Module 2: Ambassadorial Role 101 2022-23

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Learning objective:

To understand your role in the Foundation's publicity and outreach efforts, and as an ambassador for the Fulbright Finland Foundation, your home institution, and Finland. 

Social Media

• Watch the video Publicity and Outreach - Tips for Social Media (4 min 49 sec)
  • Links from the video:
    • Logos and other materials for presentations: www.fulbright.fi/work-with-us/fulbright-finland-ambassadors
    • Instructions for writing a blog post: www.fulbright.fi/blog-instructions-fulbright-finland-grantees-and-alumni
    • Outreach Ambassadors: www.fulbright.fi/fulbright-finland-outreach-ambassadors
    • Fulbright Buddy Program: www.fulbright.fi/asla-fulbright-alumni-association/fulbright-buddy-program
    • Questions? Don't hesitate to contact Communication Specialist Maija Kettunen, [email protected] 
       
• Follow the Fulbright Finland Foundation on social media that you use:
  • Twitter (consider adding @FulbrightFIN in your Twitter bio!)
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook

Inspiration from alumni

• Read grantee and alumni blogs
• Fulbright Finland News articles

Add a line about your Fulbright Finland grant to your signature line:

Sample signature:
Name
Fulbright Grant Name and Year, e.g. ASLA-Fulbright Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow 2022-23 
(please see your selection letter for the name of the grant program)
Host institution in the U.S.
Home institution in Finland (if relevant)

Acknowledging the Fulbright Finland Foundation:

We hope you proudly acknowledge the Fulbright Finland Foundation, and use your identification as Fulbright scholar/student/teacher to advance your research and/or project. This is your judgment call to make, but we encourage you to recognize the Fulbright Finland Foundation if the paper, talk, exhibit etc. comes from your time as a Fulbright scholar. There is no standard required language, but you can use, for instance the following sentence: “This research/work has been supported by the Fulbright Finland Foundation.”

If you find it necessary, you can also add a sentence to note that “the conclusions and content of this research do not represent an endorsement or approval by the Fulbright Finland Foundation or its sponsors.”

Your Ambassadorial Role 

As a Fulbright Finland Foundation's awardee, you are also an ambassador of the Foundation, your home institution, and Finland. Watch this video by Fulbright Finland alum Erkko Sointu, where he shares examples on how to be an ambassador (11 min 4 sec).

TASK:
Consider what kind of social media/online visibility (LinkedIn, Google Scholar etc.) you need. Think about your expertise, own hobbies, and strengths that you could share in presentations and conversations in the U.S. 

Please note that these pages are for the Fulbright Finland Foundation grantees only and not to be shared publicly.