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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.

31
Dec
18

News

Fulbright Minds & Hearts – ART Focus Issue OUT NOW

In this special ‘Art’ focus issue, we showcase the works and stories of Fulbright Scholars and alumni in all manner of creative fields, from jewellery-making to…

28
Nov
18

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ecology
evolution
research
science

Predators Drive Nemo’s Relationship with an Unlikely Friend

Predators have been identified as the shaping force behind mutually beneficial relationships between species such as clown fish and anemones, or bees and flowers. The…

16
Nov
18

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Australian-American Fulbright Commission to receive International Innovative Education Program of the Year Award

The Australian-American Fulbright Commission is the recipient of the 2018 International Innovative Education Program of the Year Award for the Kansas State University-based Oz to Oz…

23
Oct
18

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New Fulbright Scholarship Opportunities in Florida

The Australian-American Fulbright Commission has launched a new partnership with Florida Polytechnic University that will create new bilateral exchange opportunities for Australian graduate students and…

12
Oct
18

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Ripples in Spacetime

By Sylvia Biscoveanu, 2017 Fulbright Postgraduate Scholar Sylvia holds a baby kangaroo at the Australian International Gravitational Observatory in Gingin, WA At this moment, the space…

10
Oct
18

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Alumni
Fulbright Stories

Making Memories in Australia

By Fulbright Alumna Michelle Meade (awarded 2013) Our memories, and the memories we share with others are a critical aspect of daily life. My research…

28
Sep
18

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The Space Between

By Michael Raitor, 2016 Fulbright Scholar “Hi, how you goin’?” The majority of my conversations in Australia began with that simple phrase, and there were…

20
Sep
18

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To Blow Against the Wind

By Noah Johnson, 2016 Fulbright Scholar The first time I ever heard about Fulbright was listening to a Paul Simon CD in the car with…

14
Sep
18

News

Alumni
Fulbright Stories

From Music Tutor to University Leader

By Fulbright Alumnus Warren Bebbington (awarded 1976) Becoming a Tutor in music at the University of Melbourne in 1974, when I had just graduated with…

7
Sep
18

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Next Door to Sputnik; Alongside Armstrong in Spirit

By Paul Grimwood, 1965 Fulbright Postgraduate Scholar Sputnik was launched in the early sixties. I went to Cornell University in 1965, under the banner of Fulbright,…