Fulbright Canada is pleased to support Black History Month and celebrate the many exceptional black students and scholars who have earned a prestigious Fulbright award. Fulbright Canada honours the achievements of these scholars whose work demonstrates leadership and excellence while encouraging meaningful discussion and debate. 

Fulbright Canada is proud to announce the launch of the 2025 Community Action Program (CAP), generously supported by the Maple Leaf Foundation. The CAP grant offers up to $8,000 to alums of the Fulbright Canada-U.S. Program and Killam Fellowship, and current program participants for an impactful, community-led project. Applications are due Friday, February 28, 2025, by 11:59 PM EST.

As 2024 winds down, we at Fulbright Canada would like to take this opportunity to thank our Board of Directors, partners, donors, and all our grantees, past and present, for making exceptional academic exchanges both an opportunity and a reality.

Fulbright Canada and Vanderbilt University announced a new partnership, signing a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at Vanderbilt University’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries on December 3, 2024. This marks the second five-year MOU between the organizations, underscoring a shared commitment to advancing academic collaboration and fostering innovative research.

Fulbright Canada celebrates International Education Week 2024 by showcasing the achievements of grantees whose projects reflect the transformative power of academic exchange in fostering mutual understanding and collaboration between Canada and the U.S. Highlighted initiatives address critical global issues, including Indigenous sovereignty, sustainability, mental healthcare access, and education.

Métis vocalist and cultural advocate Camryn Dewar has been awarded the Fulbright Canada-Honouring Nations Student Award. Through this award, Dewar will conduct groundbreaking research at Montclair State University, exploring Indigenous representation in Canadian opera and promoting cultural engagement. Her work will involve performances and a lecture-recital series that intertwines music and reconciliation.

An interview with Dr. Caroline Boudoux, a dedicated Fulbright Scholar in biomedical engineering. In June 2024, she published It Goes Without Saying: Taking the Guesswork Out of Your PhD in Engineering. The book compiles her knowledge, notes, and experiences from her PhD studies at MIT.

Twenty outstanding scholars will engage in collaborative, multi-disciplinary research over the next 18 months as part of the fourth iteration of the U.S. Department of State’s Fulbright Arctic Initiative, which seeks to advance Arctic nations’ shared interest in building a secure and sustainable Arctic region.

Honouring Nations Canada, an initiative of Fulbright Canada, hosted an awards ceremony to celebrate the achievements of seven Indigenous nations from across the country. 

Honouring Nations Canada (HNC), an initiative of Fulbright Canada, is pleased to announce the honourees of its inaugural National Indigenous Good Governance Awards.

Fulbright Canada proudly announces the launch of the Fulbright Canada Entrepreneurship Initiative, a visionary program designed to harness the transformative power of entrepreneurship in addressing some of the world's most pressing challenges.