Ten University of Colorado Boulder graduate students or alumni have been offered Fulbright grants to pursue teaching, research and graduate studies abroad during the 2015-16 academic year.
In addition, one CU-Boulder doctoral student has been named an alternate. Candidates with alternate status are offered awards if additional funding becomes available through the Fulbright program.
The 2015 CU-Boulder Fulbright recipients and their destination countries are: Alexis Almeida, Argentina; Kaitlin Fertaly, Armenia; Eric Lovell, Tanzania; Jessica Luna, Burkina Faso; Richard Mapes, Israel; Roya Mirhossaini, Turkey; Caitlin Ryan, Kyrgyz Republic; Matthieu Talpe, Germany; and Kelsey Thibdeau, Jordan. Alumna Lisa Powers received a Fulbright grant offer but chose to decline it. Tyler Kohler is the alternate candidate whose research project would take place in the Czech Republic.
The awardees’ areas of focus include the architectural fortification of pre-1980 residences (Israel); the impacts of land-use planning as they relate to new governance and human-elephant relations (Tanzania); the value of women’s labor in three contexts including the orthodox revival, international development and wage labor (Armenia); and the use of music by Syrians in Jordan as a means to articulate their experiences amid current conflict in their homeland.
“The contributions of CU-Boulder students and alumni to the international community are vast and inspiring,” said Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano. “As representatives of CU-Boulder, they are advancing not only their own lives and careers, but also global understanding and relations.
About 155 CU-Boulder students have received Fulbright grant notifications since 1978, including this year’s recipients, according to CU-Boulder’s Top Scholarships office.
Fulbright students are selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields. The 69-year-old program, sponsored by the U.S. government, operates in more than 160 countries. Since its establishment in 1946, the program has provided opportunities for approximately 360,000 students, scholars, teachers, artists and scientists.
Students interested in applying for the Fulbright program should visit http://enrichment.colorado.edu/topscholarships/scholarships/graduate-scholarships/fulbright-u-s-student-program/ or contact topscholarships@colorado.edu. The campus deadline for 2016-17 Fulbright applications is Sept. 10, 2015. For additional information on graduate student opportunities abroad visit http://www.colorado.edu/oie/global-cu/graduate-student-opportunities-abroad.
Contact:
Deborah Viles, Top Scholarships, 303-735-6801
viles@colorado.edu
Elizabeth Lock, CU-Boulder media relations, 303-492-3117
elizabeth.lock@colorado.edu
Matthieu Talpe.
Alexis Almeida
