Grantee Stories Edition

A stone, thrown into a pond, sends ever expanding ripples. Such a stone was I … thrown into the minds and hearts of ever incoming students and thereby forever sending ever expanding ripples of Fulbright’s vision. Subur Laksmono Wardoyo Professor, Semarang State University; Fulbright Grant recipient for his M.A. (N.Y.U. 1984), Ph.D.(N.Y.U. 1993), Research in.. Read More.

The Fulbright episode is an important milestone in both my career and personal trajectories. Opening up a door to the glittering world of academia, it indulges my hunger for knowledge of cross-disciplinary approaches in the humanities and for the experience of worldwide cultural diversity. Pursuing the Ph.D. in the U.S. has been both precious professional.. Read More.

Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) program allows me to meet many people, experience new things, culture and challenges, see my and others culture and country from different perspectives, train myself to be more independent and better in my professional work. It’s also a mind-broadening experience. Thank you Fulbright for making this opportunity possible. Siegrieda.. Read More.

If someone life is a series of dreams to achieve, Fulbright program is a tale that tells us to treasure our dreams, a spirit that encourages us to keep holding onto our dreams, and a bridge that helps us go from a dream to our next dream. During my time as Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching.. Read More.

I have always been a dreamer, and is a kind of person who would strive to reach my dreams. It is this attitude that has brought me to so many incredible achievements in life so far. However, all of the previous achievements could not beat the joy and excitement I felt when I was granted.. Read More.

“One of the advantages of studying abroad is that students get to be learning atmospere that triggers analytical thinking and opens wide the accessibility of resources to students. that requires the kind of infrastructure that we just don’t have yest here at home.” said law professor Ningrum Sirait, vice rector at the University of North.. Read More.

The Fulbright experience has been an important milestone in both my career and personal trajectories. Opening up a door to the glittering world of academia, it indulges my hunger for knowledge of cross-disciplinary approaches in the humanities and for the experience of worldwide cultural diversity. Pursuing the Ph.D. in the US has been both precious.. Read More.

The academic and research opportunities available through the Fulbright program are priceless. During my graduate studies at the California Institute of Technology, I have been exposed to cutting edge research in numerous science and engineering fields. In addition, being able to meet, talk, and collaborate with some of the greatest minds in the world, including.. Read More.

I was a lucky faculty member when Fulbright sent me to the Ohio State University in 1988 for my Master’s degree. It opened my eyes wider and wider since the first day I arrived in Columbus. Within two years Fulbright dramatically changed my life from just a lecturer to a lecturer plus. The intention to.. Read More.

If I were to list down two most valuable experiences in life, top of mind would be a) being a father and b) being a Fulbright scholar. By the first, I gain greater responsibility and love for the family, while in the latter I gain broader network and connectivity with the inter-connected Fulbright world and.. Read More.