Orientation Training for the 2026-27 Fulbright Finland Foundation Grantees to the U.S.
On this page, you will find all the materials you need for the orientation training and your grant term during the 2026-27 academic year.
You should have received an email from your program coordinator with detailed instructions on studying the materials; please read through them carefully.
In our training, we follow the Flipped Classroom approach; learn more about Flipped Orientation Training in the video below.
Pre-materials
Plan your own schedule for studying the following pre-materials before each orientation training; the training sessions build on your knowledge of the materials:
- For Graduate Students only (selected in August 2025): For the American Voices seminar, October 10-11, 2025: Intro and Initial steps for graduate students (incl. recording of the U.S. professors' panel discussion).
- For the Program-Specific Online Meeting: Intro, Module 1
- For the Pre-Departure Orientation Day in Helsinki in mid-May 2026: Modules 2-5
At the beginning of each module, you will find learning objectives. In addition to pre-materials (e.g., videos and reading materials), each module has tasks at the end of the page.
Watch this video about Flipped Orientation Training first (6 mins 45 sec)
Module 1: Getting Started with Practical Matters
Program-Specific Online Meeting (you will receive the date from your program coordinator)
Module 2: Ambassadorial Role 101 (available later)
Module 3: Continuing with Practical Matters (available later)
Module 4: Together Shaping the Future: Fulbright Finland Foundation (available later)
Module 5: Ambassadorial Role 102 (available later)
The Pre-Departure Orientation and Award Ceremony in Helsinki in mid-May 2026.
Module 6: Just Before Departure (available later)
Module 7: In the U.S. (available later)
Module 8: After the Grant Term (available later)
Please note that these pages are for the Fulbright Finland Foundation grantees only and not to be shared publicly.
