Eleven Tufts students receive Fulbright grants for 2017–2018 academic year
By Austin Clementi, Tufts Daily
Eleven Tufts alumni were awarded grants through the Fulbright Program, an international exchange program for college graduates and alumni sponsored by the U.S. government for the 2017–2018 academic year. This makes Tufts a top producer of Fulbright grantees among research institutions nationwide, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Anne Moore, program specialist in the (AS&E) Office of Scholar Development, stated that this is the second consecutive year that Tufts has been recognized as a top producer of Fulbright students. The recipients of the Fulbright grant were chosen from a pool of 52 Tufts applicants, 30 of whom moved on to become finalists, according to Moore.
For the 2018–2019 school year, the current application cycle, there are 22 finalists out of a pool of 45 Tufts applicants, according to Moore. These finalists will find out if they are Fulbright recipients at staggered dates in the coming weeks, Moore said.
According to the Fulbright website, the program offers exchanges in more than 140 countries to college graduates and graduate students. Moore stated that the program consists of both English Teaching Assistant grants and research grants, both of which are offered almost anywhere in the world. Tufts students have gone to India, Indonesia, Mexico and China.
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