Year in Focus 2019

Highlights

Fulbright Arctic Initiative Plenary Week brought, organized by the Fulbright Finland Foundation, 16 established scholars from around the circumpolar North to Helsinki and Oulu. The plenary week concluded with a public seminar Fulbright Arctic Research in Action: International Collaboration to Address Shared Challenges at the University of Oulu
Truth Matters: Strategies for Combating Manipulated Realities seminar at Helsinki City Library Oodi
New short-term travel grant launched for partnership-building
70th anniversary of the ASLA-Fulbright Exchanges and the Centennial of Finnish-U.S. diplomatic relations. The anniversary year was celebrated, among others, at the Finnish Embassy in Washington D.C. in May
New website launched with the Foundation’s new brand
As a part of its 70th anniversary events, the Fulbright Finland Foundation organized a panel discussion “Kamalan ihana Amerikka – Kansainvälisyys tuo sivistystä” at SuomiAreena in Pori
Fulbright Finland Foundation received IIE Europe Award for Excellence during special reception in conjunction with the EAIE Conference in Helsinki

Over EUR 1,8 million awarded as grants, co-sponsored grants included
Total of 112 grantees (52 grantees to the U.S., 60 U.S. grantees to Finland)
Altogether 22 grant programs to the U.S.: 10 for students, 8 for researchers, 4 for professionals
Altogether 23 grant programs to Finland: 5 for students, 13 for researchers and 5 for professionals and specialists

Hundreds of active alumni in Finland and the United States serving as experts, academic reviewers, Board members, and in various other capacities related to the Fulbright Finland Foundation and its programs.
In the U.S., there are 724 Fulbright Finland U.S. alumni within the Friends of Fulbright Finland Network
Total of 72 American alumni serve in the Welcome Network in the U.S.
Total of 160 members in the ASLA-Fulbright Alumni Association in Finland
48 Finnish alumni participated in the Buddy Program in Finland serving as friends and mentors for U.S. grantees

Over 4 400 client contacts in total, event participants included, out of which over 850 Fulbright Speaker program participants. 39 % of all contacts, event participants included, were international educational professionals.
74 information sessions, seminars, conferences, and Fulbright Speaker Program sessions throughout Finland
Website: over 248 700 page views and 76 000 website visitors.
Fulbright Finland News magazines: printed circulation 800 and digital reach over 2 800.
Social media followers: Facebook 2 854; Twitter 1 187; Instagram 591; LinkedIn 386; YouTube 9 282 views.