Trinity University has been listed as a “top producer” of students receiving Fulbright awards for 2016-17. Four students who graduated in May are spending one year teaching English in four different countries.
The list was announced in late February by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, in recognition of the government’s flagship international educational exchange program. Top-producing institutions are highlighted annually in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Sarah Pinnock, professor and chair of religion and Fulbright program adviser at Trinity, said that for the first time, Trinity University received four Fulbright awards in one application cycle.
“Currently, Trinity graduates are Fulbrighters in Colombia, Ecuador, Germany, and the Czech Republic serving as English Teaching Assistants (ETAs) and conducting research projects,” Pinnock said, noting that the awards are tremendously competitive, yet in past years Trinity has regularly received one or two grants per cycle with a strong record of success.
The Trinity winners began planning in their junior year to apply, and students from all majors are eligible for awards in more than 140 countries.
Since its inception in 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 370,000 participants—chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential — with the opportunity to exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns. Over 1,900 U.S. students, artists, and young professionals in more than 100 different fields of study are offered Fulbright Program grants to study, teach English, and conduct research annually. Lists of Fulbright recipients are available at: www.fulbrightonline.org/us.
The Fulbright Program is funded through an annual appropriation made by the United States Congress to the Department of State. Participating governments and host institutions, corporations, and foundations in foreign countries and in the United States also provide direct and indirect support.
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