{"id":1167,"date":"2025-04-14T12:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T12:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/entouragecover.com\/?p=1167"},"modified":"2025-04-16T22:49:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T22:49:42","slug":"nyu-keeps-no-8-spot-for-most-fulbright-grant-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/entouragecover.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/14\/nyu-keeps-no-8-spot-for-most-fulbright-grant-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"NYU keeps No. 8 spot for most Fulbright grant recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Eva Boyes graduated NYU\u2019s College of Arts and Science last year with a degree in environmental studies and minors in Hellenic and business studies. This year, she works in a counseling office at Athens College with her cost of living covered by a federal scholarship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Boyes is one of 28 student and alumni recipients of the Fulbright scholarship. This year, the university <\/span>maintained its No. 8 spot<\/span><\/a> in the number of students chosen for the program, naming it a \u201ctop producing institution\u201d for Fulbright students for the ninth consecutive year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With the goal of immersing herself in Greek culture in honor of her ancestry, Boyes spent most of her time brainstorming essay ideas, reading personal statements and coming up with answers to colleges\u2019 supplemental questions. She said that while she initially started her job as a counselor thinking she would quickly pick up on the country\u2019s norms and workplace expectations, her nine months in Greece have taught her more than she had ever expected.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWorking in an office with Greek people, you learn things about their culture and the way of life that maybe you wouldn’t in a shorter time span,\u201d Boyes said in an interview with WSN. \u201cI\u2019ve also definitely gained an appreciation for teachers, especially second language teachers.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>Fulbright Program<\/span><\/a> is an international scholarship that awards 9,000 merit-based grants to students, teachers and professionals to use toward research projects abroad. NYU\u2019s recipients \u2014 18 undergraduates and 10 graduates \u2014 were chosen for their work in areas, including <\/span>English teaching<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>international affairs<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>climate and culture<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Students can apply to the Fulbright Program in more than 160 countries for independent research, graduate study or performance art. The opportunities provided by the scholarship typically last 8-12 months and focus on integrating academic interests with a specific country\u2019s culture and practices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Shirin Nadira, assistant director of the Office of Global Awards at NYU, said there were around 140 applicants from NYU this year, noting that it was relatively more than other institutions in the \u201ctop producing institution\u201d list. The list, which includes over 100 schools, comprises universities with a minimum of 10 grantees selected for the Fulbright scholarship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOne of our goals in the office is to encourage students to prioritize the process over the prize, and that\u2019s what we do as well,\u201d Nadira told WSN. \u201cIt\u2019s always only a minority of students who win, but everybody who goes through it can get something out of it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In order to apply to the U.S. student program, students must be citizens or nationals affiliated with a U.S. college and have received a bachelor\u2019s degree by the start of the program. The <\/span>application includes<\/span><\/a> a short summary of their research project proposal, as well as brief explanations of how they will adapt to their host country, how they will engage with their community and what their end objective is.<\/span><\/p>\n

The scholarship\u2019s future has faced increased uncertainty in the wake of the Trump administration\u2019s cuts to federal spending on higher education institutions, with some non-NYU students claiming that their grants have been frozen. While Fulbright was <\/span>initially excluded<\/span><\/a> from the Department of Government Efficiency\u2019s widespread freeze on research spending, effects on the program <\/span>came to light<\/span><\/a> in the following weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Boyes\u2019 case, much of her scholarship funding is provided by Athens College. She said that this is also the case for several of her peers, and that host countries often bear the cost of the grant. However, several U.S.-based programs have <\/span>reportedly been put on pause<\/span><\/a>, with some scholars receiving notice of their grant\u2019s termination while already in another country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Other schools are experiencing similar uncertainty with the program. At Harvard University, <\/span>visiting scholars\u2019 programs<\/span><\/a> have continued, but without enrichment programs traditionally meant to bolster their work. Fulbright scholars at Yale University have had their research trips deferred or been told their funding is on <\/span>\u201ctemporary\u201d pause<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cApplying is an act of optimism and it’s an act of advocacy,\u201d Nadira said. \u201cWe’ve heard from the Institute of International Education \u2013 the unit that runs Fulbright \u2014 to encourage students to start their Fulbright applications right now, because the more numbers of applicants they have in the system, the stronger a case they can make to Congress, that this is what your constituents want.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Contact Grace Tan at\u00a0gtan@nyunews.com.<\/em><\/p>\n

This story NYU keeps No. 8 spot for most Fulbright grant recipients<\/a> appeared first on Washington Square News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Eva Boyes graduated NYU\u2019s College of Arts and Science last year with a degree in environmental studies and minors in Hellenic and business studies. This year, she works in a counseling office at Athens College with her cost of living covered by a federal scholarship.\u00a0 Boyes is one of 28 student and alumni recipients of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/entouragecover.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1167"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/entouragecover.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/entouragecover.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/entouragecover.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/entouragecover.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1167"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/entouragecover.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1170,"href":"http:\/\/entouragecover.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1167\/revisions\/1170"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/entouragecover.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/entouragecover.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/entouragecover.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/entouragecover.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}