Grants & Awards 2020-21 Penn Graduate Student Fulbright Awards

Congratulations to the latest Penn graduate students to be recognized by the Fulbright U.S. Student Program!

Photos of three people (recipients) and Fulbright logo.Two Penn graduate students and one graduate alumna have been offered Fulbright U.S. Student Awards for 2020-21. As applicants, these students spent significant time developing research proposals, crafting application essays, and incorporating feedback from supportive readers. They will join over 2,100 U.S. citizens who will study, research, teach, and undertake creative projects abroad in 2021 through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. We are delighted they've been recognized for their hard work and potential.

2020-21 Penn Graduate Student Fulbright Recipients*

  • Abby Cacho, BA '17, MS.Ed. '20 (GSE)
    Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) grant to Malaysia 
     
  • Adam Sax, PhD candidate in Comparative Literature (SAS)
    Fulbright Student Study/Research Award to Belgium   
     
  • Raka Sen, PhD student in Sociology (SAS)
    Fulbright Student Study/ Research Award to India

*Awards are announced on a rolling basis, determined by the host country. See all Penn recipients and the most up-to-date information on the CURF website.
 

** The 2021-22 Fulbright U.S. Student Program Application is now open!**
Learn more about applying for Fulbright at Penn.

 

About the Fulbright U.S. Student Program

The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program and is designed to build lasting connections between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. 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 over 160 countries worldwide.

Since its establishment in 1946 under legislation introduced by the late U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the Fulbright Program has given more than 390,000 students, scholars, teachers, artists, and professionals of all backgrounds and fields the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas, and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns. 

Fulbrighters address critical global challenges in all disciplines while building relationships, knowledge, and leadership in support of the long-term interests of the United States. Fulbright alumni have achieved distinction in many fields, including 59 who have been awarded the Nobel Prize, 84 who have received Pulitzer Prizes, and 37 who have served as a head of state or government.

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is administered by the Institute of International Education. Penn students and recent alumni work with Fulbright Program Advisors in the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships, a unit within the Vice Provost for Education. 

For further information about the Fulbright Program or the U.S. Department of State, please visit http://eca.state.gov/fulbright or contact the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Press Office by telephone 202-632-6452 or e-mail ECA-Press@state.gov.

For information and official policies to publicize this news, please contact please contact Lauren Orr in the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CURF). 

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