2021 Fulbright Semi-Finalists
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for individually designed research or arts projects, graduate degree programs, or for English Teaching Assistantships in participating countries outside the United States. The program strives to facilitate “cultural exchange through direct interaction on an individual basis in the classroom, field, home, and in routine tasks.” Over the past ten years, Boston University students have seen much success with the Fulbright Program, with more than 60 students engaging in research, graduate study, creative arts project, and teaching across many of the 140+ Fulbright partner countries. It appears that the 2021 applicants are on the path to the same success.
For the 2021 Fulbright cycle, Boston University saw a record 65 applications from seniors, graduate students, and recent alumni. Applicants showed interest in a range of projects and countries and invested a great deal of time refining their applications for submission. 31 of those 65 applicants have been named Fulbright Semi-Finalists by the U.S. National Screening Committee, moving onto the final stage of Fulbright review in their respective host countries. We want to congratulate these 31 Semi-Finalists on all of their hard work! Summaries of our Semi-Finalists* and their proposed Fulbright Projects can be found below.
- Sophia Abeles, ETA Award, Spain, Pardee/CAS
- Ximena Aragon, Study/Research Award, Spain, Pardee
- Laura Brubaker-Wittman, Study/Research Award, Indonesia, GRS
- Madison Calvert, ETA Award, Vietnam, SAR
- Bridget Cohen, ETA Award, Malaysia, CAS
- Sofia Colombo-Abdullah, ETA Award, Brazil, CAS
- Cameron Cooper, ETA Award, Spain, SPH/CAS
- Francesca Davy-Falconi, Study/Research Award, United Kingdom, CAS
- Justin Fogliasso, Study/Research Award, Spain, CAS
- Hannah Grace Howard, Study/Research Award, Greece, GRS
- Nikta Khani, Study/Research Award, United Kingdom, Pardee
- Katja Kleyensteuber, Study/Research Award, Austria, CFA
- Eva Koronios, ETA Award, Jordan, Pardee
- Laura Losmozos, ETA Award, Andorra, WCEHD
- Shen Ning, Study/Research Award, Switzerland, MED
- Gabriel Oliveira, ETA Award, Brazil, SAR
- Benjamin Pearlstone, ETA Award, Spain, CAS
- Ramya Ravindrababu, Study/Research Award, United Kingdom, CAS
- Alexander Robinson, ETA Award, Germany, Pardee
- Nada Shalash, Study/Research Award, Turkey, CAS
- Anna Stroinski, Study/Research Award, United Kingdom, CAS
- Katie Tiemeyer, Study/Research Award, Spain, CFA/CAS
- Eliot Usherenko, Study/Research Award, Bulgaria/Romania, Pardee
*Summaries developed and shared by the Semi-Finalists. Names and summaries were not published without the Semi-Finalists’ permission.