Fulbright at Miami University
Founded in 1946, the Fulbright Program is the premier international exchange program of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Its mission to promote intercultural understanding through citizen exchange is achieved through funding graduate study, teaching and research in more than 140 countries. Programs are available for U.S. students, U.S. scholars, foreign students, and foreign scholars.
More than 100 Miami University students and faculty have received Fulbright grants.
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
More than two dozen Miami students are among the 10,000+ applicants to the Fulbright U.S. Student Program annually. Grants to serve as an English Teaching Assistant (ETA) or pursue study or research are the most commonly pursued by Miami students.
The application for the 2022-2023 academic year will open by April 1, 2021. To apply, students must be U.S. citizens and have earned a bachelor’s degree by May 2022. Additional eligibility criteria should be reviewed on the website. Students from all majors, graduate students, and Miami alumni are welcome to apply.
The Miami campus deadline for the 2022-2023 Fulbright U.S. Student Program is Friday, September 10, 2021. Campus interviews will be held the week of September 20, 2021. The national submission deadline will likely be the first or second week in October.
Students planning to apply for the 2022-2023 academic year are strongly encouraged to set up an advising appointment as early as possible.
Miami Named 'Top Producing Institution'
Miami was named by the Institute of International Education (IIE) as one of the "Top Producing Institutions" for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, for the 2020-2021 academic year. This is Miami's first year reaching this threshold. Read more about this achievement »
Miami University U.S. Student Program Grantees
Year | Name | Country | Grant Type |
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2020 | Nicole Anselmo | Kazakhstan | English Teaching |
2020 | Katie Rogers | Germany | English Teaching |
2020 | Sarah Frick | Japan | Study/Research |
2020 | Hanna Vera | Mexico | English Teaching |
2020 | Johanna Alexander | South Korea | English Teaching |
2020 | Madeline Marshall | South Korea | English Teaching |
2020 | Elizabeth Martin | South Korea | English Teaching |
2020 | Julia Zorc | South Korea | English Teaching |
2020 | Camila Rodriguez | Spain | English Teaching |
2020 | Elena Arduin | Taiwan | English Teaching |
2019 | Sarah Berg | South Korea | English Teaching |
2019 | Madison Cook | Ecuador | English Teaching |
2019 | Emily Erdmann | Russia | English Teaching |
2019 | Alexandra Fair | UK | Study/Research |
2019 | Cyrus Green | Argentina | English Teaching |
2019 | Lauren Voegtle | Brazil | English Teaching |
2018 | Alexa Askari | Bulgaria | English Teaching |
2018 | Sara Giska | Kazakhstan | Research/Study |
2018 | Jack Henne | Germany | English Teaching |
2018 | Camila Kowalski | Spain | English Teaching |
2018 | Alison Preissing | Slovak Republic | English Teaching |
2018 | Allison Van Twisk | Germany | English Teaching |
2017 | Eric Moenich | France | English Teaching |
2017 | Khalid Osman | Indonesia | English Teaching |
2017 | Jennifer Tassaro | Mexico | English Teaching |
2017 | Graham von Carlowitz | Germany | English Teaching |
2016 | Matthew Armelli | Germany | English Teaching |
2016 | Rebekah Harper | Turkey | English Teaching |
2016 | Jonathan Meyer | Germany | English Teaching |
2016 | Emily Paxson | Bulgaria | English Teaching |
2016 | William Smeal | Bulgaria | English Teaching |
2015 | Graham Bowling | Taiwan | English Teaching |
2015 | Nicole Smith | Germany | English Teaching |
2015 | Anna Borchers | Peru | English Teaching |
2015 | Kimberly Forster | Brazil | English Teaching |
2014 | Elizabeth Schallip | Germany | English Teaching |
2014 | Casey Smitson | Germany | English Teaching |
2013 | Brian Cash | Germany | English Teaching |
2013 | Ryan Martini | Indonesia | English Teaching |
2013 | Jacob Hofstetter | Spain | English Teaching |
2012 | Timothy Boll | Russia | English Teaching |
2012 | Katelin Burke | Mongolia | English Teaching |
2012 | Daniel Hawk | Germany | English Teaching |
2012 | Corbin Mathias | Germany | English Teaching |
2011 | Maria Mancinelli | Brazil | English Teaching |
2011 | Sarah Schill | Germany | English Teaching |
2010 | Korianna Austera | Germany | English Teaching |
2010 | James Erbaugh | Indonesia | English Teaching |
2010 | Paula Koch | Jordan | Study/Research |
2009 | Rebekah Farrar | Taiwan | English Teaching |
2009 | Michael McDonel | Jordan | Study/Research |
2008 | Benjamin Kuebrich | Turkey | English Teaching |
2007 | Franklin Grace III | South Korea | English Teaching |
2007 | Annemarie Spadafore | European Union | Study/Research |
2007 | Justin Wilmes | Russia | English Teaching |
2006 | Christopher Chailland | Denmark | Study/Research |
2006 | Ariana Falk | Germany | Study/Research |
2006 | Christopher Michel | Georgia | Study/Research |
2006 | Christina Synowiec | South Korea | English Teaching |
2005 | Benjamin Johnson | Colombia | Study/Research |
2005 | Yana Pleshivoy | Russia | Study/Research |
2005 | Marianne Windholtz | Germany | Study/Research |
2003 | Jonathan DeVore | Brazil | Study/Research |
2003 | Jennifer Germano | New Zealand | Study/Research |
2002 | Joshua Greenberg | New Zealand | Study/Research |
2002 | Jaclyn Turnwald | South Korea | English Teaching |
2001 | Abbey Steele | Colombia | Study/Research |
1999 | Natalie Brooke | Germany | English Teaching |
1999 | Sarah Stewart | Namibia | Study/Research |
1993 | Elizabeth Belle | Germany | English Teaching |
1988 | Russell Lemmons | West Germany | Study/Research |
1983 | Jennifer Miller | West Germany | English Teaching |
Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Miami faculty and staff are able to apply for a variety of programs through the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program.
- The Core Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program provides opportunities to teach and/or conduct research abroad in all countries where Fulbright operates;
- The Fulbright Specialist Program, established in 2001, facilitates short periods of teaching, training, projects, or consulting at universities abroad;
- International Education Administrator (IEA) Seminars enable participants to learn about the higher education systems of India, Taiwan, Russia, Japan, Korea, France or Germany and lay the groundwork for future collaboration;
- The Fulbright Regional Network for Applied Research (NEXUS) is a collaborative program between the United States, Brazil and other Western Hemisphere countries to facilitate applied and interdisciplinary research projects that impact regional issues.
- The Fulbright Arctic Initiative facilitates collaboration and networking among Arctic scholars from the United States, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia and Sweden.
Miami University U.S. Scholar Program Grantees
Year | Name | Country | Grant Type |
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2019 | Tani Sebro | Myanmar and Thailand | ASEAN Fellowship |
2018 | Eric Covey | Nigeria | Core Program |
2018 | Steven Conn | TBD | Specialist Roster |
2018 | Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy | Romania | Core Program |
2017 | Cathey Bishop-Clark | TBD | Specialist Roster |
2017 | Donna Evans | TBD | Specialist Roster |
2017 | Karla Guinigundo | India | IEA Seminar |
2016 | Terri Barr | TBD | Specialist Roster |
2014 | Steven Keller | Austria | Core Program |
2014 | Thomas Misco | Singapore | Specialist Roster |
2013 | William Boone | Germany | Core Program |
2013 | John Kraft | Poland | Core Program |
2013 | Jonathan Levy | Zambia | Core Program |
2012 | John Cinnamon | Cameroon | Core Program |
2012 | John Rakovan | Poland | Core Program |
2012 | Elizabeth Widom | Mexico | Core Program |
2010 | Jordan Fenton | Nigeria | Core Program |
2010 | Jonathan Levy | South Africa | Core Program |
2009 | Sheila Croucher | Canada | Core Program |
2007 | Susan Paulson | Panama | Core Program |
2006 | J. Marcus Jobe | Ukraine | Core Program |
2006 | James Sheehan | Philippines | Core Program |
2004 | Scott Kenworthy | Romania | Core Program |
2002 | Cheryl Johnson | South Africa | Core Program |
2002 | John Krafft | Germany | Core Program |
2002 | Daniel Nathan | Finland | Core Program |
2002 | Robert Thurston | Ukraine, Russia | Core Program |
2000 | Robert Bowie | Russia | Core Program |
2000 | Thomas Murphy | Jordan | Core Program |
2000 | Louise Van Vliet | Slovak Republic | Core Program |
1999 | Andrew Cayton | Netherlands | Core Program |
1999 | Gwen Etter-Lewis | Ethiopia, Eritrea | Core Program |
1999 | Susan Ewing | Czech Republic | Core Program |
1999 | Jack Kirby | Italy | Core Program |
1998 | James Dunlevy | Germany | Core Program |
1998 | Gwen Etter-Lewis | Ethiopia, Eritrea | Core Program |
1998 | Susan Ewing | Czech Republic | Core Program |
1998 | Victoria Smith | Germany | Core Program |
1997 | J. Marcus Jobe | Ukraine | Core Program |
1996 | Gwen Etter-Lewis | Ethiopia, Eritrea | Core Program |
1996 | Iris Johnson | Portugal | Core Program |
1996 | Susan Sloan | Greece | Core Program |
1996 | Allan Winkler | Kenya | Core Program |
1995 | David Keitges | Germany | IEA Seminar |
1995 | Susan Reilly | Brazil | Core Program |
1993 | Howard Blanning | Czech Republic | Core Program |
1991 | Geoffrey Chase | Finland | Core Program |
1991 | Andrew Lakritz | Poland | Core Program |
1991 | Robert Peterson | Portugal | Core Program |
1991 | Jacqueline Vansant | Austria | Core Program |
1991 | Roscoe Ward | Cyprus | Core Program |
1990 | Lynette Unger | Finland | Core Program |
1989 | Mark Bernheim | Austria | Core Program |
1989 | Gerardo Brown-Manrique | Argentina | Core Program |
1989 | Craig Hinrichs | Cyprus | Core Program |
1989 | E. Fuller Moore | USSR | Core Program |
1988 | Susan Sloan | Belgium | Core Program |
1988 | Robert Wicks | Thailand | Core Program |
1987 | William Jackson | Australia | Core Program |
1987 | Roscoe Ward | Brazil | Core Program |
1986 | Jennie Lincoln | Costa Rica | Core Program |
1986 | Allan Springer | Brazil | Core Program |
1985 | Judith Fryer | Finland | Core Program |
1985 | David Hunt | Kenya | Core Program |
1985 | Allan Winkler | Netherlands | Core Program |
1983 | Elizabeth Dean | France | Core Program |
1981 | John Reardon | Norway | Core Program |
1980 | John Kettler | Norway | Core Program |
1979 | Allan Winkler | Finland | Core Program |
1978 | Mark Bernheim | France | Core Program |
1973 | W. Sherman Jackson | Nigeria | Core Program |
1966 | John Reardon | Iraq | Core Program |
Miami University Grantee Spotlights
Alexandra Fair
Alexandra Fair, University of Reading Postgraduate Award (2019/2020)
Majors: Integrated Social Studies Education
"My Fulbright year gave me the invaluable opportunity to pursue research questions and build connections with British scholars and archivists that wouldnt have otherwise been available to me. The chance to immerse myself in British culture exposed me to new perspectives and expanded my sense of what is possible for my future. During my time in the U.K I developed an interest in science communications and how these ideas inform scientific policies.
As I now pursue a PhD in African American Studies at Harvard University, these interests motivated me to simultaneously pursue a Master’s degree in History of Science. Examining science policy in two different countries has the potential to illuminate how culture, political concerns, funding structure and a range of other factors affect the use of science in society. During this degree I hope to be able to return to the U.K. and continue to develop the friendships and research that I began during my Fulbright year."
Ryan Martini
Ryan Martini with his Indonesian students
Majors: Math Education and American Literature
“My experience volunteering as an English Teaching Assistant in Indonesia taught me a great deal about who I am as a person, but even more so, who I am as a teacher. It goes without saying that compassion for your students is the key to helping them become the very best they can be. I was asked numerous times by both Indonesians and family back home, 'what is the difference between Indonesian and US schools?' I often deflected this question by answering a question that I found to be more important: 'what is similar between Indonesian and US schools?' And my answer was always, 'kids are kids, and they deserve the very best we as teachers can give them.' It doesn't matter where you teach in the world, you're going to have the high achievers and the mischief-makers; but, they each deserve your compassion. So if you treat each and every student as if they were your own child, offering them the very best of you each time you walk into a classroom, it doesn't matter where or what you teach - you'll be the perfect teacher for your students.”
Jon Meyer
Jon Meyer chats with another Fulbright ETA in Hannover, Germany
Majors: International Studies and German
“Adjusting to my Fulbright experience in Germany was relatively simple, due to previous travel and my study of the German language from age 14 onward. I worked as an English Teaching Assistant in Hannover for 10 months in 2016-2017 at a career school called BBS-ME Otto Brenner Schule. At that time, it was my longest residency in another country.
But after Fulbright, I joined the Peace Corps and spent 27 months in Kyrgyzstan. I discovered that my Fulbright experience made it easier for me to learn Kyrgyz and Turkish and to adjust to life in another country.
And from there, my interest in interacting with other cultures has really taken off. I am currently a first-year MA student at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) concentrating in Conflict Management and International Economics. My goal is to eventually join the Foreign Service as a Political Officer at the State Department, but in the meantime I hope to work in the State Department's civil service or at a think tank in the DC area.”
Thomas Misco
Thomas Misco, Fulbright Senior Specialist, 2014, Singapore
Dr. Thomas Misco is Professor and Naus Family Faculty Scholar in the College of Education, Health & Society’s Department of Teacher Education. He was added to the Fulbright Senior Specialist Roster in 2014 and received a Fellowship to reconceptualize and teach a graduate course at the National Institute of Education in Singapore. The Senior Specialist program offers unique flexibility given the commitment range of two to six weeks. This duration, which was mutually beneficial for Dr. Misco and his host, permitted participation and substantive collaboration. Contact Dr. Misco by email for additional information about his Fulbright Senior Specialist experience.
Emily Paxson
Emily Paxson '16 and '17 with William Smeal ’16, who is also a Fulbright ETA in Bulgaria
Majors: International Studies and German
It is an honor to be associated with a program that has inspired so many to embark on a journey that started with the vision of one man, Senator J. William Fulbright. As a Fulbrighter, I am humbled that I have been given this overwhelmingly wonderful opportunity to live his vision. As I embark on my second year, I am in awe of the unique experience I have been given which has allowed me to gain reverence and awareness of the world. I am grateful for the opportunity to interact, learn and share with the people of Bulgaria. After ten months, the warm embrace of the quaint town of Lovech and its people have made it feel like home. To be able to immerse myself in another culture that has allowed me to thrive with overwhelming comfort fosters hope for the future. I have developed friendships that will live on past my Fulbright experience and provide an avenue for continued cultural exchange. For me it is about people who respect other nations and their culture. It is about leaving the limitations of your comfort zone in order to gain necessary alternate perspectives. Beyond my Fulbright experience, I look forward to continuing to apply the purpose of the Fulbright program throughout my career—and that is to “to bring a little more knowledge, a little more reason, and a little more compassion into world affairs and thereby to increase the chance that nations will learn at last to live in peace and friendship.”