1. Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program - Travel and Living Arrangements

   The Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program provides grants to approximately 850 foreign scholars from over 100 countries to conduct post-doctoral research at U.S. institutions from an academic semester to a full academic year.

2. OneBeat - Program Details

   OneBeat is an international music exchange that celebrates musical collaboration and social engagement through innovative people-to-people diplomacy.

3. Study of the U.S. Institutes for Student Leaders - Program Details

   Study of the United States Institutes for Student Leaders are five-to-six-week academic programs for foreign undergraduate leaders.

4. Professional Fellows

   

   A group of 225 fellows from 31 countries arrived in Washington, D.C. to participate in the the Professional Fellows Congress which took place May 3-4, 2011 at the Renaissance Hotel in Arlington, Virginia.

5. From Professional Fellow to Lifelong Friend

   Leslie Jensen, Vice President and Commercial Banker at First Interstate Bank, has always been interested in learning more about people and places outside of the United States. After hearing about the Professional Fellows Economic Empowerment Program, she felt a strong connection to the goals of the program and decided to host a participant from Burma.

6. Blind Student Finds New Confidence Teaching in a Foreign Country

   Once Andrey was accepted into the program, the realities of being disabled in a foreign country came to the forefront of his mind.

7. Minh on a Montana Farm

   Minh Dang of Vietnam set specific goals for himself while participating in the Professional Fellow’s Economic Empowerment Program.

8. Discovering American Culture

   Nodirjon Siddikov was expecting many things when he came to Rochester, New York, as part of the Fulbright Foreign Student Program in 2009, but a vibrant food culture was not one of them.

9. Building Strong Ties Through Friendship

   A “teacher at heart,” John Balsam has long been interested in hosting international visitors. Sharing his experiences with them and learning from them, he says, has given him a new perspective on the United States and the challenges it faces.

10. Passion for Education

    Khawaja saw many similarities between Americans and Pakistanis, similarities that did not always translate through media outlets.

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