80 years.
1 day. One Fulbright.
On Fulbright's 80th birthday, chapters, community partners and alumni in every corner of the world stepped out together for one global day of service.
Celebrating 80 Years of Fulbright
Sign Up for 2027
Be amongst the first to know when registration opens for the Fulbright Association Global Day of Service 2027.
How it works
From idea to impact in four steps.
Register your act of service project to add it to the global map. No account required.
Submissions are reviewed to ensure each act of service project is appropriate and includes the information needed before being published.
Share your act of service project to inspire others and invite your community to take part.
After the Global Day of Service is complete, share photos, stories, and reflections from your act of service project.
About Fulbright Association Global Day of Service
The Global Day of Service on 1 August 2026 is a worldwide call to action led by the Fulbright Association, the independent non-profit U.S. alumni organization of the Fulbright Program.
This global project brings Fulbright alumni, chapters, community partners, and dedicated supporters together to serve their local communities. Created to reflect the heart of the Fulbright Association, this initiative celebrates connection, service, and shared purpose across borders. It invites participants to turn the values of mutual understanding, cultural exchange, and global citizenship into visible action, whether through community projects, food security efforts, shelter support, or other locally driven service activities.
More than a single day of volunteering, the Global Day of Service is a way to show who the Fulbright community is beyond scholarship and achievement: people using their experiences, relationships, and talents to serve others and strengthen communities around the world.
Make a contribution
Help make this global day of service more accessible, inclusive, and impactful. Your donation supports the resources, outreach, and storytelling needed to bring Fulbrighters and community partners together in service around the world.
Donate to Global Day of ServiceStories and impact from 1 August 2026
On 1 August 2026, Fulbrighters and friends from 35 countries led 120 service projects in their own communities, across six continents and seventeen time zones. Hear their stories, see the day in numbers, and explore where it all happened.
Explore impact from the day