Fulbright has announced its Student Grant semifinalists for the 2021-22 grant year, and 科罗拉多大学 has 12 Fulbright semifinalists, tying the record it set two years ago. Of the 12, seven are 研究/re搜索 semifinalists and five are English teaching assistant awards.
CC Fulbright Adviser Roy Jo Sartin notes that the 2020-21 Fulbright application cycle was the most competitive application cycle in Fulbright history, 超过11个,700应用程序, representing a 12% increase from the 2019-20 application cycle.
“This is an extraordinary achievement on the part of our students and the CC Fulbright committee, particularly during this unprecedented past year,” says Acting Co-President Mike Edmonds.
“Making it to the semifinalist round in the Fulbright process is an enormous accomplishment in any year — and even more so this year. These students have shown resilience, 奉献, 和毅力, and this speaks very highly of the caliber of our students,” says Acting Co-President Robert Moore.
This year’s Fulbright semifinalists are:
- 罗宾·希尔德曼，20岁, University of Edinburgh 研究 award in geology to the United Kingdom
- 奥利维亚·汉弗莱斯，21岁, English Teaching Assistant award to Thailand
- 安娜·基尔戈，21岁, English Teaching Assistant award to Kazakhstan
- 佳梅21, English Teaching Assistant award to Malaysia
- 格蕾丝·佩里19岁, re搜索 award in sociology to Uruguay
- 索菲·拉米雷斯，17岁, re搜索 award in public health to India
- Danielle Richardson ’21, English Teaching Assistant award to Timor-Leste
- 奥利维亚·舒尔茨21岁, Taipei Medical University 研究 award in psychology to Taiwan
- 卡丽莎·谢尔曼，21岁, 研究 award in anthropology to Canada
- Sierra Takushi, 21岁, English Teaching Assistant award to Thailand
- Lauren Weiss 21, University College London Entrepreneurship Award in computer science to the United Kingdom
- 伊丽莎白·沃尔夫，21岁, Ecole Normale Superieure de Rennes Award in Mathematics to France
“These Fulbright semifinalists from CC include social scientists, 创造性的作家, 干细胞研究人员, 的同学, and a non-profit entrepreneur,萨丁说, who has been the college’s Fulbright adviser for six years. “Even though they come from many different disciplines, they all embody the spirit of the college, 最重要的是, they have acted on it: exploring their passions meaningfully through re搜索, 研究, 工作, 和志愿服务, on campus and within our community.
“These students have spent the past few years building up to this point, choosing experiences and growing the confidence they need to be competitive Fulbright re搜索ers, 研究生, and English Teaching Assistants,她说。. “I'm so proud of their efforts!”
Last year CC had 11 Fulbright semifinalists, of whom three went on to become finalists. In 2019 CC had a record 12 semifinalists, six of whom went on to become finalists.
The semifinalist applications have been forwarded by the Fulbright National Screening Committee to the Fulbright Commission or U.S. Embassy in the host country for final review. Each country will choose its grantees during the coming months, so semifinalists can expect to learn their final status between late February and April, with the timing of notifications varying by country.
科罗拉多大学’s Fulbright committee is comprised of Assistant Director of 全球教育 Heather Powell Browne; Director of 教师 Re搜索 Support Tess Powers; Cultural and Linguistic 多样性 Education Specialist Chelsea Walter; Director of 全球教育 Allen Bertsche; and Sartin, who also advises Erasmus Mundus applicants. For questions about the application process, email Sartin at rsartin@domestictunerz.com
富布赖特大学.S. Student Program offers re搜索, 研究, and teaching opportunities in more than 140 countries to recent graduates and 研究生. 在授予期间, Fulbright recipients meet, 工作, 住在一起, and learn from the people of the host country, sharing daily experiences. The program facilitates cultural exchange through direct interaction on an individual basis in the classroom, 场, 首页。, 在日常工作中, allowing the grantee to gain an appreciation of others' viewpoints and beliefs, the way they do things, and the way they think.