Fulbright Stories
Learn more about Fulbright grantees (also known as "Fulbrighters") and their grants through their own words by the roles they play below. Browse more Fulbrighters' stories and testimonials organized by region on the right.
Fulbrighters are:
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Students |
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In Hawaii, Winifrida Kidima researched malaria immunity in pregnant women and newborns. |
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Scholars |
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Samer Abu Libdeh's research has implications for democracy, human rights, and peace in the Middle East. |
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Teachers |
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Zheng Zhai taught Chinese in Montana and shared his observations of the U.S. online with students, friends and family. |
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Lecturers |
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In Vietnam, Mark Alter shared his expertise in special education with future teachers and met with parents of special-needs children. |
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Researchers |
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Houman Sadri's stay in the Persian Gulf prompted him to re-examine his ideas and write an interdisciplinary book on international relations. |
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Mentors |
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Sylvia Johnson helped marginalized children in Brazil to develop their capacity for self-expression through photography. |
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Artists |
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Lucrecia Kasilag became an accomplished composer and conductor who fused Eastern and Western musical traditions. |
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Scientists |
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Nir Peled created a cancer sensor that uses smell and that could save lives. |
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Philanthropists |
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On a groundbreaking Fulbright grant, Edwin Munger discovered a life-long passion for Africa. |
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Cultural Ambassadors |
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Dr. Hortense Simmons lectured on African-American literature and culture at four Ukrainian universities. |
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Advocates |
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In Botswana, Lisa Lopez Levers searched for ways to make HIV/AIDS culturally relevant and effective. |
Sub-Saharan Africa
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Boubakary Aminatou (Ami) Student from Cameroon
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James Tamba Lebbie Student from Sierra Leone
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Aissatou Sita Student from Niger
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Karima Daoudi mtvU Fellow to Senegal
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Aleck Ncube Student from Zimbabwe
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Peter Alegi Scholar to South Africa
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Winifrida Kidima Student from Tanzania
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Lisa Lopez Levers Scholar to Botswana
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Kerry Kennedy & Chanelle Wilson
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Melissa Adams mtvU Fellow to Uganda
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Andrew Magill mtvU Fellow to Malawi
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Edwin Munger Student to Tanzania and Uganda
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Ronald Reminick Specialist to Ethiopia
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Anastase Shyaka SIR from Rwanda
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Anne Stoddard Specialist to Malawi
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Frederic Will Specialist to Côte d'Ivoire
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Vusani Tshivhase Student from South Africa
East Asia and Pacific
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Rachel Katz U.S. Student to China
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Blair Daly English Teaching Assistant to Malaysia
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Derron J. R. Wallace ETA to Thailand
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Cynthia Poindexter Specialist to New Zealand
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Akesha Horton mtvU Fellow to Australia
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Mark Alter Specialist to Vietnam
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Ainsley Breault mtvU Fellow to New Zealand
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Dawson Dunning Student to New Zealand
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Uyanga E. Student from Mongolia
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Ariuntsatsral Erdenebeleg Student from Mongolia
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Kristofer Helgen Student to Australia
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Lucrecia Kasilag Student from the Philippines
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James Schell Specialist to Cambodia
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Lynne Stillings mtvU Fellow to Indonesia
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Zheng Zhai FLTA from China
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Mary O’Loughlin Student to China
Europe and Eurasia
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John Ochsendorf Student to Spain
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Katie Bachmeyer ETA to Macedonia
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Olivia Victoria Andrzejczak Student to Poland
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Perviz Asaria Student from the United Kingdom
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Jovonne Bickerstaff Student to France
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Anne E. Brisson Scholar to Kosovo
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Canyon Cody Student to Spain
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Janeil Engelstad Scholar to the Slovak Republic
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Heidi Evensen Student from Norway
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Paul Kantor Distinguished Scholar to Hungary
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Erika Larsen Student to Sweden
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Ashlan Musante Student to Germany
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Melissa O'Neil Student to Ireland
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K. Michael Reynolds Scholar to Russia
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Hortense Simmons Scholar to Ukraine
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Andrey Tikhonov FLTA from Russia
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Elka Veselinova Teacher from Bulgaria
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Kathleen Laraia McLaughlin Scholar to Romania
Middle East and North Africa
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Nir Peled Scholar from Israel
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Farooq Mitha Student to Jordan
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Zakaria Al Sheibani FLTA from Oman
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Andrew Dumm Student to Jordan
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Marta Deyrup Specialist to Morocco
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Hay Kyung Lanteigne Specialist to Tunisia
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Samer Abu Libdeh Scholar from Jordan
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Houman Sadri Scholar to Kuwait
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Terry Simpson Specialist to Saudi Arabia
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Rod Solaimani mtvU Fellow to Morocco
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Ronny Someck Scholar from Israel
South and Central Asia
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Luke Juran Student to India
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Khawaja Zain-ul-abdin Student from Pakistan
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Stacy Blake-Beard Scholar to India
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Sangeeta Mishra Student from Nepal
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Rachel Weeks Student to Sri Lanka
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Donald Katz Student to Bangladesh
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Dr. Thomas Bon Scholar to Uzbekistan
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Kamal Fatehi Specialist to Kazakhstan
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Geoffrey Hiller Scholar to Bangladesh
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Linda Jackson Specialist to Nepal
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Seema Kaushal FLTA from India
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Thomas H. Pruiksma Student to India
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Katie Walter Student to India
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Ann Piersall Student to Kyrgyzstan
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Qobiljon Shokirov Student from Tajikistan
Western Hemisphere
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Sabrina Karim U.S. Student to Peru
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Stephanie Alleyne Student from Barbados
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Josh Meltzer Student to Mexico
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Jennifer Bly ETA to Uruguay
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Rebecca Cammisa Scholar to Mexico
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Patricia Cardoso Student from Colombia
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Nick Cheadle ETA to Colombia
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Raul Godinez-Ramos SIR from Mexico
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Muriel Hasbun Scholar to El Salvador
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Yesica Hernandez mtvU Fellow to Peru
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Catherine Langlois Fulbright Specialist to Chile
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Michal Lipson Scholar to Brazil
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Juan Rostran Valle Student from Nicaragua
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Victoria Scher Student to Mexico
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Jane de Souza Silva Humphrey Fellow from Brazil
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Dr. Jocelyn Swigger Scholar to Paraguay
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Michael Wauters Student to Ecuador
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Sarah J. R. Staton Student to Ecuador
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Hellen & Evelyn Aguilar-Murillo Students from Costa Rica