live webinar with Fulbright Public Policy Fellow to Cote d’Ivoire Rebecca Bartlein! Webinar starts at 2:30 pm Eastern Time. 

Can’t make it? Don’t worry – we have other opportunities to join a webinar and ask questions! Sign up below.

Congratulations to Penny Egan, the Executive Director of the US-UK Fulbright Commission, for being awarded a CBE, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, for her work in international education!

The Fulbright Specialist Program awards 2 to 6 week grants to qualified U.S. specialists to conduct collaborative research and projects overseas. But what kind of work do Fulbright Specialists actually do? Check out this great profile on Fulbright Specialist Doug Mitchell, who went to Chile to help launch student-run internet radio stations. 

When a baby elephant fell down an open well in Kenya, Fulbright U.S. Student Mark Sowers (in blue) and conservationists from Amboseli Trust for Elephants sprung into action to save the day. Watch the heartwarming video below.

Fulbright gangnam style! Check out Fulbright U.S. Student Jesse Appell's rap about life as a laowai (foreigner) living in China. 

We're less than a month away from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program application deadline for at-large applicants. The application cycle will close on Wednesday, October 17 so get those applications in!

We are pleased to announce the 2012 Fulbright-mtvU Fellows! Congratulations to Albulena, Jeffrey, Katherine and Sebastian who will be conducting individual research projects focusing on music as a force of cultural change in Kosovo, India, Barbados and Botswana, respectively.

The deadline to apply for the 2013-2014 Core Fulbright Scholar Program is Wednesday, August 1.

The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers more than 500 awards for faculty members, administrators, and professionals in 143 country for many academic disciplines. For more information on the Fulbright Scholar Program visit our website or visit the new Fulbright Scholar blog at http://fulbrightscholarblog.cies.org/.

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