Mount
Holyoke Is among Top Fulbright Producers, Again
Mount Holyoke
is once again among the liberal arts leaders in producing Fulbright
Scholarship
winners,
according to information published
in the November 4 issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Six
Mount Holyoke students won Fulbright awards in 2005–2006.
Among other top-producing schools were Smith, Claremont McKenna,
Wellesley, Hamilton, Pitzer, Holy Cross,
Grinnell, Kenyon, Pomona, Reed, Vassar, Wesleyan, and Wheaton.
On
campus, the Fulbright competition is administered by Katerina “Katya” King,
associate director of the Career Development Center and director
for graduate and professional school advising. King’s duties
include assisting students in applying for major fellowships,
such as the
Marshall, Goldwater, Truman, and Fulbright. In this capacity,
King works closely with the Faculty Committee on Fellowships,
chaired
by associate professor of astronomy Darby Dyar.
In addition
to the Fulbrights, Mount Holyoke students garnered many awards
and fellowships last year. A full list of student
winners and their awards is available
online.
Fulbrights
Explained
Under the Fulbright program, more than 1,200 American students
in more than 100 different fields of study have been
offered grants to study, teach English, and conduct research
in
more than 110
countries throughout the world beginning this fall.
Out
of the more than 1,200 Fulbrighters, 269 will be studying at
the Ph.D. degree level, 212 at the master’s,
and 719
at the bachelor’s
degree level. Students receiving awards for this academic
year applied through 550 different colleges or universities.
The Fulbright
U.S. Student Program equips future American leaders with the
skills they need to thrive in an increasingly
global
environment by providing funding for one academic
year of study or research
abroad, to be conducted after graduation from an
accredited university.
Fellows undertake
self-designed programs in disciplines ranging from social sciences,
business, communication,
and performing
arts to physical sciences, engineering, and education.
Since its inception
in 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 290,000
participants worldwide
with
the opportunity
to observe political, economic, and cultural
institutions; exchange ideas; and embark on joint ventures of
importance to the general
welfare of the world’s inhabitants. In
the past 56 years, 100,000 students from the
United
States have benefited from the
Fulbright experience.
The Fulbright
Program is sponsored by the United States Department of
State's Bureau of Educational
and Cultural
Affairs. Financial
support is provided by an annual appropriation
from Congress to the Department of State, with
significant
contributions
from participating
governments and host institutions in the United
States and abroad. The J. William Fulbright
Foreign Scholarship
Board
formulates
policy guidelines and makes the final selection
of all grantees. The Institute
of International Education administers and
coordinates the activities relevant to the U.S. Student Program,
including an annual competition
for the scholarships.
The Fulbright
Program also awards grants to American teachers and faculty to
do research,
lecture,
and teach overseas.
In addition, some 2,200 foreign Fulbright
students and scholars come to the
United States annually to study, carry out
research, and lecture
at U.S. universities, colleges, and secondary
schools.
On the Web:
The Chronicle
Report on Fulbrights
***Available
to online subscribers***
Fulbright
Program for U.S. Students
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