USC Among Top Producers of Fulbright Fellows

For the third year in a row, USC was one of the top producers of Fulbright Student Grant Recipients among U.S. research institutions for 2014-15, according to the Fulbright Program, the government’s international educational exchange program.

The top Fulbright-producing institutions were highlighted in the Feb. 12 edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education. In addition to USC, the list included Harvard University, the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and the University of California, Los Angeles, among others.

Eleven current and recently graduated Trojans received 2014-15 Fulbright awards, to study, conduct research or teach English for one academic year in one of more 150 participating countries around the world. Their fellowships have brought them to Brazil, Spain, Taiwan, Mexico, South Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong and Mongolia — a first for any Fulbright Fellow from USC.

Of the 11 students, two students received research awards and nine received English Teaching Assistant awards, supporting them as they teach English in primary and secondary schools or universities overseas. Eight recipients were USC Dornsife majors and three were students in the USC Rossier School of Education. Fellows came from diverse departments across campus including comparative literature, history, international relations, economics and mathematics, among others.

To date, USC has had 170 students who have participated in the Fulbright program. The first Trojan went to West Germany on a Fulbright fellowship in 1973.

The number of Trojans who apply for the award continues to grow every year. Over the past year, USC’s applicant pool has grown 21 percent from 2013-2014 to 2014-2015.

The Fulbright Program at USC is administered by the Office of Academic and International Fellowships.

Read more about the research that USC Dornsife’s students are undertaking as part of their Fulbright Fellowships.