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Mar 23rd, 2023
Hannah Banks ('20) has been awarded a Fulbright US Student Program grant to fund a master's degree in Global Health at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
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Mar 14th, 2023
WKU senior Molly Parker Robinson of Benton will use a $50,000 Rotary Foundation Global Grant Scholarship to pursue a master’s degree in the France and the United Kingdom after graduating.
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Feb 23rd, 2023
Eight WKU students and recent graduates have been recognized as Semi-Finalists in the 2023-24 Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition.
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Aug 4th, 2022
One hundred thirteen Hilltoppers submitted 139 applications for the nation’s most prestigious scholarship competitions during 2021-22, earning recognition 58 times with a total value of more than $383,175.
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May 9th, 2022
Two WKU alumni have received highly competitive National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships.
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Feb 28th, 2022
Nine WKU students and recent graduates have been recognized as Semi-Finalists in the 2022-23 Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition.
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Aug 12th, 2021
WKU students and recent graduates earned recognition 63 times, totaling more than $653,627 in funding for graduate school, language study, public service, and study abroad.
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May 3rd, 2021
WKU students Ariana Pedigo and Reuben Tang have been awarded Fulbright US Student Grants for the 2021-22 academic year. Pedigo will conduct archaeological research in Mongolia and Tang will teach English in Taiwan.
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Apr 26th, 2021
WKU student Isabel Eliassen will use a $50,000 Rotary Foundation Global Grant Scholarship to complete the International Master's Program in Asia-Pacific Studies (IMAS) at National Chengchi University in Taipei, Taiwan.
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Apr 13th, 2021
WKU student Allyson Copeland and alumnus Shashaank Narayanan have been awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, which provides a $34,000 stipend and a $12,000 cost of education allowance annually for three years of study.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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