Left to right, top: Johanna Alexander, Nicole Anselmo, Elena Arduin, Sarah Frick and Madeline Marshall.  Bottom: Elizabeth Martin, Camila Rodriguez, Katherine Rogers, Hanna Vera and Julia Zorc.
Left to right, top: Johanna Alexander, Nicole Anselmo, Elena Arduin, Sarah Frick and Madeline Marshall. Bottom: Elizabeth Martin, Camila Rodriguez, Katherine Rogers, Hanna Vera and Julia Zorc.
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Miami receives 10 Fulbright grant offers: a new record

Grants are awarded for teaching and research

fulbright-logoTen of Miami University’s Fulbright semifinalists have been offered 2020-2021 grants and two have been named alternates. These are the most offers Miami has ever received in a single year.

Fulbright, the largest U.S. exchange program, provides grants for individually designed study/research projects or for English teaching assistant programs outside of the United States.

Since 2000, 59 Miami students and alumni — not including these latest offers — have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants to conduct research or teach overseas, according to Karla Guinigundo, director of global partnerships in Miami’s Office of Global Initiatives.

 “The growth in Fulbright success at Miami is a testament to the value placed on cultural exchange by both the students who apply and the many faculty and staff who support the applicants each year,” Guinigundo said. “It is exciting to see so many of our students making a global impact through this program.”

 This year’s Fulbright awardees:

  • Johanna Alexander - psychology major and East Asian studies minor, English teaching assistant in South Korea.
  • Nicole Anselmo (Miami ’19)- international studies major, English teaching assistant in Kazakhstan.
  • Elena Arduin - public health and premedical studies double major with community-based leadership minor, English teaching assistant in Taiwan.
  • Sarah Frick - quantitative economics major with a double minor in Japanese and statistics, open study/research award in Japan.
  • Madeline Marshall - strategic communication and political science double major with community-based leadership minor, English teaching assistant in South Korea.
  • Elizabeth Martin - integrated English language arts education major with English literature minor, English teaching assistant in South Korea.
  • Camila Rodriguez  (Miami '19) - integrated mathematics education and mathematics double major and Spanish minor, English teaching assistant in Spain.
  • Katherine Rogers - German and history double major with French minor, English teaching assistant in Germany.
  • Hanna Vera - international studies, Latin American studies and premedical studies triple major with Spanish minor, English teaching assistant in Mexico.
  • Julia Zorc - graduated in 2019, English: creative writing and interactive media studies double major with history minor, English teaching assistant in South Korea.
Alternates:
  • August Hagemann - economics and Russian, East European and Eurasian studies double major, English teaching assistant in Russia.
  • Rachel Pieratt - international studies and Spanish double major with Latin American studies and political science double minor, English teaching assistant in Peru.

More than 10,000 applications were received nationally for the 2,100 available Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants this year. Miami University had 29 total applicants to 21 different countries.

Visit Miami's Fulbright page to find more information about the program.