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Ohio State Announces 2024-2025 Fulbright U.S. Student Awards for Graduating Seniors and Recent Graduates

The Undergraduate Fellowship Office at The Ohio State University is pleased to announce that 15 graduating seniors and recent graduates have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Awardees will study, research, or serve as Fulbright English Teaching Assistants in 11 different countries for the 2024-2025 academic year.  

Please join us in celebrating the following graduating seniors and recent graduates who received Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards: 

  • Neema Adley, Spain English Teaching Assistant, Neuroscience major with a minor in Spanish 
  • Angelina Atieh, Cyprus English Teaching Assistant, Biomedical Science major with a minor in Design Thinking 
  • Diewo Camara, France English Teaching Assistant, Public Health and French major 
  • Larkin Cleland, Hungary Research Award, Islamic Studies, Geography, and Arabic major 
  • Julia Davies, Serbia Study Award, Political Science and History major 
  • Maria Fiorta, Slovenia Research Award, Biology Major 
  • Vishal Kumar, Taiwan English Teaching Assistant, Computer Science & Engineering Major  
  • Hunter Maxfield, Kyrgyzstan English Teaching Assistant, Biology major with a minor in Russian 
  • Madison Meixner, Panama English Teaching Assistant, Political Science major with minors in Spanish and Biology 
  • Addie Mykel, Mongolia English Teaching Assistant, Chinese and International Studies major 
  • Nana Ama Ossei-Wusu, Taiwan English Teaching Assistant, Biology major with a minor in Human Anatomy 
  • Sanjana Ranade, Spain English Teaching Assistant, Neuroscience and Spanish major with a minor in Developmental Psychology  
  • Gwen Stamper, Germany English Teaching Assistant, Forestry, Fisheries & Wildlife and German major 
  • Collin Trissel, Fulbright/Turkish Universities Master’s Program Award, International Studies major with a minor in Political Science 
  • Isabelle Warren, Germany English Teaching Assistant, International Studies major with minors in Arabic and German 

Additionally, 5 graduating seniors and recent graduates were named alternates for Fulbright Awards: 

  • Alice Cai, Singapore Research Award, Microbiology major with a minor in History 
  • Chuck Kingston, Cambodia Research Award, Neuroscience major with minors in Philosophy and Clinical & Individual Difference 
  • Sarah Male, South Korea English Teaching Assistant, Environmental Policy & Decision Making, Japanese, and Internatinoal Studies major  
  • Emma Sandu, Romania English Teaching Assistant, World Politics major with a minor in International Studies 
  • Rachel Simroth, Bulgaria English Teaching Assistant, International Studies major with minors in Arabic and Civic Engagement 

“We are incredibly proud of all our graduating seniors and recent graduates who are taking their Buckeye experience abroad to teach or conduct research in this incredible array of countries through Fulbright,” said Ola Ahlqvist, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Enrichment. “Current students interested in pursuing a similar path can seek out our Undergraduate Fellowship Office for support with these or other competitive fellowships.” 

More than 2,000 Fulbright U.S. Students—recent college graduates, graduate students, and early career professionals from all backgrounds—pursue graduate study, conduct research, or teach English in schools abroad each year. They are recognized alongside more than 800 faculty, researchers, administrators, and established professionals who teach or conduct research in affiliation with institutes abroad annually through the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. Fulbrighters form ongoing research collaborations and lay the groundwork for future partnerships between institutions.  

Since 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided over 400,000 talented and accomplished students, scholars, teachers, artists, and professionals of all backgrounds with the opportunity to study, teach, and conduct research abroad. Fulbrighters exchange ideas, build people-to-people connections, and work to address complex global challenges. Notable Fulbrighters include 62 Nobel Laureates, 89 Pulitzer Prize winners, 80 MacArthur Fellows, 41 heads of state or government, and thousands of leaders across the private, public, and non-profit sectors. 

The U.S. Student Fulbright competition for undergraduates and recent graduates is administered at Ohio State through the Undergraduate Fellowship Office. The office assists all Ohio State undergraduate students and recent graduates interested in pursuing a national scholarship or fellowship. For more information contact fellowships@osu.edu. The U.S. Student Fulbright competition for graduate and professional students is administered through the Office of International Affairs. For more information contact Laura Pearce at pearce.58@osu.edu.   

Fulbright is a program of the U.S. Department of State, with funding provided by the U.S. Government. Participating governments and host institutions, corporations, and foundations around the world also provide direct and indirect support to the Program, which has operated in over 160 countries worldwide. In the United States, the Institute of International Education implements the Fulbright U.S. Student and U.S. Scholar Programs on behalf of the U.S. Department of State. For more information about the Fulbright Program, visit fulbrightprogram.org