Congrats to the 2016 Fulbright Student winners!

Thursday, May 12, 2016

The University of Iowa has a record number of students and alumni landing Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants to conduct research, attend graduate school, pursue creative work, or serve as English teaching assistants overseas in the 2016-2017 seasons.

The 14 student awardees this year topped last year's 13 placements, which earned it a spot among the nation's "top producers of Fulbright students for 2015-2016," according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. In fact, over the past four years, the number of UI Fulbright scholars has more than quadrupled.

In its 70 years, the Fulbright Program — administered by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs — has provided more than 360,000 students the opportunity to “exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.”

Photo grid of Fulbright winners
Photo: UI International Programs

 

The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers about 70 majors across the humanities; fine, performing and literary arts; natural and mathematical sciences; social and behavioral sciences; and communication disciplines. About 15,000 undergraduate and nearly 2,000 graduate students study each year in the college’s 37 departments, led by faculty at the forefront of teaching and research in their disciplines. The college teaches all Iowa undergraduates through the college's general education program, CLAS CORE. About 80 percent of all Iowa undergraduates begin their academic journey in CLAS. The college confers about 60 percent of the university's bachelor's degrees each academic year.