International Fellowships

The coveted Fulbright grant funds one year of independent post-baccalaureate research or study in one of over four hundred countries.  Projects may include independent research, university coursework, or a combination.  Fulbright also offers English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) grants in over 50 countries.

2017 Recipients:

• Isaac Gutjahr studied in Prague, Czech Republic in 2015.  He will graduate in May 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in Cinematic Arts Critical Studies and a minor in Cultural Anthropology. Isaac will begin a 10-month Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in the Czech Republic.
• Maygol Kabiri studied in Madrid, Spain in 2014 and graduated in May 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Studies. She will serve as an English Teaching Assistant in Spain.
• Kyle Roux studied in London, England at Queen Mary University, London in 2013. He will graduate in May 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences and a minor in Classics. Kyle is one of eleven students nationally to win the Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Greece.
• Olivia Trombadore studied in Florence, Italy in 2014 and graduated May 2015 with a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Arts in Environmental Studies.  Olivia won a Fulbright research grant to India where she will determine if certain communities along the Ganges River are disproportionately impacted by water pollution.

Past Recipients:

• Helen Anne Kennedy studied in Cape Town, South Africa in 2015 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations (Glboal Business). Anne will be a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Laos.
• Marie McCoy-Thompson studied in Cape Town, South Africa in 2014 and in Paris, France in 2015. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Narrative Studies, with minors in both French and Marketing. Marie is the recipient of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Thailand.
• Martha Ryan studied in Delhi, India in 2015. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Global Health. Martha is the recipient of a Fulbright research grant where she will investigate how anti-stigma interventions can be adapted to culturally diverse red light areas in India.
• Tiffany Yang studied in Bilbao, Spain in 2010 and graduated with a major in comparative literature, and a minor in Spanish in 2011. Tiffany will spend her Fulbright year teaching English to secondary school students in South Korea.  Combining her passion for English, writing, and literature, Tiffany will spend her time outside of the classroom leading English communication and creative writing workshops for the local community.
• Lydia Green studies in Ghana in Fall 2009 and completed a bachelor’s in linguistics in May 2009. She received a Fulbright to study in the United Kingdom. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in linguistics at the University of Newcastle in Australia. Green will also pursue a master’s degree in language documentation and description at the University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies as preparation for her doctoral research in endangered languages. As part of her studies, she will research language loss in the endangered-language community of Logba, Ghana.
• Dawn Powell spent Spring 2009 in Bahia and graduated from USC with a major in international relations and a minor in Spanish. She will spend her Fulbright year in Brazil quantitatively evaluating China’s impact on various sectors of the Brazilian economy. Her project will consist of coursework at the Universidade Estácio de Sá and independent research with the China-Brazil Business Council.
• Clara Suh, who studied in Berlin in Spring 2009, received a bachelor’s degree in public policy, management and planning with a minor in German. She will spend her Fulbright year teaching English to elementary school children in the Republic of Korea.
• Jeanette Acosta received her B.A. degree in Political Science with a minor in Psychology. She will spend a year Mexico examining how student scholarships influence their decision to pursue education or migration. She is particularly interested in exploring the attitudes and behaviors of students towards continuing their education, employment and migration in Zacatecas, Mexico. In Spring 2007, she studied at USC Madrid.
• Chelsea Laun earned a B.A. in English and Communication and spent Spring 2008 at Queen Mary University of London. A recipient of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant grant to Thailand, Chelsea pursued opportunities to become involved in volunteer organizations working on the Burmese refugee crisis in addition to teaching English during her Fulbright year.
• Brittney Bailey received a Bachelor of Arts, International Relations/Spanish and studied abroad at USC Madrid and in São Paulo. She spent her Fulbright year in Colómbia, conducting a project entitled, “Esperanza Negra: Multicultural Education Initiatives in Colombia” that combined coursework at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá with a research project investigating the implementation of an Afro-Colombian perspective into the university curriculum.
• Nichole Hornig, a double major in American Studies and Ethnicity and Spanish who spent Spring 2007 at USC Madrid, was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant grant in Spain. In addition to teaching English as a Second Language, she conducted a research project involving the study of language acquisition in children before the age of seven.

Administered by NSEP and sponsored by the U.S. government, the David L. Boren Graduate Fellowship and Undergraduate Scholarship provide support to study abroad in in countries of stategic national security interest to the U.S.  Fellowships and Scholarships can be applied to study in programs in all countries and regions EXCEPT Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Western Europe.

Recent Recipients:

• Sooji Nam is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast and Digital Journalism and International Relations.  She is  studying in South Korea on the Boren Scholarship.
• Colin Conwell studied in Paris, France in 2014 and is a double major in International Relations and Cognitive Science with a minor in Comparative Literature. Through the African Flagship Languages Initiative (AFLI) at the University of Florida, Colin will begin an intensive study of French and Wolof this summer. In the fall, Colin will relocate to Dakar, Senegal to continue language study through November of 2015. Colin’s academic interest lies at the intersection of international security, psychology and comparative literature. Upon graduation, Colin hopes to fulfill his Boren government service requirement as an analyst or field agent of an intelligence collection agency such as the DIA or CIA.
• Alexis Dale-Huang is double majoring in International Relations (Global Business) and East Asian Languages & Cultures. She spent nine months in China studying in both Beijing and Shanghai. Alexis will honed her Mandarin skills and examined China’s political ideologies, economic interests, and cultural practices to understand China’s perspective in international affairs. After completing her senior year at USC, Alexis aims to have a career in the Department of State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR).
• Doreen Grosvirt-Dramen spent the 2007-08 academic year at Hebrew University Jerusalem, continuing her studies on economic development and regional security.

Founded in 1904, the Rhodes Scholarship provides one to three years of graduate study at Oxford University in England.  Students selected for this internationally recognized scholarship demonstrate high academic achievement and outstanding leadership accomplishments.

Sponsored by Rotary International, this scholarship program supports graduate and undergraduate study abroad in any country with a Rotary Club.

Recent Recipients:

• Mary Caitlin Duncan earned a B.A. in International Relations in 2008 and spent Fall 2008 in Egypt at AUC.  She spent her Rotary Club Schoalrship year in Hungary.
• Elizabeth Dahill, an Edinburgh Intern from Spring 2008, received her B.A. in History and Political Science. She participates in projects supported by Rotarians in Ghana such as micro credit and immunization programs, and speaking engagemnets at Rotary Clubs.