The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers research, study and teaching opportunities in over 140 countries to recent graduates and graduate students. AU has been named a Fulbright “Top Producing Institution” for eight of the past twelve years . Since its inception, more than 240 AU students have been awarded Fulbright grants to countries ranging from Austria to Zambia. Where will a Fulbright take you?

Countries where AU students have been Fulbrighters since 2000: Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Peru, Romania, Russia, Slovak Republic, South Africa, South Korea, Sierra Leone, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Venezuela, and Zambia.

Grants are available for independent research, English-language teaching assistantships, and other opportunities ranging from studying an instrument to working in a foreign government. Some interesting recent research topics have included:

• Local capacities of water scarcity adaptation in Lombok, Indonesia
• The organizational culture of Austrian police from 1918 to 1955
• Whether permaculture can compete economically with more traditional food production systems in Canada
• How financially constrained residents experience urban renewal in Istanbul
• How different water strategies by aid and government agencies affect Jordan’s water accessibility during periods of large refugee influxes.