"[2] The Fulbright Association also conducts outreach in local communities and classrooms in the U.S., and hosts an annual conference.

In October 1993, the association awarded the inaugural prize to former South African President Nelson R. Mandela in a ceremony at the U.S. Department of State.

The Selma Jeanne Cohen Fund Lecture for International Scholarship on Dance was created through a generous bequest by the late dance scholar and historian Dr. Selma Jeanne Cohen, who was a Fulbright scholar in Russia in 1976.

In 2004, the Fulbright Association responded to requests of international alumni to hold annual conferences outside the United States.

International conferences have been held in Athens (2004), Morocco (2006), Beijing (2008), Buenos Aires (2010), London (2012) and Puebla, Mexico (2018).

To facilitate interaction and discussion on global issues, the association has launched an online community for Fulbright alumni and has increased the functionality of that network with a redesigned web site.