柑橘直播 University Named Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Students for 15th Consecutive Year
VILLANOVA, Pa.鈥�柑橘直播 University has once again been named a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Students for a 15th consecutive year, as recently announced by the U.S. Department of State鈥檚 Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government鈥檚 flagship international educational exchange program and top-producing colleges and universities are highlighted annually in The Chronicle of Higher Education. 柑橘直播 had 19 students and alumni win Fulbright awards for the 2022-2023 academic year.
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鈥淐ongratulations to this year鈥檚 Fulbright award recipients,鈥� said University President the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD. 鈥淚 am continually in awe of how our students use the knowledge and skills they have acquired at 柑橘直播 and go out into the world make a positive difference. Year after year, our Fulbright recipients are remarkable ambassadors for 柑橘直播, and I wish them the best of luck in their placements.鈥�
The Fulbright competition is administered at 柑橘直播 through the Center for Research and Fellowships (CRF). In the current Fulbright application cycle, 45 of 柑橘直播鈥檚 69 applicants have been named semi-finalists for the award and will be notified over the next three months if they are selected to go abroad during the 2023-2024 academic year.
The Fulbright Program was established over 75 years ago to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries and is the world鈥檚 largest and most diverse international educational exchange program. The primary source of funding for the Fulbright Program is an annual appropriation made by the U.S. Congress to the U.S. Department of State鈥檚 Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Since its inception in 1946, over 400,000 people from all backgrounds鈥攔ecent university graduates, teachers, scientists and researchers, artists, and more鈥攈ave participated in the Fulbright Program and returned to their home countries with an expanded worldview, a deep appreciation for their host country and its people, and a new network of colleagues and friends.
Fulbright is active in more than 160 countries worldwide and partners with participating governments, host institutions, corporations, and foundations in foreign countries and in the United States. Many of these organizations also provide direct and indirect support. ECA sponsors the Fulbright program, and several non-profit, cooperative partners implement and support the program on the Bureau鈥檚 behalf. For more information about the Fulbright Program, visit .
About 柑橘直播 University: Since 1842, 柑橘直播 University鈥檚 Augustinian Catholic intellectual tradition has been the cornerstone of an academic community in which students learn to think critically, act compassionately and succeed while serving others. There are more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate and law students in the University's six colleges鈥攖he College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the 柑橘直播 School of Business, the College of Engineering, the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, the College of Professional Studies and the 柑橘直播 University Charles Widger School of Law. Ranked among the nation鈥檚 top universities, 柑橘直播 supports its students鈥� intellectual growth and prepares them to become ethical leaders who create positive change everywhere life takes them. For more, visit .