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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 2024-25 award cycle, 10 students applied from UCSB, 1 was selected as a semi-finalist, 2 were selected as alternates, and 3 were selected as finalists. Congratulations to these outstanding students!

By Graduate Division Staff
Thursday, May 9th, 2024 - 10:46am

 

UC Santa Barbara's Graduate Division would like to recognize all of the talented students who participated in the 2024-25 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.

For the 2024-25 award cycle, 10 students applied from UCSB, 1 was selected as a semi-finalist, two were selected as alternates, and 3 were selected as finalists. Read on to find out more!

2024-25 Fulbright Finalist Award Winners

Carlo Broderick

UCSB Bren School of Environmental Science and Management; National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
Award: Open Study/Research in Paraguay
Project Title: "Satellite Vision in Paraguay: Enhancing Land Use Economics Through Artificial Intelligence"
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Carlo Broderick

Anna Boser

UCSB Bren School of Environmental Science and Management
Award: Open Study/Research in Zambia
Project Title: "Seizing the rain: Locally Initiated Irrigation for a More Climate Resilient Zambia"
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Anna Boser

Natalya Rodriguez

UCSB Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies
Award: Open Study/Research in Japan
Project Title: "Threatened Threads: Weaving Values in Heritage Textile Production in Okinawa, Japan"
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Natalya Rodriguez

Selected List of 2024-25 Fulbright Semi-Finalists

Nirupama Chandrasekhar, Open Study/Research Award in Japan (Alternate)
Elena Mailander, Open Study/Research Award in Japan (Alternate)
Meagan Finlay, Open Study/Research Award in Japan (Semi-Finalist)

Congratulations again to all of our talented students!
 

The 2025-26 Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition is open! 

Join us for our next Fulbright Information session on Monday, May 20th, 1pm.

Visit our Fulbright page to learn more.