Northwestern University Among Top Fulbright Producers

Newswise — EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern University tied with Yale University as the nation’s third top producer of Fulbright U.S. Student Program winners among research institutions in 2015-16, according to a ranking published online in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Northwestern has rated among the top 10 research schools producing Fulbright grant winners for 11 consecutive years.

Both Northwestern and Yale had 26 winners. An additional three Fulbright grants were offered to Northwestern candidates but were declined.

Harvard led the pack with 31 winners; the University of Michigan was second with 29.

Students use the Fulbright, one of the most widely recognized and respected international exchange programs in the world, to study, teach or conduct research.

Northwestern’s newest 2015-16 Fulbright scholars are currently in the field, doing everything from tutoring North Korean defectors to researching solar energy and hazardous medical waste. They serve in all corners of the world, from South Africa and Germany to South Korea, Russia, Morocco, Peru, Vietnam and Jordan.

Meet Northwestern's Fulbright scholars.

Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, the grants aim to foster leadership and build understanding between scholars and researchers in the United States and around the world.