Grantee Stories Edition

Fulbright has opened the door to many other opportunities. On my return after the Global Undergraduate program that I participated in 2008, I have been selected to be one of the Indonesia delegates to International conference such as UNESCO International Youth Conference 2009, Asia Africa Youth Forum 2010, UN Comparative Study of MDGs Achievement 2010,.. Read More.

Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) program gives much influence on how I perceive myself, my culture, my country, and the global world. It offers broad opportunity to build a better intercultural understanding as well as improve foreign language teaching skills. It arises the awareness that language can’t be separated from culture and that culture.. Read More.

My journey to the U.S. is a discovery in many senses. I discovered my true potentials and dreams that I never thought I had in me. I unraveled the many American personalities whom I find fascinating and dear to my heart forever. But most surprising of all, I discovered my love to my own country.. Read More.

My two years in Atlanta taught me to be both academically and culturally mature. Not only that, Fulbright opened the door to more opportunities. Being a Fulbright awardee leveraged my presence in the U.S. and introduced me to many respected people in their field of expertise, of whom some made my current studying at Harvard,.. Read More.

Fulbright changed my life. Without the scholarship, I would not have been where I am right now. For me it was the gate to the world, which stretched from life-long individual friendship to professional collaboration and institutional networking. Through its multiplying effect, I believe the Fulbright program has brought about social transformation. In another, more.. Read More.

The Fulbright program was a ‘precious’ experience that facilitated not only my professional development but also my whole being as an individual. The program opened up my horizon as a scholar and as a human being. I could not have been more glad to have the opportunity to participate in the program. Luciana 2007 Fulbright.. Read More.

Having the experience as a Fulbrighter was truly an unforgettable one for me. America turned to be a different story afterward. I was there right on the 9/11 tragedy. I was a Moslem with the same name as the primary suspect of the attack–Mohammed Atta. Yet I was surprised there was no negative impact on.. Read More.

At a personal level, obviously it gives me the opportunity to pursue a higher education degree which opened to an extraordinary door of opportunities. But beyond that, what is more important to me is the network of many people from different background, races, religions, countries which really shift my paradigm to really get that, in.. Read More.

The experience of studying and living in the US had been for me an invaluable part of my life. What makes this experience invaluable is the opportunity that were opened to me to not only study many new academic perspectives at school where I formally enrolled for the last two years but to learn many.. Read More.

I found the Fulbright program to be very enriching, not only intellectually but also culturally. The experience provided me with a greater understanding of the true meaning of life as well as deeper appreciation for all things different. I treasure my years as a Fulbright scholar, and enjoy every minute revisiting the U.S., which I.. Read More.