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May 28th, 2025
Shwe Win, a two-time Public Health graduate of Western Kentucky University, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program English Teaching Assistantship to Thailand.
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May 23rd, 2025
Nguyen Ngoc Minh Nguyen has been selected for a Fulbright US Student Program English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) in Taiwan for the 2025-26 academic year.
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Feb 4th, 2025
Seven WKU students and recent graduates have been recognized as Semi-Finalists in the 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition.
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Apr 24th, 2024
Vivian Rivera (‘24 Biology), Isabel Pergande (‘22 Political Science and History), and Jack Galloway (‘24 Business Data Analytics and Environmental, Sustainability, and Geographic Studies) have been named alternates in the Fulbright US Student Progr
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Apr 16th, 2024
Alexis Elder, a graduating senior in Elementary Education, is WKU’s third Fulbright US Student Program grantee of the 2024-25 award year. She has been awarded an English Teaching Assistantship for Spain.
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Apr 12th, 2024
Katrina Fjeld, a graduating senior in International Affairs and Arabic, has been awarded a Fulbright US Student Program grant for 2024-25. Katrina has been awarded an English Teaching Assistantship for Jordan.
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Feb 8th, 2024
Nine WKU students and recent graduates have been recognized as Semi-Finalists in the 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition.
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May 2nd, 2023
In addition to the five WKU alumni and graduating seniors awarded Fulbright US Student grants this spring, Paige Figueroa (‘22 Economics and Spanish) and Jaclyn Schiess (‘22 Dance) have been named alternates.
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Apr 24th, 2023
Parker Raybourne, a 2022 graduate in Political Science, Public Relations, and Advertising, is WKU’s fifth Fulbright US Student Program grantee of the 2023-24 award year. Parker has been awarded an English Teaching Assistantship for Indonesia.
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Apr 20th, 2023
Kerby Gilstrap, a 2022 graduate in International Affairs and Arabic from Bowling Green, is WKU’s fourth Fulbright US Student Program grantee of the 2023-24 award year. Kerby has been awarded an English Teaching Assistantship for Algeria.
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Apr 18th, 2023
Morgan Basil, a 2022 graduate in Spanish and Psychological Science from Alvaton, is WKU’s third Fulbright US Student Program grantee of the 2023-24 award year. Morgan has been awarded an English Teaching Assistantship for Spain.
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Apr 11th, 2023
Jackson Hite, a graduating senior in Advertising and Public Relations from Scottsville, is WKU’s second Fulbright US Student Program grantee of the 2023-24 award year. Jackson has been awarded an English Teaching Assistantship for North Macedonia.
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Mar 23rd, 2023
Hannah Banks ('20) has been awarded a Fulbright US Student Program grant to fund a master's degree in Global Health at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
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Mar 14th, 2023
WKU senior Molly Parker Robinson of Benton will use a $50,000 Rotary Foundation Global Grant Scholarship to pursue a master’s degree in the France and the United Kingdom after graduating.
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Feb 23rd, 2023
Eight WKU students and recent graduates have been recognized as Semi-Finalists in the 2023-24 Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition.
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Aug 4th, 2022
One hundred thirteen Hilltoppers submitted 139 applications for the nation’s most prestigious scholarship competitions during 2021-22, earning recognition 58 times with a total value of more than $383,175.
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May 11th, 2022
Six WKU graduates have been designated alternates in the 2022-23 Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition.
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Feb 28th, 2022
Nine WKU students and recent graduates have been recognized as Semi-Finalists in the 2022-23 Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition.
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Aug 12th, 2021
WKU students and recent graduates earned recognition 63 times, totaling more than $653,627 in funding for graduate school, language study, public service, and study abroad.
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May 3rd, 2021
WKU students Ariana Pedigo and Reuben Tang have been awarded Fulbright US Student Grants for the 2021-22 academic year. Pedigo will conduct archaeological research in Mongolia and Tang will teach English in Taiwan.
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