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The Australian-American Fulbright Commission organises and coordinates cultural and educational programs, and hosts various events throughout the year. We endeavour to engage with each of our many Stakeholders, Sponsors, Scholars and communities both local and global through these activities to build our outreach strategy, and keep the Fulbright community connected.

28
Jul
22

News

Talented Fulbrighters ready to work at Florida Poly

The Florida Polytechnic University cohort for the 2022–2023 academic year. Clockwise from top left: Dr. Luis Alonso Zarate, professor at the University Polytechnic of Catalunya…

10
Mar
22

News

2022 Australian-American Fulbright Scholar Cohort Announced

10 March 2022 102 Australian and American students, researchers, and professionals from a broad range of disciplines and backgrounds, have been named in the 2022…

22
Dec
21

News

Dr Paul Harpur Named Blind Australian of the Year

The Blind Australian of the Year Award was announced this month, and we were thrilled to hear that Dr Paul Harpur, 2019 Fulbright Future Scholar,…

20
Dec
21

News

Fulbright Program Celebrates 75 Years of Impact

Alumni of Australian Fulbright Program were featured among those making their mark in education, the environment, public service, science, and the arts at the Program’s…

25
Nov
21

News

New Fulbright Partnership with the University of Wollongong

University to fund two Fulbright Scholars annually under five-year agreement A new partnership between the University of Wollongong (UOW) and The Australian-American Fulbright Commission will…

11
Nov
21

News

2022 Fulbright Gala Presentation Dinner – Thursday 24 Feb

Fulbright Gala Presentation Dinner Back on for 2022 WHAT: Formal Dinner/Presentation Ceremony to celebrate the 2021/2022 Fulbright Scholars WHEN: Thursday 24 February 2022 WHERE: The…

17
Jul
20

News

COVID
Disability Rights
Universal Design

Seeing Beyond Disability

I write you this missive from Harvard Law School, 1585 Massachusetts Avenue, Austin Hall, Room 306. This is my office, well, it is for another…

2
Jun
20

News

Regional Australia
Rural Issues

Fulbright Scholars to boost Australian Rural and Regional Research

The Regional Universities Network (RUN) today announced a new partnership with the Australian-American Fulbright Commission to provide scholarships to US academics that will see them…

18
May
20

News

COVID
Disinformation
Public Health

Fulbrighters in Action Against COVID-19 – Dr Briony Swire-Thompson

Briony Swire-Thomson is a cognitive psychologist whose field of research is so new, she’s helping to write the map. “You’re completely in the wild west.”…

7
May
20

News

COVID
Public Health
Telemedicine

Fulbrighters in Action Against COVID-19 – Dr Ateev Mehrotra

Dr Ateev Mehrotra is on the front lines of the global Covid-19 pandemic. I reach him by Zoom in the basement of his family home,…