Puget Sound Ranks among Top 10 U.S. Colleges Producing Fulbright Scholars
October 24, 2006
Tacoma, Wash. – Seven University of Puget Sound students earned Fulbright awards for the 2006-07 academic year, securing the university’s place among the top 10 U.S. baccalaureate institutions producing Fulbright Scholars, according to a report just released by the Chronicle of Higher Education. This year, applications were received from students through 532 different colleges or universities.
The prestigious publication based the rankings of American colleges and universities on the number of Fulbright Fellows hailing from each institution. Puget Sound is the only university in the Pacific Northwest to rank among the top 10.
Responding to the recognition, President Ronald R. Thomas said, “We are extraordinarily proud of this honor. To have so many Puget Sound students awarded the Fulbright is a testament to their talent, their international vision, and their embrace of the civically engaged, environmentally responsible, and globally focused educational experience we offer at University of Puget Sound.”
Under this program, almost 1,300 American students in over 100 different fields of study have been offered grants to study, teach English, and conduct research in over 120 countries throughout the world beginning this fall. Puget Sound students receiving awards are: Matthew Beckman, Devon Biggerstaff, Sarah Carnahan, Amanda Corbyn, Hilary Jade, Andrew Meyer, and Linh Vuong. The Fulbright Award will allow them to travel to countries as varied as Germany, Vietnam, Australia, and Austria.
At Puget Sound, the Fulbright competition is administered through the Fellowships office. Specific information on the Fulbright program, as well as other fellowship and scholarship opportunities, is available by visiting their Web site or calling 253.879.3329.
The Fulbright U.S. Student program equips future American leaders with the skills they need to thrive in increasingly global environment by providing funding for one academic year of study or research abroad, to be conducted after graduation, from an accredited university.
Fellows undertake self-designed programs in disciplines ranging from social sciences, business, communication, and performing arts, to physical sciences, engineering, and education. The U.S. Student program awards almost 1,300 grants annually and currently operates in more than 150 countries worldwide.
Since its inception in 1946, the Fulbright program has provided more than 275,000 participants worldwide with the opportunity to observe each others’ political, economic, and cultural institutions, exchange ideas, and embark on joint ventures of importance to the general welfare of the world’s inhabitants. In the past 60 years, more than 100,000 students from the United States have benefited from the Fulbright experience.
The Fulbright program is sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Financial support is provided by an annual appropriation from Congress to the Department of State, with significant contributions from participating governments and host institutions in the United States and abroad. The presidentially appointed J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board formulates policy guidelines and makes the final selection of all grantees. The Institute of International Education administers and coordinates the activities relevant to the U.S. Student program, including an annual competition for the scholarships.
The Fulbright program also awards grants to American teachers and faculty to do research, lecture, and teach overseas. In addition, nearly 3,000 foreign Fulbright students and scholars come to the United States annually to study, carry out research, and lecture at U.S. universities, colleges, and secondary schools. Please visit the Fulbright program Web site at www.fulbrightonline.org/us for more information.
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