Fulbright Spotlight: Vineeth Vaidyula
VCU alum Vineeth Vaidyula is spending a year doing research in India, fully funded by the Fulbright Student Program. Read on to learn about his experience and what Fulbright can do for you! Name: Vineeth Vaidyula Major: Biology Graduation Year: 2023 Living Learning Community: Honors College Fulbright Program: Study/Research, 2024 Country: India What program/country did […]
Fulbright Spotlight: Leslie Pyo
VCU alumna, Leslie Pyo, is spending a year in South Korea, fully funded by the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Read on for a taste of Leslie’s experience so far and to learn more about what Fulbright could look like for you! Name: Leslie Pyo Major: Painting and Printmaking Graduation Year: 2016 Living Learning Communities: Honors College Fulbright Program: Study/Research, […]
Fulbright Spotlight: Anne Penrod
VCU alumna, Anne Penrod, is spending a year in South Korea, fully funded by the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Read on for a taste of Anne’s experience so far and to learn more about what Fulbright could look like for you! Name: Anne Penrod Majors: Psychology and Sociology Graduation Year: 2023 Living Learning Communities: Globe […]
Fulbright Spotlight: Amélie Nkodo
VCU medical student Amélie Nkodo is spending a year in Cameroon, fully funded by the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Read on for an inside look at Amélie’s experience abroad so far and to learn more about what Fulbright could look like for you! Name: Amélie Nkodo Degree: M.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, 2024 Fulbright Program: Study/Research, […]
VCU named national ‘Top-Producing Institution’ for Fulbright Scholars
University earns honor for the second time with record-tying 11 Fulbrights during the 2023-24 year. By William Lineberry Virginia Commonwealth University has been named a Top Producing Institution for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs for the 2023-2024 academic year. The acknowledgement places VCU […]
Fulbright Spotlight: Cydni Gordon
The Fulbright Program is 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. The program operates in over 160 countries worldwide. Over 2,000 grants are given to graduating seniors, recent alumni, and graduate students to conduct research, carry out […]
Honors alum explores the intersection of art and diplomacy as a Fulbright Scholar in Taiwan
Colleen Connolly (B.A. Graphic Design & Honors, 2020), did not know how to feel when she read the email informing her that her Fulbright placement had been cancelled by former President Trump’s Executive Order 13936. The order stated that all Fulbright placements in China were suspended, effective immediately, for two years. “It blew me away,” […]
It’s here: the NSO “How to Apply Workshop Series”!
We are super excited to announce a brand new 5-week workshop series for VCU juniors, seniors, grad students and alumni planning to apply for a Fulbright award or another postgraduate scholarship! This series will prepare participants to tackle applications for major postgraduate scholarships, in particular the Fulbright student grant, the Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, and Gates […]
Last Chance for Fulbright Info Sessions!
The last of the National Scholarship Office’s Fulbright Information Sessions are happening this week! We hope you’ll join us for one of these and, if you can’t, that you’ll make an appointment to meet with one of us to discuss your Fulbright ideas! Thursday, April 27 @ 12:30pm – FULBRIGHT – Hosted by the Wilder […]
Record-breaking 11 VCU scholars receive Fulbright awards
Monday, June 20, 2016 By Patrick Kane University Public Affairs 804-828-2217 kanepm@vcu.edu By Noel van Aartrijk National Scholarship Office, Honors College 804-828-6868 natlscholar@vcu.edu A record 11 Virginia Commonwealth University scholars have received U.S. Fulbright Student Program awards for the 2016-2017 academic year. This represents the largest group of recipients from VCU in a single year accepted to this nationally […]