The Fulbright Program has a long history of supporting scholars and students who show excellence in many areas, including journalism, arts, and letters. That’s why the Fulbright Association is advocating for full funding for the program in FY26. Together we can #StandForFulbright.
Recently, the Fulbright Program shared the following message about some award-winning Fulbright alums:
Congratulations to Fulbright alumni Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Benjamin Nathans for winning 2025 Pulitzer Prizes!
“Fulbright is where I was born as a writer.” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, a 2010 Fulbright U.S. Student to Germany, received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Purpose, which has been nominated for six Tony Awards. https://www.fulbrightprogram.org/branden-jacobs-jenkins/
“I am profoundly grateful to the Fulbright Program for nurturing not just my career but my life.” Dr. Benjamin Nathans, a 1991 Fulbright-Hays awardee to Russia, received the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction for his book To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause: The Many Lives of the Soviet Dissident Movement. https://www.fulbrightprogram.org/benjamin-nathans/
Fulbright alumni have won a total of 98 Pulitzer Prizes. Check out the full list at https://www.fulbrightprogram.org/pulitzer/.