News

Foundation News

In celebration of International Education Week and educational exchanges, we reached out to alumni of our Project Support Award program, and asked them for updates since receiving their award. If you follow us on…
Our Excellence in Cultural Diplomacy Awards capped off a joyful awards ceremony at the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) on October 23. In her opening remarks, State Dept Assistant Secretary Lee Satterfield reported…
We are so pleased to report that the second Arabic Literature Tour we have helped support was a great success! It presented two novels by Syrian author Shahla Ujayli, translated by Michelle Hartman: A Sky So Close…
In collaboration with Fulbright Norway, the Roth Foundation grants an award to an American Fulbrighter in Norway every year. The 2024 award went to Leah Balter. Leah Balter will use the award to support…
The Roth Foundation provides supplementary support for projects in the social sciences and humanities, including the visual and performing arts to one American Fulbrighter working in Morocco each year, in collaboration with Moroccan-American Commission…
The Roth Foundation provides supplementary support to one American Fulbrighter working in Australia each year, in collaboration with the Australian-American Fulbright Commission. The 2023 award went to Dr. Kayln McDonough. Dr. Kayln McDonough is…
On April 19, we were honored to attend the award ceremony for the 2023 Fulbright Prize for International Understanding. This year the prize went to two members of the team that helped lead the…
The Roth Foundation offers supplementary funds to a grantee of the American Scandinavian Foundation traveling to Denmark. This prize was instituted in honor of Lois Roth’s friend, Sonja Bungard-Nielsen, long-time director of the Danish…
The Roth Foundation provides supplementary support for projects in the social sciences and humanities, including the visual and performing arts to one American Fulbrighter working in Ecuador each year, in partnership with Comisión Fulbright…
In collaboration with Fulbright Norway, the Roth Foundation grants an award to an American Fulbrighter in Norway every year. The 2023 award went to Eric Benninghoff. Eric is working on his multicultural video project…