ANNUAL REVIEW

2018

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“70 years ago, in 1948, senator fulbright came to london to oversee the signing of the treaty that created the us-uk fulbright commission.”

welcome from the executive director

The Senator articulated his hopes for the programme to which we were committing in this inspirational comment:

“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. The simple purpose of the exchange program… is to erode the culturally rooted mistrust that sets nations against one another. The exchange program is not a panacea but an avenue of hope.”

To mark this important anniversary, the Commission put together a year-long programme to celebrate the achievements of the period and look to the future. Under the banner Educate * Engage * Exchange * Lead, our aspirations were to raise the profile of the Commission’s work amongst our key audiences, enhance the status and prestige of the awards and prepare the Commission to launch a successful fundraising drive.

The culminating event took place in the Speaker’s Rooms in the House of Commons and saw UK Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation Sam Gyimah announce a significant uplift of £400,000 in our

annual grant from the UK Department for Education. US Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Marie Royce confirmed the funding for a new award with the Smithsonian Institute.

This enhanced funding is extremely welcome and a testament to the confidence that both governments have in the programme. However, government funding only makes up approximately one-third of our total budget and as the most competitive Fulbright programme in the world, we therefore turn away far too many well qualified applicants every year.

We are very grateful to our many partners and supporters. Our focus in the coming years will be to expand and diversify our funding so that the Commission can thrive for another 70 years and beyond. We hope you enjoy this look back on an eventful anniversary year and that you will continue to follow and support the Commission as we move into our next exciting phase.

Penny Egan CBE

Penny Egan addresses attendees at the official residence of the British Ambassador to the US in Washington DC, May 2018

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The Fulbright Programme

The Fulbright Programme was created in the aftermath of World War II by Senator WJ Fulbright, with the intention of increasing mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries and in so doing, create a peaceful and prosperous world.

The programme provides participants – chosen for their academic meritand leadership potential – with theopportunity to study, teach andconduct research, exchange ideas andcontribute to finding solutions to sharedinternational concerns.

The US-UK Fulbright Commission

The US-UK Fulbright Commission was founded by diplomatic treaty in 1948, to foster intercultural understanding between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland through educational exchange.

Today, the US-UK Fulbright Commission continues to support Senator Fulbright’s vision through our scholarship and summer programmes. We administer the Fulbright Awards programme between the US and the UK, supporting scholars, graduate students, teachers and professionals. So far, the programme has sponsored more than 12,500 British and 10,500 American participants.

We also offer broad mandate programmes, such as the Fulbright UK Summer Institute programme for American undergraduate students, Study of the US Institutes for British student leaders, and the Sutton Trust US Programme to enable exceptional British students attending state schools to enrol as undergraduates at US universities.

As the EducationUSA centre for the UK, we advise and support thousands of people from the UK looking to study in the USA.

Board of Commissioners

The Commissioners, who make up the board of trustees, are appointed by our government funders. Seven US citizens or dual nationals are appointed by the US Ambassador to the Court of St James. Six UK citizens are appointed by the Secretary of State at the Department for Education and one Commissioner is appointed by the Scottish Government.

about the us-uk fulbright commission

members

Courtney AustrianMinister Counsellor for Public Affairs, US Embassy London

Sara CerrellFounder, Global Change Network

Ian CoatesDirector for Higher Education Policy and Strategy, Department for Education

Jennifer Diamond (until August 2018)Founder, Diamond Family Foundation

Drake Dubin Financial Services

Kim DuboisCultural Affairs Officer, US Embassy

Victoria Garnett (Alumna 2014-15, from September 2018) Detective Superintendent, Metropolitan Police

Andrew GriffithsExecutive Director, Investor Forum

Dame Vivian HuntManaging Partner, UK & Ireland, McKinsey & Company

Nigel Newton (from September 2018)Chief Executive, Bloomsbury Publishing plc

Dwight Poler (until August 2018)Managing Director, Bain Capital

Alexsis de Raadt St JamesFounder and Managing Partner, Merian Ventures

Dame Seona Reid (until August 2018)Chair, National Theatre of Scotland

Professor Colin RiordanPresident and Vice Chancellor, Cardiff University

Susan Stewart (from September 2018)Director, The Open University of Scotland

Toby Young (Alumnus 1987-88, until January 2018) Journalist and author

chair

Sir Nigel Sheinwald Non Executive Company Director

honorary chair

The Honorable Robert Wood Johnson US Ambassador to the Court of St James’s

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spotlight on the 70th anniversaryin september 1948, senior representatives of the american and british governments signed a treaty in the house of commons, establishing the us-uk fulbright commission.

Senator Fulbright with UK Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin and US Chargé d’Affaires Don Bliss at the signing of the treaty establishing the US-UK Fulbright Commission, 22 September 1948

Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation Sam Gyimah and US Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Marie Royce, with Senator Fulbright’s granddaughter, Julia Le Stage, 12 September 2018

18 marchStand for Parliament event at Portcullis HouseHosted by Rishi Sunak MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government (Alumnus 2004-05) and Liam Byrne MP (Alumnus 1999-00), this event featured Fulbright alumni who recently stood for election.

Throughout 2018, we marked our 70th anniversary with a calendar of special events, celebrating the impact of the US-UK programme and its ongoing relevance for both countries. The celebrations were attended by Fulbright grantees and alumni, government officials, and programme supporters.

UK Secretary of State for Education Damian Hinds MP

Ambassador Johnson speaking with Fulbrighters

British Ambassador to the US Sir Kim Darroch US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos

31 mayBelfast reception at Ardnavalley (For more info, click here)The US Consulate General Belfast hosted a reception at Ardnavalley, the Consul General official residence, for Fulbrighters past and present

8 mayReception at the British Ambassador’s Residence in DC (For more info, click here)British Ambassador to the US Sir Kim Darroch hosted a celebratory reception at his official residence in Washington DC. In attendance were Foreign Fulbright Scholarship Board members Dr. Markos Kounalakis, Anita McBride and Natalie Quillian. We thank HSBC, Arnold & Porter, and the Althea Foundation for their support of the event.

16 mayDowning Street (For more info, click here)10 Downing Street - the official residence of the UK Prime Minister and office of her Government - hosted the US Ambassador and Fulbright supporters, representatives and alumni at a reception on 16 May.

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The Right Honourable Lord Lieutenant and Lord Provost Frank Ross

Fulbright grantees and alumni celebrate the occasion

Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow addressed attendees.

The event brought together alumni, parliamentarians and supporters of the programme

early juneFulbright Legacy Lecture series (For more info, click here) Professor Lord Nicholas Stern presented his lecture “The Best of Centuries or the Worst of Centuries: Leadership, Governance and Cohesion in an Interdependent World” at Kings College London, Edinburgh University and Pembroke College Oxford. Thank you to the Lois Roth Endowment and the Fulbright Association.

US Ambassador to the UK Robert Wood Johnson welcomes guests to the new American Embassy in Nine Elms

Performance by music and dance students from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

17 october“Cyber Security: the next 50 Years” at Facebook Special event hosted by Gail Kent (Alumna 2013-14)

19 november“Hidden Histories: Gaps and Silences in the Archive” at the Eccles Centre for American Studies at the British Library to mark the launch of the US-UK Fulbright Commission Archive. (For more info, click here)

Professor Lord Nicholas Stern

21 juneUS Embassy London (For more info, click here) The US Embassy in London welcomed UK Fulbrighters, Sutton Trust US Programme participants and supporters of the Commission to celebrate the anniversary and send off this year’s UK scholars. Attendees enjoyed performances by music and dance students from Fulbright partner Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, with a piece specially choreographed for the event by Román Baca (Alumnus 2017-18)

29 juneReception at Edinburgh City Chambers (For more info, click here)Edinburgh’s Right Honourable Lord Lieutenant and Lord Provost Frank Ross hosted a civic reception at the Edinburgh City Chambers. Special thanks to Principal Officer Susan A. Wilson of the US Consulate General Edinburgh and special thanks to RSA Scotland for its support of the event and for providing music and art entertainment.

12 septemberReception in the State Rooms of the Speaker’s House at the House of Commons (For more info, click here)A celebration was held in the Speaker’s Rooms at the Houses of Parliament, where the original treaty was signed in 1948, and hosted by British American Parliamentary Group.

14 juneMeeting with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Representatives of the US-UK Fulbright Commission met with the First Minister to celebrate the enduring partnership between Fulbright and the Scottish government

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meet the fulbrighters

this year we granted a total of 121 fulbright awards.

This includes 38 UK Fulbright Awards to UK citizens and 74 US Fulbright Awards to US citizens. Nine additional awards were part of Fulbright global programmes and are not reflected in the distributions below.

As part of our broad mandate programmes, 59 American undergraduates participated in UK Summer Institutes (UKSI) and three British student leaders participated in Study of the US Institutes (SUSI).

2018-19 Fulbright grantees by home region(including Fulbright Awards, UKSI and SUSI)

UK BY REGION US BY REGION

Northern Ireland: 3

Scotland: 6

England: 31

Northeast: 42

Southeast: 32

Southwest: 5

Midwest: 27

West: 27

An integral part of the Fulbright experience is the cultural enrichment programme that complements our grantees’ studies before, during and after the Fulbright award. We are grateful to all event partners and supporters. • In January, American grantees

attended Forum at the University of Birmingham, where they visited the University’s Cadbury Research Library and had the chance to view the Birmingham Qur’an manuscript, one of the oldest surviving Islamic manuscripts.

• In June, American grantees cametogether in Edinburgh one last time before departing the UK for home. As part of the celebrations, grantees and alumni presented “Telling Tales: A Series of Short Talks” at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, featuring presentations such as “Rewriting the future: challenging the discourse on biotechnology” by Dr. Amel Ibrahim

(Alumna 2017-18) and “The future of equality: allies needed” by Jason Olsen (Alumnus 2016-17).

• Also in June, British granteesconvened in London for UK Orientation before departing for the US, coinciding with the 70th anniversary reception at the US Embassy London hosted by Ambassador Johnson.

• In September, US Orientation fornewly arrived Americans included a tour of the Houses of Parliament and a panel discussion at the Eccles Centre for American Studies at the British Library on “Reporting America in the Digital Age”.

• December’s Debrief event forrecently returned British Fulbrighterscoincided with a reception forFulbright alumni at the Bank ofEngland.

UK Fulbright grantees

Arts Law Education

Language & literature

Theology & religion

History Medicine

Science Socialscience

US Fulbright grantees

Arts Law Education

Language & literature

Theology & religion

History Medicine

Science Socialscience

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6 2 3

0 9 5

6 5 3

7

1

12 2

15 9

Business & economics

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Business & economics

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Fulbright Programme highlights:

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fulbright awards available

we have developed over 70 co-sponsored fulbright Awards with higher education, professional, and charitable bodies in the us and uk.

Awards are available for postgraduates, scholars, and senior scholars:

• Postgraduate awards for US and UK students• Scholar awards for US and UK postdoctoral researchers, academics, and

professionals, including Distinguished Awards in Teaching for US teachers• Senior scholar awards for US academics including Distinguished Chair

and Visiting Professor awards for eminent scholars.

awards in the uk for 2018-19

postgraduate scholar distinguished award in teaching

visiting professor

distinguished chair

University of Aberdeen

Aberystwyth University

Bangor University

University of Birmingham

University of Bristol

The Eccles Centre for American Studies at the British Library

Cardiff University

University of Dundee

Durham University

University of East Anglia

Edinburgh Napier University

University of Edinburgh

University of Exeter

Glasgow School of Art

University of Glasgow

Imperial College London

University College London (UCL)

University of Kent

King’s CollegeLondon

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA)

Lancaster University

University of Leeds

University of Leicester

University of Liverpool

London School of Economics and Political Science

Loughborough University

The University of Manchester

National Library of Scotland

Newcastle University

Northumbria University

University of Nottingham

Pembroke College Oxford

Queen Mary University of London

Queen’s University Belfast

University of Reading

awards in the uk for 2018-19

postgraduate scholar distinguished award in teaching

visiting professor

distinguished chair

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University of Roehampton

Royal Holloway, University of London

Royal Veterinary College

SOAS, University of London

University of Sheffield

University of Southampton

University of St Andrews

University of Stirling

University of Strathclyde

University of Surrey

University of Sussex

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

University of Warwick

University of York

British Friends of Harvard Business School

British Heart Foundation

Brown University

Cancer Research UK

Elon University

Elsevier

Metropolitan Police

Fight for Sight

Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota

Lloyd’s of London

Maurer School of Law at Indiana University Bloomington

The New School

The Smithsonian Institution

Royal College of Surgeons

The Royal Society of Edinburgh

University of South Florida

NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Policy

The Urology Foundationthe following new awards were announced in 2018 and will be

available for the 2019–2020 awards cycle.

The Sir Cyril Taylor Memorial Award for social entrepreneurship honours the memory of Sir Cyril Taylor GBE and will support a UK postgraduate for academic work in any relevant subject at any accredited US university.

The Fulbright-Smithsonian Scholar Award allows UK academics or professionals to undertake independent post-doctoral research or study related to medicine and the Smithsonian’s collections, facilities, or experts.

awards in the uk for 2018-19

postgraduate scholar distinguished award in teaching

visiting professor

distinguished chair

awards in the us for 2018-19

postgraduate scholar distinguished award in teaching

visiting professor

distinguished chair

The launch of the Distinguished Awards in Teaching Programme for International Teachers will complement the award for US Teachers supporting UK teachers and educational professionals to spend a semester in the US .

The Fulbright 70th Anniversary Award is generously funded by current and former Fulbright Commissioners, and will support a UK postgraduate who most embodies the values of Senator Fulbright.

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There is an expectation that these talented individuals are even more successful because of having won a Fulbright award, but to measure and demonstrate that impact over many years is challenging.

Together with the Henley Centre for Leadership at Henley Business School, University of Reading, and generously sponsored by Jim Weight (Alumnus 1988-89), we designed a study to evaluate the impact of a Fulbright award on leadership capacity. Professor Bernd Vogel and his team conducted thirty-nine in-depth interviews with British and American Fulbright grantees who received awards between 1953 and 2013 and represented a wide range of disciplines and industries.

(You can read the full study here)

Five key findings from the leadership study:

1. Heightened Empathy – increasedperceptions and learning of other-awareness.

2. Capacity to inspire – advancedbehaviours around involving andconvincing others.

3. Critical Enquiry – experiencingmultiple perspectives allowed for moreindependent and critical mindsets overtime.

4. Identity work – grantees transformedhow they see and define themselves

5. Inclusive leadership behaviour –showed a long-term, positive impact

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the fulbright impact on leadership

every day, fulbright alumni across the world make meaningful contributions in schools, hospitals, businesses and their communities.

Introduce activities during predeparture orientation that raise awareness of leadership as part of the Fulbright programme. Build in time to reflect on leadership development immediately after completing the award. Develop tools that support continuous leadership development for alumni long after completing the Fulbright year. One such tool is Fulbrighter, a digital networking platform that will launch to the global Fulbright network in 2019.

“fulbright was the first time that i felt seen and recognised, not for my technical competence, but for my ability to lead.”kathryn perera, alumna 2015-2016

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Román BacaChoreographer and Dancer (Alumnus 2017-18)

“The Fulbright award has opened doors that have helped propel my work forward, to more audiences, working with more communities, impacting more people.”

Raegan Sealy Poet and Musician (Alumna 2015-16)

“Fulbright completely changed my life. It would not have been possible for me to come to the US without my Fulbright, but the people, support and guidance I’ve found is invaluable. What connects all Fulbrighters is their shared purpose and commitment to creating a better future for all people and a better world.”

Archie BlandDeputy Editor, The Guardian (Alumnus 2006-07)

“I don’t know what would have happened if I hadn’t gone, but I know that my year in New York was formative and incredibly fun. It made me into a journalist, it gave me friends for life, and it gave me an abiding affection for America that will never go away.”

Ian RankinNovelist(Alumnus 1991-92)

“Above all the Fulbright was validation – it gave me a much-needed boost at a tough time in my professional life. My time in the US was personally as well as professionally satisfying. I made lifelong friends as well as valuable contacts.”

Kathryn PereraHead of Transformation, NHS Horizons (Alumna 2015-16)

“Fulbright created a legacy which will stretch way beyond me into my children’s futures... enabling me to go there as a working woman with a young family and for us to have an experience in a different culture was truly unique.”

Fiona AsieduGraduate student in the Harvard School of Education (Alumna 2017-18)

“Being on this Fulbright scholarship has been a life-changing nine months for me. To leave what you know as a norm and be immersed into another culture has taught me many invaluable things... the most important thing, is the value of openness and the importance of being open to different perspectives.”

Greg MarshEntrepreneur (Alumnus 2004-05)

“One of the elements of leadership is audacity: a presumption that gives someone the confidence to offer their leadership. Scholarship programmes like Fulbright have a role in fostering that sense of responsibility… There is also a strong strand of social innovation underpinning the Fulbright ethos.”

Sir Walter BodmerHuman geneticist, University of Oxford (Alumnus 1961-62)

“Without Fulbright’s support I might not have been able to go to Stanford University with my wife and young family and work with the outstanding Nobel prize winner, Joshua Lederberg. That was a defining change in my career and an undoubted contributor to my subsequent success.”

Kevin OrrProfessor of Leadership and Governance, University of St Andrews, UK(Alumnus 2017-18)

“The Fulbright experience has had a profound impact on my scholarship, and on my understanding of the US. It has enabled me to build lasting intellectual connections and friendships with some wonderful people.”

Shannon ScovelNCAA Postgraduate Intern (Alumna 2017-18)

“The US-UK Fulbright programme gave me the opportunity to explore my academic passions, see the world from a new perspective and be an active member of a wonderful community abroad… I will always carry the lessons and memories of that experience as I move forward in my career.”

becoming a fulbrighter means joining a diverse community of accomplished individuals. during our anniversary year, us-uk fulbright alumni reflected on the impact of the programme and what it means to them.

our alumni community

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one life: sylvia plath

Fulbright grantee Sophie Maddocks (Alumna 2016-17) visited the exhibition just as her own time as a Fulbright grantee in the US was coming to an end. Of the experience, she wrote the following:

My time as a Fulbright Scholar is rapidly approaching its end: I’ve submitted my thesis, sent my belongings back to England, and said goodbye to friends and colleagues. Before I go, to mark the 70th Anniversary of the US-UK Fulbright Commission, I have been invited to revisit the life of my favourite Fulbrighter, Sylvia Plath. Sat in an empty Brooklyn apartment, I pick up a copy of Plath’s Unabridged Journals and find instant reassurance inher words.

For 60 years, Plath’s writing has guided so many of us through our Fulbright journeys. In fact, it is in learning about Plath’s life that many scholars came to read the word “Fulbright” for the first time. Plath’s work has inspired countless young artists, writers and media makers to pursue Fulbright Awards. So, as well as marking the Commission’s 70th Anniversary, this account of Plath’s Fulbright experience is also a fond farewell to my own.

My exploration of Plath’s Fulbright journey began in Washington D.C., where the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery put on an exhibition dedicated to Plath’s life. Earlier this month, Fulbright scholars, staff and alumni enjoyed a private tour of the exhibition by its curator, Dorothy Moss. The exhibition, titled One Life: Sylvia Plath reveals how Plath shaped her identity as a writer in the 1950s and early 1960s.

On the topic of applying for a Fulbright, Plath wrote in her journal: “There is always the ambitious project of trying for a Fulbright to Europe (only a million people want them; no competition really).” Two photos of Plath hang in the gallery

from around this time. One shows her lying on a beach striking a “Marilyn” pose in a white bathing suit with bright blonde hair. In the other, she has dyed her hair brown and refashioned herself to appear more studious for her Fulbright Interview.

This exhibition is the first to focus on Plath’s visual imagination, and as a student of Media Studies, I was struck by her savvy use of visual media. Beyond reinventing her own image, she also used collage to critique world events. Her visual style combined with her confessional prose felt decades ahead of its time, and her collages reminded me of contemporary feminist meme accounts. Today, her poetry is curated across social media platforms by a new generation of ‘Plathites’. This creative reformulation of Plath’s writing in online spaces is testament to its enduring relatability.

Plath undertook her Fulbright Scholarship at Newnham College, Cambridge. The writing and photography featured in this section of the gallery encapsulates the unbridled joy experienced by so many Fulbrighters when they make that liberating leap to a new country. Here Cambridge is depicted as a blissful bubble, a suspension of reality during which one could write without limits. Plath also became very entrepreneurial during this time, regularly sending her poems to journals and magazines. Perhaps it is being labelled a ‘Fulbrighter’ that instils in many of us a greater belief in our own capabilities. The self-belief I’ve developed as a Fulbrighter drives me to continue building - and reimagining - Plath’s enduring legacy.

For the last two years Sophie Maddocks has been living in New York City pursuing a Master’s degree in Media Studies at The New School. You can read her non-abridged article on our website: (For more info, click here)

fulbright journeys: sylvia plath author and poet sylvia plath (alumna 1955-56) has been in the spotlight this year with the release of a new volume of previously unseen letters and a dedicated exhibition at the smithsonian national portrait gallery in washington dc.

Studio photograph of Sylvia Plath (with brown hair). Warren Kay Vantine, 1954. College Archives, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts.

It was during her Fulbright year that Plath met Ted Hughes, and she described the warm response their engagement received at the Commission in one of her recently released letters –

“As I expected, they raised no question of continuing my grant; I did not expect, however, the royal welcome I got! Congratulations from the handsome young American head who told me my work, both social and scholastic, in Cambridge was so fine they wished they could publicize it (!) and much more in the same vein; one

of their main qualifications of the grant, I discovered, is that you take back your cultural experience to America, and they were enchanted at my suggestion that I was taking back double, in the form of Ted as a teacher and writer.”

In May this year, US-UK Fulbright alumni in the Washington DC area visited the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery exhibition “One Life: Sylvia Plath” and enjoyed a private tour from exhibition curator and Curator of Painting and Sculpture Dorothy Moss.

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fulbrighters in actionfulbright grantees are encouraged to extend the spirit of exchange beyond the boundaries of their host institutions and engage with the wider community during their time abroad.

Garrett Thompson (Alumnus 2017-18)organised a health and nutrition workshopin Sheffield with local charities ElementSociety and Israac Somali Community Centre, aiming to increase health education.

May 2018 marked the inaugural Month of Action, where Fulbright grantees and alumni across the UK volunteered time and energy in their local communities. More than 20 outreach events took place including talks at universities and schools, food drives, and community meals.

Lauren Allison (Alumna 2012-13)organised a food drive in NorthernIreland, and the team collected 124kgof food and supplies for the Trussell Trust Dundonald Foodbank education.

Fulbright staff together with Londonarea grantees and alumni held interview workshops with sixth form students at Brampton Manor Academy.

Anthonia Carter (Alumna 2017-18) produced a short documentary film and a deck of cards for her project “Bridge” that illustrates the design-led innovation process, inspiring young people and helping them come up with innovative ideas to make an impact in their community.

Nicholas McCarty (Alumnus 2017-18) conducted hands-on biology experiments with teenagers in London. Students constructed a UV spectrometer, before engineering bacteria with fluorescent proteins for experiments.

The awards will be given annually to fund local community projects delivered by the American Fulbright grantees during their time in the UK. Two winners were each awarded $10,000 to implement their projects and a further four runners-up were given $1,000 towards their projects.

Ambassador Matthew Barzun with the winners and runners up

barzun prize

2018 was also the inaugural year of the barzun prize for youth engagement, created and funded by former us ambassador matthew barzun and his wife brooke.

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The programme is part of our broad mandate and, like all Fulbright programmes, is a merit-based competition where candidates must demonstrate academic ability, ambassadorial qualities, leadership potential and a genuine curiosity for UK culture. We aim to give these opportunities to students who have not travelled outside the US and seek a diverse cohort that represents the whole of the US. In 2018, 59 students participated in nine thematic programmes across the UK.

• Aberystwyth University (Identity and Nationhood: Contemporary Issues)

• American Institute for Foreign Study(programme in performance and drama at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre)

• University of Birmingham(Film and Media)

• University of Bristol (Arts, Activism and Social Justice)

• University of Exeter (Climate Change Summer Institute)

• Queen’s University Belfast (Inspiring Learning)

• University of Strathclyde and GlasgowSchool of Art (Scotland: Technology, Innovation and Creativity)

• University of Sussex (Britishness andBritish Culture)

• University of Westminster (FutureLeaders in a Global Age)

UK Summer Institutes are made possible through generous donations from private individuals and partnerships with host universities. the travel costs for participants.

fulbright uk summer institutes fulbright uk summer institutes are three to four-week programmes for us undergraduate students. participants have the chance to explore the culture, heritage and history of the uk while experiencing life at a uk university.

Emily McTyre and Jillian Nguyen, 2018 participants at the University of Birmingham programme, visiting Cambridge

2018 participants of the Aberystwyth University Summer Institute

Ainsley Ash, a 2018 UKSI participant at Queen’s University Belfast

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The students now studying at universities in the US were from a group of 150 selected for the programme, which brings together some of the brightest and most talented UK state school pupils for an 18-month journey exploring US highereducation, and which supports studentsin applying to American universities. Theprogramme includes a week-long tripto the United States to visit a number ofuniversities and meet admissions officersfrom colleges across the country.

The students benefited from residential activities and received an intensive programme of support, covering admission tests, college choices and the application process. More than 1,000 people applied for the programme.

Of the 70 students who enrolled at US universities this summer, more than three quarters are among the first in their family to go to university and more than two thirds are from households with an income of less than £25,000. They will access around $19.9m in financial aid over the four years of their degrees, or an average of $276,500 per student.

The students have been accepted to 47 top universities across the USA including: Middlebury College, University of Chicago, Harvey Mudd College, University of Notre

Dame, Denison University, Georgetown University, Bryn Mawr College, University of Richmond, Harvard College, Princeton University, and NYU Abu Dhabi.

sutton trust us programme the sutton trust us programme, delivered in partnership between the us-uk fulbright commission and social mobility charity the sutton trust, saw its most successful year to date in 2018.

“It has meant that an entirely new, and initially very confusing, admissions and education system was essentially ‘unlocked’ for me in a way that could not have been made more accessible.”

Amy Drake from Somerset now attends Northwestern University, Illinois

“This programme has completely changed my life. I never imagined that one day I would be moving to the USA to study... The Sutton Trust US Programme has allowed to me not only achieve my American dream but also develop my confidence... Without it I wouldn’t have achieved my full potential!”

Hafsah Manzur from Glasgow, Scotland now attending Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania

“The Sutton Trust US Programme has inspired me to reach beyond what I perceived to be the achievable and guided me through the challenging steps required to reach my ultimate goal of studying across the Atlantic.”

Tilly Griffiths from Leek, Staffordshire now attends Stanford University, California

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supporting uk students to study in the usthe us-uk fulbright commission also serves as the educationUSA advice centre for the uk.

EducationUSA is a US State Department network of over 400 international student advising centres across the world, which provide free, comprehensive and impartial advice as the official source on US study.

USA College Day is our free, annual US university fair in September that provides UK students, parents and teachers with the opportunity to meet with American universities in central London and learn more about US study. The 41st College Day saw another successful year, with 4000 attendees over 1.5 days, who met with representatives from 160+ diverse higher education institutions from across the United States. In addition to a schedule of free seminars on specific admissions topics, visitors had the opportunity to come to the fair’s ‘Advising Zone’ to get answers to their questions about the application process, visas, standardised tests and sports scholarships.

This year, outreach activities took us to schools, universities, and fairs across the UK, including visits to Taunton, Norwich, Leeds, Edinburgh, north Wales, Birmingham and Liverpool, where we spoke to thousands of prospective students and advisers about US study. Our team has answered phone and email questions for more than 500 students and parents about a variety of US admissions topics, including funding, admissions tests and selecting “good fit” universities.

US university representatives met with parents, students and teachers at USA College Day 2018

The EducationUSA team also regularly runs free seminars for those interested in undergraduate or postgraduate study in the United States, which provide an in-depth of view of US admissions – including choosing, applying and finding funding. This year, close to 1000 people attended our seminars and the team continues to seek opportunities to bring in a wider range of institutions, new content and student panellists.

1the uk sends more

students to the us than any other european country

11,500british students

studied in the usa in 2017-18

14the uk ranks #14 in the world for

the number of students sent to

the us

EducationUSA advisers answer students’ questions about US study at university fairs across the UK

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funding our work

the us-uk fulbright commission is funded by a combination of government funding, award sponsorships and donations.

We are deeply grateful to our three government funders that provide crucial core programme funding. In September, we were very pleased to announce increased annual funding of £400,000 from the UK Department of Education beginning with April 2019. We were also very grateful to learn that we had been awarded $300,000 in end of year funding from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the US Department of State.

Our awards sponsors represent higher education, professional and charitable bodies in the US and the UK. We are additionally supported by the Fulbright Foundation, a registered UK charity, and the Fulbright US-UK Foundation, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organisation.

Summary income for the fiscal year 2016-17:

The Althea Foundation

Alumni Award donors

Arnold & Porter

Ambassador Matthew and Brooke Barzun

Commissioner and former Commissioner donors

The Cyril Taylor Charitable Foundation

The Diamond Family Foundation

The Fulbright Association

The Gannett Foundation

HSBC

The Lois Roth Endowment

The Michael W. Louis Charitable Trust

The family of Professor Harry Nursten (Alumnus 1961-62)

The Sutton Trust

Jim Weight (Alumnus 1988-89)

We are also grateful to McKinsey & Co. and Elsevier for providing office space for our grantee interviews.

54%

Awards

Sponserships

36%

Government

Funding

10%

Donations

Total Income

£4.4 million

Full financial statements are available on our website (For more info, click here.)

we thank all the organisations and individuals that have supported the commission through our 70th anniversary year.

we thank

“fulbright has for decades helped build and nurture special relationships, one by one, which is why brooke and i are so proud to support it in any way we can.”ambassador matthew barzun

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