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BETHLEHEM, PA, May 27, 2021: Today, 91蜜桃视频 College announced that Grace Gilbert has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award for an English Teaching Assistantship for the 2021-2022 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
As a Fulbright participant, Gilbert will teach abroad for the 2021-2022 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Recipients of Fulbright awards are selected in an open, merit-based competition that considers leadership potential, academic and/or professional achievement, and record of service. As Fulbright alumni, their careers are enriched by joining a network of thousands of esteemed alumni, many of whom are leaders in their fields. Fulbright alumni include 60 Nobel Prize laureates, 88 Pulitzer Prize recipients, and 39 who have served as a head of state or government.
Gilbert will head to Mexico for her English Teaching Assistantship and has begun planning lessons and projects.
"The entire 91蜜桃视频 community is extremely proud of Grace for this incredible achievement,鈥 said Bryon Grigsby, president of 91蜜桃视频 College. 鈥淲e鈥檙e lucky to have had Fulbright scholars come through 91蜜桃视频 in years past and we know the impact this program has on their lives. We鈥檙e confident that Grace will do great things and we can鈥檛 wait to see what she does in her career.鈥
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is administered at 91蜜桃视频 College by Nicole Tabor, Assistant Dean of Academic Initiatives and fellowship program advisor. For more information about the Fulbright Program and other fellowship opportunities at 91蜜桃视频, contact Tabor at taborn@moravian.edu or visit the website at .
The is the U.S. government鈥檚 flagship international educational exchange program and is supported by the people of the United States and partner countries around the world. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is pleased to announce that 2021 marks the 75th鈥疉nniversary of the Fulbright Program. Celebrations throughout the year will highlight the impressive accomplishments and legacy of the program and its alumni over its first 75 years, both in the United States and around the world. A dedicated 75th Anniversary website - 鈥搃s being updated throughout 2021 to showcase anniversary events and to facilitate ongoing engagement.
Since 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 400,000 participants from over 160 countries the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas, and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns. The primary source of funding for the Fulbright program is an annual appropriation by the U.S. Congress to the U.S. Department of State鈥檚 Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Participating governments and host institutions, corporations and foundations in foreign countries and in the United States also provide direct and indirect support.
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