Elizabethtown College is excited to announce that Kathryn Carter '20 is one of nearly 1,000 American undergraduate students from across the United States selected to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study or intern abroad during the fall of 2019.  More than 3,000 applications were received for this term. The Congressionally funded... Continue Reading →

In between 2015 to 2017, Elizabethtown College sent three students to study abroad in Valladolid, Spain. Two of these students, Nelli Orzoco ’17 and Melissa Germano ’19 were both awarded Fulbright scholarships to teach English in Spain after graduation. The third student, Jaime Ramos ’18 joined the Peace Corps as a youth development coordinator in... Continue Reading →

Elizabethtown College senior Melissa Germano recently was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship. Germano, a Spanish Education (Pre-K through 12) major, will use her teaching assistant grant and teach English to elementary students in Spain for nine months. “Fulbright is one of the most competitive and prestigious scholarships in the United States and internationally,” said Germano. “To be... Continue Reading →

V Edwards is a senior International Business and Japanese double major with a specialization in Political Science. During the fall 2017 semester, she studied abroad at Kansai Gaidai University in Osaka, Japan. After graduation, V will be returning to Japan as she was recently awarded a Fulbright Open Study/Research Scholarship. Fulbright Research V's year-long research... Continue Reading →

Recently, three Elizabethtown College students were awarded the prestigious Gilman Scholarship to study abroad in the spring 2019 semester. This scholarship awards up to $5,000 per recipient, helping students outset their study abroad expenses. Juniors Delaney Dammeyer, Andrea Grey and Cierra Stevens were among the 844 students selected for this competitive scholarship program, which received... Continue Reading →

Nelli Orozco ’17 always knew she wanted to be a Spanish teacher. She studied Spanish Education PK-12 while at Elizabethtown College and spent a year abroad in Valladolid, Spain. She has since received a Fulbright scholarship to teach English in Spain. While abroad, Nelli taught English twice a week at an elementary school and gave English... Continue Reading →

In 2017, Fulbright scholarships were granted to two Elizabethtown College students Tyler Butkus '17 and Nelli Orozco '17. The Fulbright US Student Program offers research, study, and teaching opportunities in more than 140 countries. Upward of 3600 college seniors, recent graduates, and graduate students are recommended for the program each year. The application process involves... Continue Reading →

Senior secondary social studies education major Gillian Engelbrecht was awarded a Fulbright scholarship. She will be going overseas to India for nine months. In India, she will teach children, grades 6-8, the English language. Engelbrecht has always known that she wanted to be a teacher. When she was in high school, she took AP world... Continue Reading →

The prestigious Fulbright student grant had been on the minds of seniors Tyler Butkus and Nelli Orozco pretty much since they came to Elizabethtown College. Since 1945, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers research, study and teaching opportunities in more than 140 countries. Upward of 3,600 college seniors, recent graduates and graduate students are recommended... Continue Reading →

Two additional Fulbright scholarships were announced in 2015, in addition to the five announced in the past spring. Justin Ahmad ’15 graduated with a degree in Spanish. He received a Fulbright to Brazil, where he will spend nine months teaching college students to become English teachers. He previously studied abroad in Xalapa, Mexico for a... Continue Reading →

Elizabethtown College recently announced that Shanna Kirgan, a senior English education major, received a Fulbright award that will allow her to continue her studies in Turkey. The Fulbright Award offers many different kinds of scholarships, such as research grants, music and art-specific grants and foreign policy fellowships. Kirgan received an award that will allow her... Continue Reading →

Senior Jill Casey recently received a Fulbright Scholarship, which will allow her to attend Aberystwyth University in Wales. This scholarship will aid Casey in her journey toward achieving her Master’s Degree in International Relations. The Fulbright Program is the flagship international education exchange program, sponsored by the U.S. government, designed to “increase mutual understanding between... Continue Reading →