The Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards approximately 1,900 grants annually in all fields of study, with recent graduates and graduate students undertaking international graduate study, advanced research, university ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ and primary and secondary ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ worldwide. Founded in 1946, the Fulbright 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 grants are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields. As semifinalists, these Elon students and alumni have been recommended by the National Screening Committee of the Institute of International Education for final consideration for a Fulbright award. They will be notified of their final award status this spring beginning in late March.

Because the status of the 2019-2020 Fulbright programs was made uncertain by COVID-19, students awarded grants for 2019-2020 were encouraged to reapply for the 2020-2021 application cycle. Applications for Fulbright U.S. Student Grants saw a 12 percent increase this year, making it the most competitive application cycle in Fulbright’s history.

This year’s Fulbright Semifinalists from Elon are:

Katherine Axness ‘21

Dance Performance and Choreography
Applicant for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Bulgaria

Griffin Barriss ‘21

Public Health Studies & International and Global Studies
Applicant for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Kosovo

Sarah Barron ‘20

Spanish
Applicant for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Mexico

Dorothy Boudett ‘21

Elementary Education
Applicant for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Spain

Margaret Cornejo ‘21

Strategic Communications & Spanish
Applicant for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Spain

Anneliese Daggett ‘20

History
Applicant for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Vietnam

Margaret Davis ‘21

Special Education & Elementary Education
Applicant for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Malaysia

Sara Gostomski ‘20

Special Education & Elementary Education
Applicant for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Ecuador

Sydney Hallisey ‘21

Anthropology & International and Global Studies
Applicant for a Fulbright Study/Research Grant to Israel

India Kirssin ‘21

International and Global Studies
Applicant for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Spain

Courtney McKelvey ‘18

International and Global Studies
Applicant for a Fulbright Study/Research Grant to the United Kingdom

Angela Myers ‘21

Professional Writing and Rhetoric
Applicant for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Spain

Kristen O’Neill ‘19

Special Education & Elementary Education
Applicant for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Greece

Andrea Peters ‘21

International Business
Applicant for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Spain

Sadie Traylor ‘21

Policy Studies & International and Global Studies
Applicant for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Laos

Cameron Wilson ‘21

Spanish & Strategic Communications
Applicant for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Colombia

Elon students and recent alumni interested in the Fulbright program or other nationally competitive fellowships are invited to contact the National and International Fellowships Office. In order to begin the Fulbright application process in 2021, students should visit this page to register for one of the following Fulbright webinars during spring semester:

• Monday, Feb. 22, 4 to 5 p.m.
• Friday, March 26, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
• Thursday, April 8, 4:15 to 5:15 p.m.
• Tuesday, May 25, Noon to 1 p.m.

Fifty-nine ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ students were inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and often considered the nation’s most prestigious honor society, during an April 17 virtual program where Frederick Lawrence, secretary/CEO of The Phi Beta Kappa Society, and President Connie Book offered congratulatory remarks.

Phi Beta Kappa has established chapters at 290 colleges and universities in the United States, representing only 10 percent of the nation’s institutions of higher learning. Each year, the top 10 percent of arts and sciences graduates at these institutions are selected for membership. Elon’s Eta Chapter of North Carolina was installed on April 13, 2010.

Inducted during on April 17 were the following students:

John Jerome Amend III
Sarah Christine Barron
Amanda Rose Bingaman
Isabel Blanco Araujo
Iñigo Bronte Barea
Amanda Kehler Bryant
June Ida Burke
Morgan Wilson Collins
Aiden Michael Connerty
Gabriella Marie Creeser
Caylie Elizabeth Cross
Sydney Ann DeCaro
Sophia Bella Diaz
Olivia Duffield
Mary Elizabeth Emmerling
Julia Marie Field
Alison Mary Filbey
Katee Irene Fletcher
Stephanie Lauren Gerding
Kathryn Brooke Gerry
Jacob Paul Hayward
Johanna Maria Hilpuesch
Noor Irshaidat
Lenna Ani Iskenderian
Katherine Torrey Johnson
Lucy Rose Jones
Raegan Dorsey Kirkpatrick
Katherine Dru Klinger
Emma Christine Kopkowski
Emily Marie Guyton Lange
Michalene Anne Lee
Jordan Ashley Lewis
Elena Maria Lostoski
Lydia Monica Masri
Valerie Lane Medlin
Anne-Tillery Melson
Laura Mitchell
Sara Babcock Murphy
Mikaela Rose Parker Mutchler
Melynn Hui Oliver
Natalie Elizabeth Omodt
Katherine Elizabeth Paris
Kathryn Elinor Pierson
Paige Patricia Pietrofesa
Emily Alesia Poteat
Ashley Lauren Pritchard
Matthew Scott Reichenbach
Emma Folger Renfro
Maeve Elizabeth Riley
April Elizabeth Roberts
Rodrigo Salazar
Isabella Sullivan Saputo
Hannah Rose Schulz
Louisa Marie Sholar
Lily Patricia Sobalvarro
Pearl Elane Sullivan
Caroline Grace Ursu
Mara Rosalia Walters
Fiona Rae Zahm

Student Members (Class of 2020 inducted in 2019)

Lara Elena Horton
Ashley Ann Jutras
Nicole Alexandra Plante
Caitlin Tyson Wynn

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards approximately 1,900 grants annually in all fields of study, with recent graduates and graduate students undertaking international graduate study, advanced research, university ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ and primary and secondary ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ worldwide. Founded in 1946, the Fulbright 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 grants are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields. As semifinalists, these Elon students and alumni have been recommended by the National Screening Committee of the Institute of International Education for final consideration for a Fulbright award. They will be notified of their final award status this spring beginning in late March.

This year's Fulbright Semi-Finalists from Elon are: 

Bonnie Bloxom '19
Biology & Public Health
Applicant for a Fulbright Study/Research Grant to Taiwan

Caroline Bowen '19
Elementary Education
Applicant for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Thailand

Samantha Collins '19
Spanish & History with Teacher Licensure 
Applicant for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Mexico

Marta Djalleta '19
International Studies
Applicant for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Rwanda

Audrey Funk '19
Spanish & International and Global Studies
Applicant for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Argentina

Elana Kaplan '19
Psychology
Applicant for a Fulbright Study/Research Grant to the UK

Mariana Kneppers '18
Environmental and Ecological Science & Biology
Applicant for a Fulbright Study/Research Grant to the UK

Courtney Kobos '19
English with Teacher Licensure
Applicant for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to the Czech Republic

Hope Koene '19
Public Health Studies
Applicant for a Fulbright Study/Research Grant to Australia

Katie Mars '19
Human Service Studies & Public Health Studies
Applicant for a Fulbright Study/Research Grant to Ireland

Courtney McKelvey '18
International Studies
Applicant for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to South Korea

Isabel Treanor '19
Spanish & International and Global Studies
Applicant for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Colombia

Lauren Ventresca '19
Special Education & Elementary Education
Applicant for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Spain

Jill Watkins '19
Strategic Communications
Applicant for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant to Malaysia

Sophie Zinn '19
Political Science & International and Global Studies
Applicant for a Fulbright Study/Research Grant to the UK

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Elon students and recent alumni interested in the Fulbright program or other nationally-competitive fellowships are invited to contact the National and International Fellowships Office, which is hosting a Fulbright Info Session on Thursday, March 7 from 4:15 – 5:15 p.m. in Belk Pavilion 208.