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The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is a highly competitive international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. In the 2022-23 award cycle, 15 students applied from UCSB, 6 were selected as finalists, 2 were selected as alternates, and 4 were selected as semi-finalists. Congratulations to these outstanding students!
UC Santa Barbara's Graduate Division would like to recognize all of the talented students who participated in the 2022-23 Fulbright U.S. Student Program Award competition. This highly competitive program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Recipients of Fulbright awards are selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement, as well as their record of service and leadership potential in their respective fields.
In total, 15 students applied from UCSB, 6 were selected as finalists, 2 were selected as alternates, and 4 were selected as semi-finalists for the 2021-22 award cycle. Read on to find out more!
2022-23 Fulbright Finalist Award Winners
Clara Bailey
UCSB Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Award: Open Study/Research in Switzerland
Project Title: "Engineered Microbiomes for Soil Pollutant Remediation"
Sabra Harris
UCSB Department of East Asian Language and Cultural Studies
Award: Open Study/Research in Japan
Project Title: "Emergent Indigeneities within Public-Facing Ainu Performance"
Jo Palazuelos-Krukowski
UCSB Department of Theatre and Dance
Award: Open Study/Research in Australia
Project Title: "Spectral Frequencies: Recovering the Lost History of Australian Horror Radio"
Jackson Stephenson
UCSB Department of Religious Studies
Award: Open Study/Research in India
Project Title: "The Afterlife of Indian Esoteric Buddhist Poetry"
Felicity Stone-Richards
UCSB Department of Political History
Award: Open Study/Research in Japan
Project Title: "The Search for Acknowledgment: Anti-Racist and Pro-Immigration Praxis in Japan"
Kira Weiss
UCSB Department of Music
Award: Open Study/Research in Egypt
Project Title: "A Contested Symbol with a Dynamic Voice: The Cello and Egyptian Cultural Policy"
Selected List of 2021-22 Fulbright Semi-Finalists
Crystal Gong, Open Study/Research Award in Japan (Alternate)
Erin Trumble, Open Study/Research Award in Japan (Alternate)
Alexandra Birch, Open Study/Research Award in Russia (Semi-Finalist -- Russia competition was canceled)
Asia Cureton, English Teaching Assistant Award in Germany (Semi-Finalist)
Michelle Dalarossa, English Teaching Assistant Award in Portugal (Semi-Finalist)
Amelia Meyer, English Teaching Assistant Award in Germany (Semi-Finalist)
The 2023-24 Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition is open! Visit our Fulbright page to learn more.