Fulbright Awards

February 2025: Congratulations to the following ten BSU students and alumni (pictured below), who’ve made it to the semi-finalist round for the U.S. Student Fulbright program! Final decisions about recipients will be made by host country committees and announced later this semester.

We have six semi-finalists for the English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) program, for which they would help teach English to students in the host countries listed below and also carry out self-designed cultural immersion activities.
  • Lindsey Hayse (Taiwan) – senior English Teaching major with a license in Teaching English as New Language and a minor in Spanish 
  • Hannah Hendrian (Greece) – senior Elementary Education major with a concentration in Language Arts
  • Elia Livovich (Mexico) – senior Theatre major with a concentration in Production Stage Management and a minor in Spanish
  • Megan Lutes (South Korea) – M.A. student in English Studies
  • Sarah Olsen (Cambodia) – senior Journalism and Political Science major with concentrations in International Studies and News Writing and Reporting and a minor in French
  • Makayla Schuelke (North Macedonia) – May 2023 graduate with a major in Theatre and minors in Classical Culture and Creative Writing
We also have four semi-finalists for Fulbright study programs. These students would enter bachelor’s or master’s programs in the host countries listed below.
  • Payton Bennett (Stirling University, UK) – senior Sociology major with minors in Sports Administration and Foundations of Management
  • Conor Dailey (Lancaster University, UK) – M.S. student in Geology and Natural Resources
  • Simon Webster (Middle East Technical University, Turkey) – senior Mathematical Science and Mathematical Economics major with a concentration in Applied Mathematics
  • Josie Sprenger (University of Iceland, Iceland) – senior Anthropology and Psychological Science major with minors in Spanish and Classical Culture