U.S. Department of State:

The flagship international educational program sponsored by the United States Government, the Fulbright Program is designed to "increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries..." With this goal, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 250,000 participants — chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential — with the opportunity to observe each others' political, economic, educational and cultural institutions, to exchange ideas and to embark on joint ventures of importance to the general welfare of the world's inhabitants. The Fulbright Program provides grants for Graduate Students, Scholars and Professionals, and Teachers and Administrators from the U.S. and other countries.

• German ex-Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer described the significance and purpose of Fulbright exchanges as well as Senator Fulbright's legacy at a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the German American Fulbright Program in 2002: His speech in German. The English translation.

• The German Fulbright Alumni Association unites former participants of the German-American Fulbright Program.

• The German-American Fulbright Commission administers the German-American Fulbright Program, which has developed into one of the most active and influential of the binational educational exchange programs operating under the Fulbright umbrella.

• The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at U.S. Department of State is responsible for the U.S. government's overseas educational, cultural and informational programs.

• The Atlantic Review files interesting articles related to the Fulbright program or Senator Fulbright or written by Fulbrighters in the Fulbright category.

• The Atlantic Review has started to create a directory of Fulbrighters working for good causes: Fulbrighters make the world a better place