HUNTINGTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Three Marshall University students have been named semi-finalists for the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program, bringing them one step closer to securing competitive international research grants.
Two undergraduate students, Rafael Alfonso and Anna Perella, are semi-finalists for the Fulbright Open Study/Research Award.
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Alfonso, a senior Yeager Scholar majoring in computer science and creative writing, has applied to conduct research in the Philippines, where he plans to explore the intersection of Filipino and American culture through a creative writing project.
Perella, a senior majoring in geology and biological sciences, has proposed a paleontology study in Argentina, collaborating with researchers at dig sites, museums, and laboratories.
Katherine Germann, a student at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and a current member of the U.S. Navy, is a semi-finalist for the Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowship in Public Health. She has applied to participate in an infectious disease research project in Peru.
Achieving semi-finalist status means their applications have advanced to review committees in their proposed host countries and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
Finalists will be announced later this spring.
The Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange initiative, promotes mutual understanding between the United States and other nations.
Funded primarily by the U.S. Congress through the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, it operates in more than 160 countries worldwide.
Marshall University’s Office of National Scholarships supports students, alumni, faculty, and staff in applying for Fulbright awards and other competitive opportunities.
For more information, contact Heather Smith at [email protected].
