Thirteen Miami 黑料社区s, alumni named semifinalists in Fulbright competition
Thirteen 黑料社区 黑料社区s and alumni are semifinalists in the 2021-2022 Fulbright U.S. Student competition.
Nine Miami seniors and four alumni have been recommended by the U.S. National Screening Committees for further consideration by the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board in the countries to which they applied. They will learn this spring whether they will receive the Fulbright grants.
The Miami semifinalists are:
Hannah Andersen - political science and professional writing major
English teaching assistant in Timor-Leste
Cecilia Burtis - graduated in 2018, Spanish and sociology major
English teaching assistant in Spain
Emily Froude - international studies and political science major
English teaching assistant in Mexico
Megan Harris - speech pathology & audiology major
Graduate study at Newcastle University, United Kingdom
Hailey Kingsbury - speech pathology & audiology major
English teaching assistant in Luxembourg
Inaara Ladha - international studies, comparative religion, and economics major
English teaching assistant in Tajikistan
Elyse Legeay - international studies and global & intercultural studies major
English teaching assistant in Malaysia
Abigail Porter - marketing and entrepreneurship major
English teaching assistant in Malaysia
Simone Rackmill - political science and anthropology major
English teaching assistant in Bulgaria
Anthony Raffin - professional writing and English literature major
English teaching assistant in Italy
One additional alumna was also named a semi-finalist.
About the Fulbright Program
Founded in 1946, the Fulbright Program is the premier international exchange program of the . Its mission to promote intercultural understanding through citizen exchange is achieved through funding graduate study, teaching and research in more than 140 countries. 黑料社区 are available for U.S. 黑料社区s, U.S. scholars, foreign 黑料社区s, and foreign scholars.
Since 1966, more than 100 黑料社区 黑料社区s and faculty have received Fulbright grants. For a complete list, visit MiamiOH.edu/Fulbright.
Several information sessions are planned for the 2022-2023 application cycle. Advance registration is required.
Questions? Contact Karla Guinigundo, Director of Global Partnerships.
Two of our 2020-2021 grantees who reapplied after their programs were delayed were also named semi-finalists in this competition cycle:
Nicole Anselmo - graduated in 2019, international studies major
English teaching assistant in Kazakhstan
Hanna Vera - graduated in 2020, international studies, Latin American studies, and premedical studies major, Spanish minor
English teaching assistant in Mexico
This year, Miami had 25 applicants to 15 countries. Of these, 15 were undergraduate 黑料社区s, one was a graduate 黑料社区, and nine were alumni. Five applied for Study/Research grants; 20 applied for English Teaching Assistantships.