Brown University Awarded Most Fulbright Scholarships In Country

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- For the third year in a row, Brown University students have been awarded more Fulbright Scholarships than any other institution in the country.

According to the university, 35 undergraduates, graduate students, and recent alumni were awarded the prestigious scholarship in the 2018-2019 academic year. The grant is awarded by the Department of State and provides funding for students to study, teach, or research abroad.

The Fulbright program is very prestigious and selective, awarding about 1,600 grants to U.S. students each year, according to the organization's website. The program was established in 1946 and currently operates in 160 countries.

Brown's 2018-2019 Fulbright recipients are listed below with their country of study.

Undergraduate Students and Recent Graduates

Oyindamola Akingbile (South Korea)
Trevor Anesi (Samoa)
Katherine Armstrong (Taiwan)
Ryan Bahar (Czech Republic)
Erika Banuelos (Spain)
Marjo Beltoja (Denmark)
Jonah Blumenthal (Bulgaria)
Emma Bourgeois (Belarus)
Akira Camargo (South Korea)
Natalie Chapkis (Sweden)
Margot Cohen (Ecuador)
Ella Cohen (Morocco)
Spencer Darveau (Taiwan)
Alexandra Dolido (Germany)
Ibtihal Elfaki (Switzerland)
Alana Felton (Belarus)
Erin Gallagher (Germany)
Benjamin Gladstone (Israel)
Ciara Hayden (Montenegro)
Timothy Jeng (Spain)
Joshua Kurtz (Romania)
Andrew Linder (Czech Republic)
Alexander Mezoff (Spain)
Grace Molino (the Netherlands)
Brenda Morales (Spain)
Amalia Perez (Colombia)
Anna Schwartz (Norway)
Nicole Ubinas (Dominican Republic)
Jordan Waller (Uzbekistan)
Jeanelle Wheeler (France)
Michelle Zabat (Philippines)

Graduate Students
Edward Wildanger (Germany)
William Skinner (Barbados)
Watufani Poe (Brazil)
Katherine Freeze (Tajikistan)

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