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WKU graduate awarded Rotary Global Grant Scholarship for master’s degree in Israel
Jul 2nd, 2020
WKU graduate Kate Hart will use a $50,000 Rotary Foundation Global Grant Scholarship to pursue a master’s degree in Israel.
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5 WKU students recognized in 2020-21 Fulbright competition
Jun 5th, 2020
Two WKU students have been named Finalists for Fulbright US Student Grants for the 2020-21 academic year by the US Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. An additional three have been designated alternates.
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6 WKU students recognized in 2019-20 Fulbright competition
May 6th, 2019
Five WKU students have been offered Fulbright U.S. Student Grants for the 2019-20 academic year and one has been designated as an alternate.
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Nellans awarded Rotary Global Grant Scholarship for master's degree abroad
May 25th, 2018
Lily Nellans, a 2018 graduate in philosophy and self-designed international conflict studies, will use a Rotary Global Grant Scholarship to pursue a graduate degree in international relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
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6 WKU students awarded Fulbright U.S. Student grants
May 9th, 2018
WKU students Sarah Angelle, Sarah Linder, Logan Mitchell, Lily Nellans, Maggie Sullivan and Elizabeth Upshur will use Fulbright U.S. student grants for a year of English teaching, graduate study or research abroad after graduation.
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WKU senior receives Princeton in Asia fellowship
Apr 16th, 2018
Natalie Webb, a WKU senior studying anthropology and international affairs, has been awarded a fellowship from Princeton in Asia.
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WKU again named Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Student grants
Feb 19th, 2018
Five WKU students received Fulbright awards for academic year 2017-18, placing WKU in a tie for fourth place among master’s institutions nationally. WKU is the only Kentucky institution to make the list, published in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Shoaf receives Rotary Scholarship for master's degree abroad
Aug 14th, 2017
WKU alumna Emma Shoaf will use a $40,000 Rotary Foundation Global Scholarship to pursue a master’s degree in development studies at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex.
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9 WKU students honored by Fulbright U.S. Student Program
May 16th, 2017
Nine WKU students and recent alumni have been honored by the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Five students received grant offers and four were selected as alternates.
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WKU tied for 2nd in 2016-17 list of Top Fulbright Producers
Feb 21st, 2017
With 8 student grantees, WKU again among top master’s institutions WKU is tied for second in the list of top Fulbright-producing master’s degree-granting institutions.
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WKU student receives Princeton in Latin America Fellowship
May 23rd, 2016
Emma Shoaf, a graduating senior at WKU from Lexington, has received the Princeton in Latin America (PiLA) Fellowship to work in the Dominican Republic.
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Record 13 WKU students honored by Fulbright Program
May 6th, 2016
Thirteen WKU students have been honored by the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the most in WKU’s history.
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WKU graduate student to use Rotary Scholarship to study water issues
Mar 18th, 2016
WKU graduate student Leslie Ford will use a $40,000 Rotary Foundation Global Scholarship to pursue a second master’s degree in the Netherlands.
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WKU again makes list of Top Fulbright Producers
Feb 22nd, 2016
For the third time and the second consecutive year, WKU has been named a top Fulbright-producing institution.
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7 WKU students honored by Fulbright Program
May 8th, 2015
Erin Asher, Sarah Fox, Lindsey Houchin, Kayla Sweeney and Rebecca Thieman received Fulbright grants to study or teach English abroad. Hayley Hilbert and Ryan Vennell are alternates.
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7 students, most in WKU's history, honored by Fulbright Program
May 22nd, 2014
Five students received grants: Chad Coomer, Jon Hendrie, Wesley Bromm, Allison Feikes, and Angelika Masero. Two students were named alternates: Amy Correll and Clarice Esch.
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WKU student receives Fulbright, DAAD grants to study in Germany
May 2nd, 2014
WKU biochemistry student Jonathan David Hendrie received two grants to continue research in Germany to develop a new expert model system for laparoscopic training.
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WKU student will use 2 national scholarships for HIV research in United Kingdom
Mar 31st, 2014
Chad Coomer has received a U.S. Student Fulbright grant to the UK to complete his master’s degree in infection and immunity at University College London. He has also been accepted into the National Institutes of Health Oxford-Cambridge Scholars program.
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Dodds finalist for Mitchell Scholarship
Nov 15th, 2012
Cory Dodds, a WKU senior from Smithland, Ky., has been selected as a finalist for the 2012 George Mitchell Scholarship Program.Dodds is the first student from WKU to earn this honor.
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2 WKU graduates awarded Fulbright grants to study abroad
May 25th, 2012
For the sixth year in a row, WKU students have been awarded Fulbright grants to spend a year studying and working abroad. May 2012 graduates Mario Nguyen and Alyssa Surina are the latest recipients.
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