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Nine �������ý��Ƶ students or recent graduates have advanced to the 2025 semifinalist round for the U.S. Fulbright Award, one of the nation’s most prestigious student scholarships. 

Announcements of which semifinalists will be selected will come between April and June. 

"Fulbright receives thousands of applications every year,” said Claire Kervin, assistant professor of English and director of fellowships advising at �������ý��Ƶ. “Making it past the rigorous review of the National Screening Committee to become a semifinalist is an impressive accomplishment." 

�������ý��Ƶ students and recent alumni making the semifinalist round, and their planned destinations, include:

• Dylan Coble ’24 for a study/research fellowship in Morocco.
• Aria Djamali, a senior from Cross Plains, Wisconsin, majoring in biology and Spanish, to teach in Peru.
• Rachel Forehand, a senior from Asheville, North Carolina, majoring in global studies and Spanish, to teach in Laos.
• Mia Kraker, a senior from Duluth, Minnesota, majoring in music performance (violin) with a minor in German, to teach in Germany.
• Lorcan Krecek ’24 to teach in the Czech Republic.
• Linnea Morris ’24 to teach in Mexico.
• Marissa Polzin, a senior from Sturtevant, Wisconsin, majoring in chemistry, for study/research in New Zealand.
• Samuel Schuler, a senior from Columbia, Maryland, pursuing a dual degree with majors in music performance (voice) and history, to teach in Germany.
• Alex Stanger, a senior from East Calais, Vermont, majoring in film studies and German, to teach in Germany.

Fulbright awards offer U.S. citizens the opportunity to study, teach English, or conduct research abroad for nine to 12 months. A Fulbright fellowship covers a wide range of territory. Regardless of the particulars, every Fulbright is intended to support cultural exchange and create greater mutual understanding between nations.

Kervin leads a Fulbright Committee at �������ý��Ƶ that interviews applicants and prepares endorsement materials.

Learn more about fellowships and other award opportunities 

The Fulbright Program is funded through an annual appropriation made by the U.S. Congress to the U.S. Department of State. Participating governments and host institutions, corporations, and foundations around the world also provide direct and indirect support to the program, which operates in more than 160 countries worldwide.