Graduating Senior Receives Fulbright Grant

Eileen Finley has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant (ETA) by the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

Finley is a graduating senior majoring in German and political science and international relations, with a computer science minor. While completing this competitive fellowship, she will spend 10 months teaching English language and American studies in Saxony, Germany.  

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program operates in more than 140 countries throughout the world. It is funded by an annual appropriation from Congress to the State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and supported in its implementation by the Institute of International Education.

Students interested in the Fulbright program can attend a writing workshop hosted by the Fulbright Committee from 3:30-4:30 p.m. May 1 in McClain Hall 208. The workshop with provide advice and the chance to work with a faculty mentor on developing the application. Students graduating by the end of the 2024-25 academic year who plan to complete a Fulbright application in the fall of 2024 should start their application immediately.