Four Fulbright students in Cambodia, Israel, Panama, and South Africa are sharing their experiences as part of the Fulbright-mtvU Fellowships. Through a partnership with mtvU, MTV’s 24-hour college network, the Fulbright-mtvU program promotes “the power of music” as a global force for mutual understanding.  Recipients were chosen through a multi-tiered, merit-based selection process beginning with field and discipline merit review by U.S. and overseas academic leaders and area experts. mtvU and musical icons Fiona Apple, James Mercer of The Shins, Common, and Perry Farrell of Satellite Party next reviewed and nominated candidates. Final selection was made by the Presidentially appointed Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

Winners are sharing their experiences during their Fulbright year via video reports, blogs and podcasts as showcased on mtvU and mtvU.com. See below for information about the 4 winners and the links to their lastest entries.

CAMBODIA
Phally Chroy, who is pursuing a Masters of Fine Arts at Temple University in Film and Media Arts, is in Cambodia to make a documentary examining the reclamation of Cambodia’s lost musical heritage of the 1950s and 60s – music outlawed during the reign of the Khmer Rouge regime – and how the post-Khmer generation has used this music to reconstruct their identity and rediscover their cultural roots.
http://www.mtvufulbright.com/category/phally/

ISRAEL
Aaron Shneyer, who earned a Bachelors of Arts in Anthropology from Georgetown University, is in Jerusalem to develop a year-long music program that that brings Israeli and Palestinian high school students together to write and play music, culminating in performances in their own communities.
http://www.mtvufulbright.com/category/aaron/

PANAMA
Larnies Bowen, an undergraduate student at New York University in Politics of Language and Identity in the Caribbean, is in Panama to study Panamanian Reggae music as a vehicle for understanding West Indian-Panamanian identity, culture, and collective experience.
http://www.mtvufulbright.com/category/larnies/

SOUTH AFRICA
James Collins, a recent graduate from Harvard University with a Bachelors of Arts in Visual and Environmental Studies, is in to South Africa to create a documentary film exploring the impact and influence of marching band music on underprivileged South African youth.
Website: http://www.mtvufulbright.com/category/james/