Penn named top producer of 2024-25 Fulbright Scholars
With 15 students and alumni offered an award, the Department of State’s flagship international education exchange program recognized Penn as a ‘top producing institution’ in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
The Department of State has recognized the University of Pennsylvania as a Fulbright U.S. Student Program “Top Producing Institution,” one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of awardees, for the 2024-25 academic year. Last year 15 Penn students and alumni were offered Fulbright grants to 13 countries.
The Fulbright Program, founded in 1946, is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program, awarding grants to fund as long as 12 months of international experience. The U.S. Student Fulbright offers graduating fourth-year students, graduate students, and recent alumni from all backgrounds the opportunity to pursue graduate study, conduct research, or teach English.
“The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is an exceptional opportunity for educational exchange between the U.S. and other countries, which aims to foster mutual understanding,” Morris says.
Most 2024-25 Penn-affiliated recipients applied for the Fulbright with support from CURF. Penn students and alumni who are offered Fulbright awards for the 2025-26 academic year will be announced in Penn Today in May.
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