Hear directly from the Polish‑U.S. Fulbright Commission and learn about opportunities for U.S. citizens to teach, study, and conduct research in Poland—a modern country with a centuries‑old cultural heritage and scholarly tradition. Poland has a long history with Fulbright as the first country in Central and Eastern Europe to join the Fulbright Program in 1959. As the sixth most populous member of the European Union, Poland offers more than 400 diverse higher‑education institutions and hosts a growing international student community representing over 170 countries.
Fulbright Poland’s grants provide opportunities to advance culture and science through engagement with leading universities, international scientific institutes such as the Polish Academy of Sciences, government agencies, cultural and medical institutions, and non‑governmental research organizations. Paulina Kubylis and Aleksandra Szaniawska from the Polish‑U.S. Fulbright Commission will offer an overview of Polish‑U.S. Fulbright Programs, and you will also hear from recent Ohio State Fulbright Poland grantees—Sofia Bachman, Alyssa Sharp—and from Aleksandra Urzedowska, the current Polish Fulbright Slavic Scholar at Ohio State. We will also share information about resources and support available to Ohio State faculty and student applicants.
Panelists:
- Paulina Kubylis, Senior Program Officer (U.S. Scholar/Student Programs), Polish-U.S. Fulbright Commission
- Aleksandra Szaniawska, Senior Promotion and New Media Officer and EducationUSA Adviser, Polish-U.S. Fulbright Commission
- Aleksandra Urzedowska, assistant professor, Department of Journalism and Visual Communication, Pontifical University of John Paul, Krakow (2026 Slavic Fulbright Scholar, Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures, The Ohio State University)
- Sofia Bachman, PhD candidate, Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures (2024-2025 Fulbright U.S. Student Program Research Award to the University of Łódź, Poland)
- Alyssa Sharp, Department of Teaching and Learning, (EHE’23). (2023-2024 Fulbright U.S. Student Program ETA award to Poland)
Moderator:
- Joanna Kukielka-Blaser, director, Fulbright and Fulbright-Hays Programs, Office of International Affairs (Fulbright U.S. Scholar IEA award to Germany)
Please register for this session. For more information, please contact Joanna Kukielka-Blaser.