The Graduate School is pleased to announce the 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Student Program Winners
Congratulations to the graduate student recipients of the 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Student Program! The purpose of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program is to increase mutual understanding between people of the United States and other countries through the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills. Approximately 1,900 awards are available to over 140 countries
EVA HUBERT: MONGOLIA, English Teaching Assistantship
Eva will be based in Mongolia during her Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) award. Eva’s primary focus will be teaching English in a private mining institute and trade school in northern Mongolia. While research is not the main focus of her award, Eva also plans to dedicate time to cultural activities such as traditional dancing, archery, and language learning with the institute and community. In the future, Eva plans to continue her education and teach English language in schools both in the US and abroad.
JENA MEHL: SOUTH KOREA, English Teaching Assistantship
Jena will be based in South Korea during her Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) award. Jena’s primary focus will be on improving my teaching skills through teaching English in public schools. While research is not the main focus of her award, Jena also plans to dedicate time to enhancing her Korean language proficiency during my time in South Korea. In the future, Jena aims to leverage the skills and knowledge gained from her Fulbright experience to enhance her own language proficiency and pedagogical skills, furthering her goals for a career in academia.
ABBY STOKES: CHILE, Open Study/Research Award
Abby is a M.S. Data Science Candidate at the U of M, with a B.S. from the University of Notre Dame in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics with a double major in Anthropology. Abby will be traveling to Chile to do research at the University of Andrés Bello in Santiago. Her project is to develop a methodology for predicting forest fire behavior in the Región de Maule using local-scale and remote-sensing (satellite) data and by leveraging the power of machine learning. Abby looks forward to applying her interdisciplinary background and collaborating with local fire departments in order to enhance prediction accuracy and implement proactive, data-driven response strategies to forest fires.