Two years ago the American organization Fulbright completed 60 years in Brazil, so this post is a tribute to this organization that enables thousands of people to study abroad every year. In Brazil together with CAPES made it possible to this blogger to study in the U.S. twice, in January/February of 2018 and July/August 2019. This post is a summary of three articles. The first was published at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulbright_Program. The second was published at https://br.usembassy.gov/fulbright-commission-celebrates-60-years-in-brazil/. The third was published at https://fulbright.org.br/comissao/
The Fulbright Program is one of several U.S. Cultural Exchange Programs whose goals is to improve intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people of the U.S. and other countries through the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills. It is one of the most prestigious and competitive fellowship programs in the world. Via the program, competitively-selected American citizens including students, scholars, teachers, professionals, scientists and artists may receive scholarships or grants to study, conduct research, teach, or exercise their talents abroad; and citizens of other countries may qualify to do the same in the U.S. The program was founded by Senator J.William Fulbright in 1946 and is considered to be one of the most widely recognized and prestigious schorlarships in the world. The program provides 8,000 grants annually. The fulbright program is administered by cooperating organizations such as the Institute of International Education and operates in over 160 countries. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State sponsors the Fulbright Program and receives funding from U.S. Congress. Additional direct and in-kind support comes from partner governments, foundations, and host institutions both in and outside the U.S. In 49 countries, a bi-national Fulbright Commission administers and oversees the Fulbright Program. More than 370,000 people have participated in the program since it began, 59 Fulbright alumni have won Nobel prizes, 82 have won Pulitzer Prizes, 10 have been elected to U.S. Congress. The Senator J.William Fulbright said, "the program aims to bring more knowledge, more reason, and more compassion into world affairs and thereby increase the chance that nationswill at last to live in peace and friendship." In 1945, Senator J. William Fulbright proposed a bill to use the proceeds from selling surplus U.S. government war property to fund international exchange between the U.S. and other countries. It was through the belief that this program would be an essential vehicle to promote peace and mutual understanding between individuals, institutions and future leaders wherever they may be. In 1946, President Harry S. Truman signed the bill into law, and Congress created the Fulbright Program in what became the largest education exchange program in history.. Bi-national Fulbright commission and foundations, most of which are funded jointly by the U.S. and partner governments develop priorities for the program.
In 2017, the Fulbright Commission celebrated 60 years in brazil. Since 1957, Fulbright has offered schorlarships to graduate students, fellows and researchers who want to make a difference in their communities. During the past six decades, Fulbright has sent over 3,500 Brazilians to the U.S. and brought over 2,900 Americans on exchange programs to Brazil. The Director of the Fulbright Commission Board, Abigail Dressel, said, "we are honored to have been part of these Brazilian fulbrighters's stories, from this incredible country, and to have contributed to cultural and educational growth through exchanges between Brazil and the U.S. It gives us great pride to see that, through Fulbright, Brazilians and Americans have been able to share their knowledge and achieve common goals."
The Senator J.W. Fulbright said, "the essence of intercultural education is the acquisition of empathy. The ability to see the world as others see it, and to allow for the possibility that others may see something we have failed to see, or may see it more accurately." In brazil, the Fulbright Program was created in 1957, an international organization linked to the governments of Brazil and the U.S., called the Fulbright Commission. The Fulbright awards have led more than 3,500 Brazilians to study in the U.S. and brought nearly 3,000 Americans to Brazil. The Fulbright offers scholarships for graduate students, teachers and researchers who want to make a difference in their communities. With the Fulbright prestige and international recognition, to be a Fulbrighter represents to become a member of a network of alumni that includes Nobel laureates. The Fulbright Program seatches candidates connected to the world always willing to multiply and share the knowledge gained in their experiences to promote education. science and culture.
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