Fulbridge builds bridges between Fulbrighters to expand their knowledge and understanding and to empower them to serve the world.
Mission:
To further the mission of the Fulbright program through life-long cultural ambassadorship, mutual understanding, and meaningful relationships with fellow Fulbrighters.
To foster Fulbrighters’ active engagement and collaboration, inspire purposeful action, and promote cultural exchange.
To facilitate Fulbrighters’ continuing personal growth and academic and professional development.
Fulbridge was started by a group of grantees in 2015 who wanted to connect with other Fulbrighters to learn about countries and grantee experiences beyond their own.
January 15, 2014 Traveling in Southeast Asia over her winter break, South Korea ETA Zoë Gioja wondered why there wasn’t a global Fulbright network that would enable Fulbright grantees to connect with and learn from one another.
June 15, 2014 Zoë started by gathering other ETAs in her cohort. Soon the Fulbridge team grew to include Fulbrighters placed in countries all over Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
August 1, 2015 Fulbridge launched its site, with the Fulbridge Map, to enable grantees to find and connect with one another.
October 29, 2015 Fulbridge began publishing Lessons of the Week, while gathering lessons from around the world for its global database of ETAs’ lessons.
January 15, 2016 One year after Zoë got the idea for Fulbridge, two South Korea ETAs used the Fulbridge map to visit ETAs in Taiwan, visiting their classrooms and starting pen pal exchanges. Soon other ETAs around the world followed suit, using the map to connect and to meet up while traveling.
February 15, 2017 The Fulbridge blog began publishing pieces in earnest. The blog team collaborated with Indonesiaful, a publication managed by Indonesia ETAs, to publish ETA Spotlights and a quarterly theme on diversity in Fulbright ETAs’ experiences.
June 19, 2017 Though Fulbridge focused on ETAs originally, as Fulbridge launched its revamped map, more researchers created pins on the site, allowing ETAs and researchers to connect with one another as well.
August 14, 2019 Fulbridge currently has users in 48 countries worldwide, and continues to grow.
August 15, 2019 Launching a similarly global network for Fulbrighters, Fulbrighter (fulbrighternetwork.com) and Fulbridge are now joining forces to connect Fulbright grantees worldwide.
The Idea
The Team
The Map
The Lesson Catalog
Teaching Exchanges
The Blog
Researchers
Around the World
Partnership with Fulbrighter