The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers research, study, and teaching opportunities to recent graduates in more than 140 countries, with approximately 2,200 grants awarded annually in all fields of study.
Fourteen Elon students and alumni have been recommended as semifinalists for the 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the largest exchange program in the country that offers opportunities for recent graduates in more than 140 countries.
awards approximately 2,200 grants annually in all fields of study, with recent graduates and graduate students undertaking international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching and primary and secondary teaching worldwide.鈥疐ounded in 1946,鈥痶he Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.
Recipients of Fulbright grants are selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields. As semifinalists, these Elon students and alumni have been recommended鈥痓y鈥痶he National Screening Committee of the Institute of International Education鈥痜or final consideration for a Fulbright award. They will be鈥痭otified of their final award status this spring beginning in late March.
This was a landmark year for Elon students and alumni applying for Fulbright; in total, 34 submitted applications, making this year’s cohort the largest in Elon’s history.聽This year鈥檚 Fulbright semifinalists are:
Cassidy Ball 鈥22
- International & Global Studies and Political Science
- Semifinalist for a Fulbright Study/Research Grant to Spain
Heeba Chergui 鈥22
- International & Global Studies
- Semifinalist for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Albania
Lauren Copenhaver 鈥24
- Biology
- Semifinalist for a Fulbright Study/Research Grant to Canada
Lindy Feintuch 鈥24
- Biology
- Semifinalist for a Fulbright Study/Research Grant to the United Kingdom
Nellie Garrison 鈥24
- English
- Semifinalist for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Spain
Bethany Marzella 鈥24
- International & Global Studies
- Semifinalist for a Fulbright Study/Research Grant to Oman
Morgan McGlynn 鈥24
- Policy Studies and Environmental and Sustainability Studies
- Semifinalist for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Spain
Sarah Mirrow 鈥24
- Economics and Applied Mathematics
- Semifinalist for a Fulbright Study/Research Grant to Ireland
Britt Mobley 鈥24
- Strategic Communications and Outdoor Leadership & Education
- Semifinalist for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to the Czech Republic
Trevor Molin 鈥23
- Political Science
- Semifinalist for a Fulbright Study/Research Grant to Canada
Eliana Olivier 鈥24
- Spanish and Environmental and Ecological Studies
- Semifinalist for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Colombia
Claire Przybocki 鈥24
- International & Global Studies and Economics
- Semifinalist for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Poland
Leah Schwarz 鈥24
- Psychology and Spanish
- Semifinalist for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Spain
Abigail Wright 鈥24
- Outdoor Leadership & Education
- Semifinalist for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Malta
Elon students and alumni interested in the Fulbright program or other nationally competitive fellowships are invited to contact the National and International Fellowships Office. In order to begin the Fulbright application process for grants in 2025-26, students should visit the聽Fulbright Application Process page聽to register for one of the following Fulbright information sessions during spring semester:
- Thursday, Feb. 29, from 4 to 5 p.m
- Tuesday, March 12, from 4 to 5 p.m.
- Wednesday, April 17, from 4 to 5 p.m.
- Wednesday, May 22, from noon to 1 p.m.