Fulbright Arctic Initiative 2024-2026
Fulbright Arctic Initiative
Fulbright Arctic Initiative IV seeks to support research through an interdisciplinary, collaborative model that will inform policy and support a more secure, just, and sustainable Arctic future. Read more about the program here.
Meet the Danish Fulbright Arctic Initiative IV Scholars
HANS PEDER KIRKEGAARD
University of Greenland
Risk of Malign Influence Operations in Indigenous Communities
Hans Peder Kirkegaard is a former diplomat who was a special advisor on defense and security policy at the government of Greenland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was a key member of the negotiation team regarding the Service Maintenance Contract Dispute at Pituffik Space Base (formerly Thule Air Base). He was the lead negotiator for the Arctic Capabilities Package on behalf of the Government of Greenland. He was also a member of the Kingdom of Denmark’s Security Policy Analysis Group. He is currently researching a PhD on how Greenlandic politicians and civil servant are navigating the changing security landscape at Nasiffik – Center for Foreign and Security Policy at the University of Greenland, funded by the Danish Ministry of Defense. As a Fulbright Arctic Scholar to the United States he will investigate the risk of foreign malign influence operations among Indigenous communities.
RIKKE ØSTERGAARD
University of Greenland
Intersectionality in the Arctic: A New Strategic Paradigm for Defense and Human Security
Rikke Østergaard is a researcher in Arctic security, investigating how major challenges in Greenland are shaped by power structures that lead to systemic inequalities. She was previously a research coordinator at the Joint Arctic Command in Nuuk, focusing on civil and military cooperation. As a Fulbright Arctic Scholar to the United States, she will focus on gender issues related to defense and using intersectionality to develop inclusive security policies in the Arctic.
IVALU KATAJAVAARA SEIDLER
University of Greenland
Expanding Indigenous Methodologies to Assess and Monitor Mental Health and Well-Being
Dr. Ivalu Katajavaara Seidler, PhD, is an Indigenous scholar from Greenland who is affiliated with both the University of Southern Denmark and the University of Greenland. Her research is focused on mental health, suicide, and alcohol with an epidemiological approach, working to ensure that every child can experience a safe and happy childhood. She works with nationwide data, developing quantitative approaches that resonate with Greenlandic culture and worldview, seeking to create culturally sensitive ways of collecting and analyzing data on risk factors, protective factors and risk factors for suicide. Seidler serves as the Chair of the Greenlandic Alcohol and Drug Council. For her Fulbright Arctic project, Seidler will conduct research in the United States exploring social and health determinants, as well as life trajectories of health and wellbeing in childhood based on nationwide data. She will also contribute to monitoring the Greenland suicide prevention strategy called “Qamani.” She will visit the Center for Alaska Native Health Research in Fairbanks to learn more about measuring cultural strengths and values that enhance mental health among Indigenous peoples of the Arctic.
Fulbright Denmark: Inger P. Davis Grant in Social Sciences
Inger P. Davis Grant in Social Sciences
In memory of Dr. Inger P. Davis, alumna of Fulbright Denmark, and her dedication and accomplishments to better the lives of children at risk and their families, this grant applies to Danes for studies or research in the U.S.A. or Americans for studies or research in Denmark within any areas of the social sciences associated with of her life’s work. Dr. Davis strongly believed in, researched and worked interdisciplinary, and applications aiming to do so to better the lives of children and families are welcome. Please read more about Inger P. Davis here.
Available Grants
The grant sizes for this grant will match the grants within the relevant categories of the core grants of Fulbright Denmark.
Danish students:
- One semester: DKK 50,000
- Two semesters: DKK 100,000
Danish scholars:
- One or two semesters: DKK 200,000
U.S. Student:
- Two semesters: DKK 125,000
U.S. Scholars:
- One semester: DKK 200,000
If in doubt of whether you can apply for this grant, please feel free to contact Fulbright Denmark’s Program Coordinator with a short description of your project/area. You may apply for this grant as well as other relevant grant categories within the Fulbright competition.
How
For Danes
The application process and eligibility requirements are the same as the core Fulbright grant for Danish applicants.
- Danish students must read through our eligibility requirements found here and apply through this link. For students, please note on the Cover Sheet during the application process that you are applying for this grant.
- Danish scholars must read through our eligibility requirements found here and apply through this link.
For Americans
The application process is the same as the core Fulbright grant for American applicants.
For any questions about the application process, please email Fulbright Denmark’s Program Coordinator.
4 Reasons to choose Fulbright
Why Apply for a Fulbright Grant?
Of course the prerequisite for applying for a Fulbright Grant is that you want to study in the U.S. But how is a Fulbright grant different from other grants?
We have asked four American Fulbright alumni that where in Denmark AY 2019/2020 why they chose Fulbright.
1. Among the Best and Brightest
When asked what it means to get a Fulbright grant or to be a Fulbrighter – as we like to call it – our American Fulbrighters tell us how well known and prestigous the Fulbright Program is in the U.S.
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See if You Are Elligible
Fulbright’s grants are awarded to the most talented graduate and PhD-students
"It [the Fulbright program] meant doors opening and a welcome mat. (...) in the U.S. it is very high prestige."
- Amy Childress, Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Southern California, U.S. Fulbright Scholar at DTU, Autumn 2019.
In the U.S. a Fulbright Grant is very prestigious and often works as a seal of quality.
Being a Fulbrighter means you are among the best and brightest in you field. Fulbright grants are awarded to the most talented scholars, graduate and PhD-students who demonstrate outstanding academic performance and will actively contribute to the promotion of mutual understanding as cultural ambassadors of Denmark.
“I think having a Fulbright is kind of engrained in the U.S. national psyche, like the prestigiousness and the importance of that. Back home, in comparison to Denmark, I’d say almost everyone knows what it is and is very impressed with your ability to research and study outside the U.S. and have that international experience”
– Alanna Schenk, University of Southern California, Fulbright student at Aalborg Universtity 2019/2020.
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Isabelle Bauman (right) and Alanna Schenk (left)
- Isabelle from Brown University is studying a MSc in Wind Energy at DTU.
- Alanna from University of Southern California is studying a year of European Studies with an Arctic specialization at Aalborg University.
2. Individual Guidance
Before and after you are awarded a Fulbright grant, we at the Fulbright Center will help and advise you through the entire process. It is no secret that it takes a lot of preparation to study a year in the U.S.
Besides individual guidance we also host a pre-departure meeting in June where you receive practical advice and meet all the other future Fulbrighters either online or face to face depending on the COVID-19 situation.
“I was completely blown away by that level of service (…)”
– Niels Knudsen, Danish Fulbright student at Harvard University 2019/2020
3. Alumni Network All Over the World
Being af Fulbrighter means you get the connections, collaborations and friends at the University you visit in the U.S, and it also fosters lifelong connections across the worldwide elite Fulbright community.
More than 400,000 Fulbrighters from the United States and other countries have participated in the Program since its inception 75 years ago in 1946. The Fulbright Program awards approximately 8,000 grants annually worldwide and operates in over 160 countries.
All Fulbrighters are also invited to join The Fulbrighter – an exclusive online community for Fulbright alumni and grantees.
4. An Experience for Life
Most likely your stay in the U.S. will be an experience for life and will have a great impact on you, your career and how you view the world.
“The experience of joining a foreign research group is highly recommendable, and it has rewarded me not only with academic results but also with personal growth”
– Kasper Munch Beck, Danish Fulbrighter at University of California, San Diego 2019/2020
Do you want to know if you are elligible for a Fulbright Grant? The application deadline is March 3, 2021. If you have any questions you are always welcome to contact us.
Application deadline
Application Deadline is March 3, 2021
Remember the application deadline for a Fulbright Grant AY 2021/2022 for both students and scholars is March 3, 2021 at 12 noon. See here how to apply.
The Fulbright Program is known worldwide as the flagship program for top students and scholars – studying, researching and working with the best in their fields. All of them with a commitment to advance the betterment of the world and to work for the ultimate goal of the Fulbright program – world peace.
Each year Fulbright’s grants are awarded to the most talented graduate students, PhD-students and scholars who demonstrate outstanding academic performance and will actively contribute to the promotion of mutual understanding as cultural ambassadors of Denmark.
A Fulbright Denmark grant is recognized as a mark of distinction. Those receiving a Fulbright grant have been evaluated both in the U.S. and Denmark not only on their academic, professional, and personal achievements but also on their potential to build upon these to become leaders in their fields. A Fulbright grant fosters lifelong connections across the worldwide elite Fulbright community.
Check your eligibility for a Fulbright grant here. If you have any questions regarding your application, please do not hesitate to contact our Program Coordinator, Nina Jung Foldager at info@fulbright.dk.
Fulbright Grant AY 2021/2022
Fulbright’s grants are awarded to the most talented graduate students, PhD-students and scholars.
"I was fortunate to be able to study and do research at a leading world-class university and hospital."
- Caroline Espersen, Fulbrighter at Harvard Medical School, AY 2019/2020
Et Phd. projekt blev formet
Mads Agerbo Ejsing, Brown University
Jeg har i foråret 2019 tilbragt fem måneder i Providence, Rhode Island, på den amerikanske østkyst i forbindelse med et forskningsophold ved Brown University. Her besøgte jeg Professor Bonnie Honig, som er én af verdens førende forskere inden for mit forskningsfelt, politisk teori.
Formålet med opholdet var i store træk at videreudvikle og få inspiration til mit phd-forskningsprojekt, der kort fortalt beskæftiger sig med demokratiets muligheder for at adressere den forestående klimakrise:
“Er den manglende politiske evne, og villighed, til at adressere klimaforandringer et udtryk for, at demokratiet har spillet fallit, og at der er brug for mere autokratiske styreformer? Eller er de globale udfordringer, som vi står over for, en anledning til at revitalisere og udbygge demokratiske institutioner?”
Mere specifikt er mit projekt optaget af, hvordan afstande mellem ”land” og ”by” påvirker betingelserne for at føre en fælles demokratisk politik på klimaområdet.
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Fulbrights legater
Fulbrights legater gives til de mest talentfulde kandidatstuderende og PhD-studerende.
“På Brown University var der derimod ca. 10-15 andre Phd.-studerende, der arbejdede inden for mit område, hvilket betød, at man havde mulighed for at spare og tale om andre med sit projekt og sine forskningsinteresser."
- Mads Agerbo Ejsing, Brown University
Hverdagen på Brown University
Min tid som ”Visiting Research Fellow” på Department of Political Science ved Brown University, hvor jeg havde min daglige gang, har været enormt udbytterig på flere planer.
For det første havde jeg mulighed for jævnligt at mødes 1-on-1 med en række førende professorer inden for mit område. For det andet fulgte jeg to intense graduate-kurser, som begge var direkte relevante for mit forskningsprojekt og bidrog med en masse nye indsigter, samtidig med at det gav et indblik i, hvordan noget af verdens bedste undervisning foregår (i begge mine fag var der to professorer, og under 15 studerende hvér uge). Begge disse akademiske spor resulterede i, at jeg i løbet af mit ophold skrev det første kapitel af min afhandling med sparring fra både professorer og dygtige medstuderende.
Men det allerstørste udbytte var nok alligevel det, der fandt sted uden for de formelle akademiske rum. På mit eget Institut for Statskundskab ved Københavns Universitet er jeg den eneste Phd.-studerende inden for mit forskningsfelt ud af omkring 30 Phd.-studerende. På Department of Politcal science på Brown University var der derimod ca. 10-15 andre phd-studerende, der arbejdede inden for mit område, hvilket betød, at man havde mulighed for at spare og tale om andre med sit projekt og sine forskningsinteresser, også i mere uformelle sammenhænge.
Udover at det var med til at skabe en masse nye sociale bånd og stærke venskaber, så har mange af de uformelle samtaler, der foregik uden for de akademiske rum allerede vist sig at være dybt formative for mit projekt. Og især dét udbytte er jeg dybt taknemmelig for at have fået.
"Den primære forskel, som Fulbright gjorde for mig, var at skabe en økonomisk sikkerhed omkring opholdet, hvilket gjorde det muligt at fokusere 100% på det akademiske."
- Mads Agerbo Ejsing, Brown University
Den primære forskel, som Fulbright gjorde for mig, var at skabe en økonomisk sikkerhed omkring opholdet, hvilket gjorde det muligt at fokusere 100% på det akademiske. Det lyder måske ikke af meget, men det kan slet ikke overvurderes, hvor vigtigt det har været. Desuden har det at repræsentere Fulbright (som er en meget anerkendt institution i USA) bridraget til et super strømlinet forløb, som har gjort Visa-proces mm. til smooth sailing. Så mange tak for det.
"Do it!"
Det lyder måske banalt, men jeg tror, at det vigtigste råd er: Do it! Det kan måske virke uoverskueligt at få et længerevarende ophold på plads, når man sidder og kæmper med akutte paper-deadlines, men det er virkelig det hele værd.
Hvis man får sendt en ansøgning afsted til Fulbright og er så heldig at slippe igennem nåleøjet, så er alt det praktiske på plads, og så er det (næsten) bare at tage af sted og nyde eventyret.
Når først man er der – i hvert fald hvis ”der” er USA – så tror jeg, at det vigtigste råd er, at være så opsøgende som overhovedet muligt. Endda på grænsen til det opportunistiske. Vi kommer fra en dansk universitetskultur, som på godt og ondt er rimeligt regelbundet, hvilket gør, at de formelle rammer sjældent kan bøjes. Hvorimod i USA, er min oplevelse, kan det meste lade sig, hvis man udviser lidt initiativ, banker på en professors dør og demonstrerer, at man er kommet for at lære og engagere sig.
Så forsøg at gemme lidt at den danske tilbageholdenhed væk (det er svært, I know, jeg er selv fra Jylland!) og kast dig ud i det. Som én af mine professorer sagde: Hvis noget føles skræmmende, så forestil dig, hvad den mest selvsikre person i lokalet ville have gjort, og så ”fake it till you make it”.
Fulbright Arctic Initiative III
About
The Fulbright Arctic Initiative brings together established researchers, early-career specialists, and indigenous knowledge experts from the 8 Arctic Council member states to form a network of scholars to conduct research.
The third cohort of the Fulbright Arctic Initiative will stimulate international research collaboration on Arctic issues while increasing mutual understanding between people of the United States and member countries of the Arctic Council. Using a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach, Fulbright Arctic Initiative III will address public-policy research questions relevant to Arctic nations’ shared challenges and opportunities.
Co-Lead Scholars will provide intellectual leadership and support throughout the Program, in addition to mentoring program participants, connecting program scholars to other international experts, and facilitating discussion and collaboration among the Scholars.
Themes
The Arctic region benefits from innovative models of international cooperation, particularly in the areas of search and rescue, management of the Arctic marine environment, emergency preparedness for global pandemics, and collaborative governance through oversight bodies such as the Arctic Council. Individual Arctic states have also created innovative models of co-management and self-government with Indigenous peoples. As the Arctic region becomes more accessible, the need for greater attention to Arctic security in all its dimensions—human security, environmental security, energy security, and traditional security—will continue to grow in importance.
More research is needed to understand the environmental changes taking place in the Arctic and the impacts they are having on the human and built environment. The prosperity, security, and health of the region depend on sound infrastructure for housing, transportation, communications, energy, and emergency response systems. Changes to land, human and marine environments are placing stress on both coastal and inland communities in the Arctic. At the same time, these very same changes are generating interest in the Arctic for energy and mineral resources, increasing tourism, and opening up new fisheries and transportation routes. The global energy transition is placing greater pressures in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions as sources for renewable energy from wind and hydro, as well as mineral resources. Together, these trends provide new opportunities for sustainable development that have the potential to improve life for Arctic communities.
The health of children, youth, adults, and the elderly is vital to the security of Arctic communities and the region’s future. While Arctic communities are constantly innovating to address their own needs, environmental fluctuations, underdeveloped infrastructures, food insecurities, economic development, infectious diseases, health disparities, and entrenched institutional systems have created challenges for human health and the diverse ecologies of Arctic peoples. Most recently global pandemics pose an extreme risk to isolated Arctic communities due to under-resourced health care services, transportation challenges and limited housing options. Citizens of the Arctic are looking to engage in research that addresses their concerns and will find ways to improve and sustain human health in the Arctic.
Grant details
Selected scholars will participate in an individual Fulbright exchange of a minimum of six weeks up to three months, as well as in-person seminars and ongoing virtual communication, all supporting the scholars’ collaborative research projects. Awards will begin in spring 2021 and run for 18 months, through fall 2022.
Scholars will be selected on the basis of an individual research project under one of the above mentioned themes linked to an exchange visit and potential to collaborate in group research work in one of three thematic areas described below.
Scholars will be expected to produce:
- A policy brief based on their group work
- One research product of the group’s choosing
- A one-page description of their individual research project objectives, outcomes and exchange experience
Provisions
Scholars will receive funding in the amount of USD 40,000. This allowance is intended to support travel to all program meetings, travel and maintenance for the individual exchange visit, research materials and assistance for grantees only.
Accommodations and meals for all group meetings will be covered separately.
Grants will also include limited accident and sickness benefits.
Timeline
February 2020 | Fulbright Arctic Initiative Scholar Competition Opens
September 15, 2020 | U.S. Scholar Application Deadline
November 2020 | Finalists notified of selection decisions
March 2021 | Opening Group Meeting (Canada)
Winter 2021 | Mid-year Group Meeting (Norway, TBC)
Fall 2022 | Final Group Meeting (Washington, DC)
Eligibility
Academic researchers in the natural and social sciences, Indigenous and local knowledge holders, professionals in the fine arts and liberal arts as well as practitioners working in various fields are encouraged to apply.
Applicants must:
- Demonstrate outstanding qualifications and a record of experience and accomplishment in an area clearly related to one of the designated research themes
- Be actively engaged in an area of inquiry relevant to the program’s themes and objectives
- Be open to exploring and incorporating comparative, interdisciplinary approaches in their investigations
- Be interested in developing collaborative activities with other Fulbright Arctic Scholars
- Be from and reside in Denmark, Greenland or the Faroe Islands
- Demonstrate proficiency in English
Meet the Co-Lead Scholars
Dr. Elizabeth Lynne Rink
Professor of Community Health in the Department of Health and Human Development at Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA
Dr. Greg Poelzer
Professor in the School of Environment and Sustainability (SENS) at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Visa - Fulbright grantees
All scholarship recipients will receive a J-1 Exchange Visitor Visa. The scholarships consist of funds from the American government and all Fulbright scholarship recipients will therefore have to comply with a “Two-Year Home-Country Physical Presence Requirement” when their time in the U.S. is over.
It is thus NOT possible to obtain certain types of visas for work and immigration before the two-year period is over. However, one can easily travel back to the U.S. on conference and tourist trips. Similarly, one can apply for a visa for employment with the international intergovernmental organizations (UN, World Bank etc.) located in the United States.
Read more about visas for the US and “Two-Year Home-Country Physical Presence Requirement” here.
Insurance
In order to receive a Fulbright Scholarship, scholarship recipients are required to have adequate insurance coverage. A Fulbright scholarship recipient will automatically receive a so-called Accident and Sickness Program for Exchanges (ASPE) coverage. This coverage is minimal, therefore the scholarship recipient need to secure a Danish insurance that can cover, e.g. liability insurance and repatriation; it is also acceptable to take out an American insurance if the coverage is equal to a Danish insurance.
Apply
Apply for a Fulbright Arctic Initiative grant
As a citizen and resident from Denmark, Greenland or the Faroe Islands you apply for a Fulbright Arctic Initiative grant through the U.S. Institute of International Education’s online portal Slate, which is used for Fulbright programs worldwide.
Your application needs to address one of the three themes of Arctic Initiative III.
Please familiarize yourself with the requirements and instructions that apply to applicants through Fulbright Denmark before applying (not all sections are relevant for Danish applicants).
You must upload the following documents in English to your online application:
- Statement of purpose (three to five pages)
- Bibliography (one to three pages)
- Curriculum Vitae (max. six pages)
- Two letters of recommendations (must be uploaded by the recommender)
- Letter of invitation (recommended but not required)
- Copy of your Passport ID Page
Danish Fulbright Scholar Awarded
One of our Danish Fulbright Scholars Dr. Jane Bolander was awarded an Outreach Lecturing Fund opportunity through the Institute of International Education (IIE). The fund “seeks to build relationships and partnerships with institutions that are currently underrepresented within the Fulbright Program as a means to promote future opportunities.”
Dr. Jane Bolander, professor at Copenhagen Business School, is currently a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Columbia University. With the Outreach Lecturing Fund she will visit Urbana University and Franklin University both in Ohio where she will give four lectures titled “The Fight for Tax Revenue: A Comparison between US and Denmark Policies”, “American Government”, and “International Institute for Innovative Instruction”.
We congratulate Dr. Jane Bolander with the opportunity.
Fulbright Scholar
A Fulbright Denmark grant for scholars is recognized as a mark of distinction.
Each year Fulbright Denmark awards grants to excellent Danish scholars who seek out academic challenges in the U.S.
Jane Bolander, Visiting Scholar at Columbia University, 2019/2020
Modifying DNA in the USA
Kasper Munch Beck, UC San Diego 2019
In the fall of 2019, I visited the research group of Professor Yitzhak Tor at the University of California San Diego as a Fulbright Grantee. As part of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry they work with the chemical synthesis of modified DNA building blocks and their properties within biotechnology, and so, they were the perfect match for me.
I mainly work with the chemistry behind modified DNA, however, the equipment and expertise present in this research group enabled me to explore a new area of my project (in this case enzymatic studies), which would have been very challenging at my home university.
Fulbright Grants
Each year Fulbright Denmark awards grant to top graduate and PhD-students wanting to study or do research in the U.S.
“I enjoyed the company of skilled and professional researchers, who are passionate about their projects, but also curious about new ideas."
- Kasper Munch Beck, UC San Diego
Now that my stay at UCSD has ended, I have acquired a great amount of valuable information and insight into the specific system that I am studying as part of my Ph.D program at The University of Southern Denmark. Furthermore, I enjoyed the company of skilled and professional researchers, who are passionate about their projects, but also curious about new ideas – like the one I brought with me to their laboratory.
The experience of joining a foreign research group is highly recommendable, and it has rewarded me not only with academic results but also with personal growth. In my experience, the work environment was relaxed with room to express genuine interest in challenges and triumphs of collegues throughout the day. This often resulted extended into the evening or weekend – but does it matter if you love what you do and have like-minded people around you to share the enthusiasm with?
"The work environment was relaxed with room to express genuine interest in the challenges and triumphs of colleagues"
- Kaper Munch Beck, UC San Diego.
Embarking a semester-long stay on my own to the other side of the planet was an overwhelming but awesome feeling, and support from family and friends was helpful. However, the support provided by Fulbright Denmark was truly a great help to such a challenge. The unique combination of financial support, cultural insight and help with visa/paperwork within Fulbright Denmark cannot be overestimated.
The financial support of 50,000DKK was very helpful in a city like San Diego with extremely high housing and living expenses. In combination with the well-assisted visa process and other practicalities, it allowed me to turn my focus to the academic and social aspect of the experience once I was there. Finally, throughout the whole process – both planning and during my stay – I was helped by attentive and kind people at Fulbright both in Denmark and in the U.S. For that I am very thankful – it was an assuring safety net to bring with me.
I hope more people decide to pursue the exciting and challenging experience of a semester in the U.S., and if they do, I can only recommend them to team up with Fulbright Denmark for the most optimal and rewarding stay.
A NASA Research Project
Mads Graungaard, UC Berkeley 2019
During the fall, 2019, I had the pleasure of being a visiting student researcher at the University of California, Berkeley with a Fulbright grant.
Here I studied at the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science collaborating with one of the leading research groups towards power-electronic converters with high efficiency and high power density. My work was specifically related to the cutting-edge technology of more electric aircraft in a research project with NASA, which was very exciting.
The outcome of my work was unique in this research field and, therefore, the collaboration has resulted in a submitted article to a high-level international journal and many contacts I may use in my future professional career.
Fulbright Grants
Each year Fulbright Denmark awards grant to top graduate and PhD-students wanting to study in the U.S.
“During my stay, I did several invited talks, which were a great opportunity for me to disseminate my research to other experts in the field."
- Mads Graungaard, UC Berkeley
Looking back at the process of getting to the U.S., one cannot start thinking about funding and getting in contact with the host institution soon enough. Another recommendation would be to apply for the Fulbright grant. If you get it, your life will get a lot easier in both Denmark and the U.S. since they will provide a lot of help in the preparation of needed documents alongside helping you to understand the sometimes complex process of getting to study in the U.S.
"My work was specifically related to the cutting-edge technology of more electric aircraft in a research project with NASA."
- Mads Graungaard, UC Berkeley.
Apart from having one of the best personal and professional experiences of my life, the Fulbright Center helped me tremendously to make it possible that I could share these experiences with my wife and daughter. Living in another country is not only exciting; it really widens your horizon and understanding of other people and other cultures, which will be useful for your personal as well as professional future career.