Funding and Scholarships
USF Fulbright US Student Program Recipients
| Name | Country/Region | Grant Type | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ya-Hui Cheng | Taiwan | Research | Music Studies |
| Yu Yu Zhang | South Korea | Research | Engineering |
| Alexei Volinsky | Kazakhstan | Teaching/Research | Engineering |
| Getachew Dagne | Ethiopia | Teaching/Research | Public Health |
| Zorka Karanxha | Azerbaijan | Teaching/Research | Education |
| Glenn Smith | Serbia | Teaching/Research | Education |
| Tatsiana Kulakevich | Poland | Teaching | International Relations |
| Beltran Roca Martinez | Spain | Research | Sociology |
| Gurel Cetin | Turkey | Research | Travel/Tourism |
| Dario Arena | Ireland | Research | Physics |
2024-2025
Michelline Marie Regina Kansole
Country/Region: Burkina Faso
Grant Type: Research
Field of Study: Environmental Sciences
Vladlena Lisenco
Country/Region: Moldova
Grant Type: Research
Field of Study: International Relations
Benjaporn Suwannasilp
Country/Region: Thailand
Grant Type: Research
Field of Study: Engineering
Lucia Schiopu
Country/Region: Moldova, Republic Of
Grant Type: Research
Field of Study: Education
Murat Munkin
Country/Region: Kazakhstan
Grant Type: Teaching/Research
Field of Study: Economics
Mario Guillermo Guerrero
Country/Region: Argentina
Grant Type: Research
Field of Study: International Relations
Loni Hagen
Country/Region: Japan
Grant Type: Research
Field of Study: Info Sciences/Systems
Mauricio Arias
Country/Region: Mexico
Grant Type: Research
Field of Study: Engineering
Charles Vanover
Country/Region: Maldives
Grant Type: Teaching/Research
Field of Study: Education
Ji-en Chang
Country/Region: Taiwan
Grant Type: Teaching/Research
Field of Study: Engineering
2023-2024
Jennifer Bugos
Country/Region: Canada
Grant Type: Research
Field of Study: Psychology
Jean-Francois Biasse
Country/Region: Canada
Grant Type: Lecturer, Research
Field of Study: Computer Science
Gil Ben-Herut
Country/Region: India
Grant Type: Research
Field of Study: Religious Studies
Yashwant Pathak
Country/Region: Czech Republic
Grant Type: Lecturer, Research
Field of Study: Medical Sciences
Petroniu Bogdan Lucian Onac
Country/Region: Croatia
Grant Type: Research
Field of Study: Geology
Diane Wallman
Country/Region: Brazil
Grant Type: Lecturer, Research
Field of Study: Archaeology
2022-2023
Margaret Cruz Maliwat
Country/Region: Spain
Grant Type: English Teaching Assistantship
Field of Study: Education
Yoel Gebrai
Country/Region: Ghana
Grant Type: Research
Field of Study: Engineering Management
Sarah Glaser
Country/Region: United Kingdom
Grant Type: Research
Field of Study: Political Science
Sarah Harder
Country/Region: Norway
Grant Type: English Teaching Assistantship
Field of Study: Education
Kylie Pontious
Country/Region: South Korea
Grant Type: English Teaching Assistantship
Field of Study: Education
Sydni Schlosser
Country/Region: Netherlands
Grant Type: Research
Field of Study: Economics
Stephan Noureddine Hassam
Country/Region: Italy
Grant Type: Research
Field of Study: Archaeology
Glenda Vaillant Cruz
Country/Region: Spain
Grant Type: Research
Field of Study: Anthropology
Dove Wimbish
Country/Region: Ireland
Grant Type: Research
Field of Study: Education
2020-2022 (COVID)
Country/Region: Spain
Grant Type: English Teaching Assistantship
Field of Study: Education
2019-2020
Diana Cisneros
Country/Region: Spain
Grant Type: Research
Field of Study: Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Brandi Murphy
Country/Region: Malawi
Grant Type: Research
Field of Study: Development Studies
Jeannette Myrick
Country/Region: Taiwan
Grant Type: English Teaching Assistantship
Field of Study: Education
Libbi Ponce
Country/Region: Ecuador
Grant Type: Research
Field of Study: Installation Art
2018-2019
Jaclyn Barrie Dell
Country/Region: United Kingdom
Grant Type: Research
Field of Study: Psychology
Sophia Eyerman
Country/Region: Colombia
Grant Type: English Teaching Assistantship
Field of Study: Education
Renee Fonseca
Country/Region: Colombia
Grant Type: Research
Field of Study: Medicine Sciences
Allyson Hoffman
Country/Region: Norway
Grant Type: English Teaching Assistantship
Field of Study: Education
Adrian Iordache
Country/Region: Romania
Grant Type: Research
Field of Study: Education
Brittany Perry
Country/Region: Finland
Grant Type: Research
Field of Study: Public Health
Faye Ricker
Country/Region: Kenya
Grant Type: Research
Field of Study: Geography
William Serrano-Garcia
Country/Region: Singapore
Grant Type: Research
Field of Study: Engineering
2017-2018
Kira Harding
Classification: USF Alumni
Country/Region: India
Grant Type: English Teaching Assistantship
Field of Study: Cellular and Molecular Biology
Leslie Gibson
Classification: USF Alumni/Graduate Student
Country/Region: Belarus
Grant Type: English Teaching Assistantship
Field of Study: International Relations
Lauren Madsen
Classification: USF Alumni
Country/Region: Malaysia
Grant Type: English Teaching Assistantship
Field of Study: Education
Laura Collins
Classification: USF Alumni
Country/Region: Mauritius
Grant Type: Research
Project Title: Diabetes Morbidity Factors and Primary Prevention Needs on Mauritius
Field of Study: Public Health
2016-2017
Kevin Orner
Classification: Graduate Student
Country/Region: Costa Rica
Grant Type: Research
Project Title: Investigation of Tubular Digesters and Struvite Precipitation to Recover
Resources
Field of Study: Environmental Engineering
Claire Gorey
Classification: Graduate Student
Country/Region: Netherlands
Grant Type: Research
Project Title: The Effect of Policy and Culture on Cannabis Users' Propensity for
Illicit Drug Seeking
Field of Study: Clinical Psychology
Anne Shaughnessy
Classification: USF Alumni
Country/Region: Colombia
Grant Type: English Teaching Assistantship
Field of Study: Linguistics
Clarisse Barbier
Classification: Graduate Student
Country/Region: Burkina Faso
Grant Type: Research
Project Title: Ethnographic research on Social Exclusion of Women Accused of Witchcraft
Field of Study: Anthropology
Dalia Elmelige
Classification: USF Alumni
Country/Region: United Kingdom
Grant Type: Study
Project Title: Masters of Science in Development and Security from the University
of Bristol
Field of Study: International Studies
Samantha Creel
Classification: USF Alumni
Country/Region: Bahrain
Grant Type: English Teaching Assistantship
Field of Study: Linguistics
Kathryn Ashmore
Classification: USF Alumni
Country/Region: Germany
Grant Type: English Teaching Assistantship
Field of Study: German Studies
Natalie Kass
Classification: USF Alumni
Country/Region: Macau
Grant Type: English Teaching Assistantship
Field of Study: English
2015-2016
Jillian Edge
Classification: USF Alumni
Country/Region: Malaysia
Grant Type: Research
Project Title: Flooding Impacts on Access to Services in Sarawak, Malaysia
Field of Study: Public Health
Brandon Huson
Classification: Graduate Student
Country/Region: Colombia
Grant Type: Research
Project Title: Agroecology and Peasant Mobilization in Colombia
Field of Study: Political Science
Madison McGrew
Classification: USF Alumni
Country/Region: United Kingdom
Grant Type: Study
Project Title: Masters of Dance Science at Trinity Laban
Field of Study: Dance Performance
Roberto Roldan
Classification: USF Alumni
Country/Region: United Kingdom
Grant Type: Study
Project Title: Master's in International Politics at Aberystwyth University
Field of Study: International Relations
Aroushad Tahsini
Classification: USF Alumni
Country/Region: Spain
Grant Type: Study
Project Title: Masters of Corporate Communication at the Instituto de Empresa
Field of Study: Mass Communications
Mackenzie Lee
Classification: USF Alumni
Country/Region: Germany
Grant Type: Research
2014-2015
Pacia Diaz
Classification: Graduate Student
Country/Region: Spain
Grant Type: Research
Project Title: A Lesson in Resilience: Challenges and Responses to Climate Change
in the Iberian Peninsula
Field of Study: Environmental Engineering
Eli Ponder-Twardy
Classification: USF Alumni
Country/Region: United Kingdom
Grant Type: Study
Project Title: Music Management and Community Outreach at the University of Leeds
Field of Study: Jazz Performance
Jason Rodencal
Classification: USF Alumni
Country/Region: United Kingdom
Grant Type: Study
Project Title: Master's Degree in Cancer Cell and Molecular Biology at University
of Leicester
Field of Study: Cellular and Molecular Biology
2013-2014
Marilyn Aluoch
Classification: Graduate Student
Country/Region: Ghana
Grant Type: Research
Project Title: Public Health Nurses' Attitudes and Approaches Regarding Sexual Health
Service for MSM
Field of Study: Nursing
Elizabeth Brown
Classification: Graduate Student
Country/Region: Germany
Grant Type: Research
Project Title: Genetics & Fossil Chemistry: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Reconstruct
Ancient Oceans
Field of Study: Marine Science
Ted Cooper
Classification: USF Alumni
Country/Region: South Korea
Grant Type: English Teaching Assistant
Field of Study: Microbiology
Paola Gonzalez
Classification: Graduate Student
Country/Region: Brazil
Grant Type: Research
Project Title: Assessing Perceptions of Hygiene and Reclaimed Wastewater Use
Field of Study: Anthropology
Mary Ogunrinde
Classification: Graduate Student
Country/Region: Dominican Republic
Grant Type: English Teaching Assistantship
Field of Study: Education
Robyn Sagal
Classification: USF Alumni
Country/Region: United Kingdom
Grant Type: Study
Project Title: MPH in International Development at the University of Sheffield
Field of Study: Sociology
Tamara Sine
Classification: USF Alumni
Country/Region: Moldova
Grant Type: English Teaching Assistantship
Field of Study: Music Education and English
Erin Symonds
Classification: Graduate Student
Country/Region: Costa Rica
Grant Type: Research
Project Title: Identifying Sources of Fecal Pollution to Conserve the Greater Tempisque
River Watershed
Field of Study: Marine Science
2012-2013
Vinicio (Vinny) Carias
Classification: Graduate Student
Country/Region: Germany
Grant Type: Research
Project Title: Photo-crosslinkable & Photolabile Polymers for Nanomanufacturing in
Bio-MEMS
Field of Study: Biomedical Engineering
Joanna Rozpedowski
Classification: Graduate Student
Country/Region: United Kingdom
Grant Type: Study
Project Title: International Human Rights Law at the University of Liverpool School
of Law
Field of Study: Government and International Relations
Brittany Vosler
Classification: Graduate Student
Country/Region: Barbados
Grant Type: Research Project
Title: Black Internationalism in Little England: Barbados and Global Politics, 1914-1945
Field of Study: History