Three Gettysburg College students have been awarded prestigious Fulbright grants for their plans to study abroad, the college announced in a press release Friday.
Anna Benson ’23 (Argentina), Peter Wildgruber ’24 (Austria), and Leila Elshehawy ’24 (Palestine) were named recipients of the grants, which are awarded annually by the Fulbright U.S. Student Program to support advanced studies, research, or teaching opportunities abroad. The program is sponsored by the United States government, and offers students from around the world the opportunity to live, work, and learn from natives of their host countries.
“To win a Fulbright grant is an incredible achievement and a tremendous honor,” said German Studies Prof. Tres Lambert, who helps oversee the Fulbright program on campus alongside Jesse Phillips, the interim director of the Center for Global Education. “To see our students competing for–and winning–these highly selective awards is a testament to their hard work and incredible talents, but also to the entire Gettysburg community,” he said.
The Gettysburg College students were among 160 students from around the world who were notified in January as semifinalists for the 2024-2025 award cycle. The application period for the next cycle is currently open, and students from all over the United States are eligible to apply. The national deadline to apply is Oct. 8, 2024.
“The success of these Gettysburg students is an excellent example of the Gettysburg Approach in action,” said Phillips. “With intentional advising from our dedicated faculty and staff, students are able to leverage their curricular and co-curricular experiences throughout their time here toward these prestigious post-graduate opportunities.”