By Angela Rodel What better way to celebrate America’s 250th birthday and Fulbright’s 80th anniversary than kicking off the academic year with music, fun and friends? From September 11-15, Fulbright Bulgaria was delighted to co-host a tour by the American Festival...
Interview by Maria Kostova In Spring 2026, Associate Professor Emil Mutafov of Trakia University spent four months as a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, exploring the financial independence of local governments in Bulgaria and the...
Interview by Rada Kaneva Sometimes the most interesting Fulbright stories begin with a meeting that nobody realizes is important at the time. The collaboration between American theater scholar Valleri Robinson and acclaimed Bulgarian director Javor Gardev began when...
Interview by Maria Kostova Georgi Videnov, a Fulbright Graduate Student and BG Leaders Award recipient for AY 2025–26, arrived at Boston University with an already impressive career as a percussionist, performing with leading orchestras and in renowned concert halls...
By Iliana Dimitrova Meet Sarah Schalkoff, an English Teaching Assistant at the Romain Rolland Foreign Language School in Stara Zagora—a Japan-born, Kentucky-raised educator, traveler, and language lover whose story has already crossed more borders than most passports...
By Angela Rodel Dimitrovgrad—most Bulgarians associate this city with one of two things: as a utopian town built by Socialist “Brigadiers” or as the birthplace of mythical pop-folk record label Payner Music. However, the city along the Maritsa River actually has a...
By Maria Kostova Every Fulbright journey begins with lots of goodbyes and lots of excitement. On June 25, the Fulbright Commission in Bulgaria welcomed the outgoing 2026–27 Bulgarian Fulbright grantees for the annual Pre-Departure Orientation and Award Ceremony in...
Fulbright Bulgarian Nominees AY 2026-27 The Fulbright Program fosters educational exchange between Bulgaria and the United States while supporting the development of future leaders across various academic and professional fields. Open Calls N 17 nominations N 4...
By Rada Kaneva Over two energizing winter days, U.S. Fulbright grantees from across Bulgaria gathered in Sofia for the Midterm Conference—a joyful pause to reflect, reconnect, and recharge at the halfway point of their grant journeys. The conference opened with warm...
For Sara Ilieva, Christmas came earlier this year! After two years as part of EducationUSA Bulgaria’s community—first in our virtual cohort and later as a participant in the selective Opportunity Funds program—Sara received the news many students dream about:...
