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Five USF Students Earn Fulbright Awards
FIVE USF STUDENTS EARNED Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants for the 2020-2021 academic year. This program will send them abroad in 2021 to Taiwan, Austria, Ecuador, Malawi, and Germany to undertake an independent research project and/or teach English. An additional five USF students were selected as alternates. in fall 2019 with undergraduate degrees in Anthropology and International Studies. She currently works in the Florida child welfare system, facilitating visits between children in the foster care system and the parents working to bring them back home. In Austria, Noemi will work as an English Teaching Assistant (ETA) as well as intern at a social and cultural research firm in Vienna.
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program and aims to build lasting ties between the U.S. and other countries, awarding approximately 2,000 grants annually and operating in more than 160 countries across the globe. Fulbright awardees are selected by a 12-member board appointed by the president of the United States, and selection is based on academic and professional achievements, as well as evidence of service and leadership potential in their respective fields.
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BRANDI MURPHY
Brandi is a Fulbright U.S. Student Program Research Grant recipient to Malawi. She received both her undergraduate degree in Environmental Science and Policy and her Master of Arts degree in Sustainability from USF. Brandi spent two years in Zambia as a Peace Corps Volunteer and received the Coverdell Fellowship, awarded to “further the Peace Corps mission” and work towards bridging the gap between American culture and cultures outside the United States. In Malawi she will focus on scaling up food security interventions by improving market linkages for smallholder farmers.
USF’S 2020-2021 FULBRIGHT U.S. STUDENT PROGRAM RECIPIENTS ARE:
DIANA CISNEROS
Diana received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) to Germany. She graduated in spring 2020 from USF with undergraduate degrees in International Studies and World Languages and Culture. The Fulbright ETA program will provide Diana with the opportunity to utilize her German language skills to facilitate cross-cultural exchange between the U.S. and Germany in a classroom setting. Diana plans a career as a human rights lawyer.
NOEMI ROSARIO MARTINEZ
Noemi received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program Combined Research and English Teaching Grant to Austria. She graduated from USF and the Judy Genshaft Honors College
JEANNETTE MYRICK
Jeannette will be going to Taiwan as a recipient of a Fulbright U.S. Student Program English Teaching Assistantship (ETA). She graduated in spring 2020 from USF and the Judy Genshaft Honors College with her undergraduate degree in Cell and Molecular Biology and a minor in General Public Health. Jeanette will be a content-based English language instructor in Taipei City. After completing her ETA, she will attend Boston University to pursue a master’s degree in public health (MPH).
LIBBI PONCE
Libbi received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program Research Grant to Ecuador. At USF and as a Judy Genshaft Honors College Student, Libbi studied Sculpture and Video in the Art Department and Continental Philosophy for concurrent BFA/ BA degrees in Studio Art & Philosophy, with certificates in Art History and Business. For her Fulbright Creative Research
JEANNETTE MYRICK
BRANDI MURPHY
NOEMI ROSARIO MARTINEZ
Grant in Guayaquil, Libbi will 3D scan artifacts at the Museo Antropológico y de Arte Contemporaneo to produce an exhibition incorporating these digital files into a virtual and physical realm.
USF students applying for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program work with the university’s Office of National Scholarships (ONS) and the Student Fulbright Program Advisor, Ms. Lauren Chambers. Students spend six to nine months working on their applications, which involve a rigorous and structured process. “I am very proud of these amazing students, and their commitment to improving our country’s global relationships,” said Dr. Sayan Basu, ONS Director. “I am also grateful to Ms. Chambers and our ONS staff for their consistent support of these students throughout the application process and beyond.”
