In 2018, Fulbright Scholars from WVU doubled compared to last year's five winners.
What’s the news?
Thirty students at West Virginia University have broken records for their academic work, by winning 11 prestigious awards, scholarships and fellowships in 2018. With opportunities ranging from studying abroad to educating incarcerated people, studying black holes to gun ownership/violence in America, these students exemplify WVU’s mission to lead through local, state and global engagement.
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“The selection committees for these incredible scholarships recognize that
WVU's best and brightest students are competitive with students from anywhere
in the country. It is such a privilege to get to know these young men and
women, and to work alongside our terrific faculty advisors. We're so proud of
them for showing the world what amazing students we have." –Amy B. Cyphert,
Director of WVU’s ASPIRE Office
Two of the students, Emma Harrison (Truman Scholar, Rhodes Finalist and Civic Newman Fellow) and Adam Craig (winner of Critical Language Scholarship) can be contacted for additional comment or interviews at emharrison@mix.wvu.edu or atc0006@mix.wvu.edu.
Resources
Links to original stories:
Record number of WVU students receive Fulbright Scholarships
Record number of WVU students named Gilman Scholars
Air Force veteran wins prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
Three WVU students named Rhodes finalists
Record number of WVU students awarded NSF research fellowships
Two WVU students awarded Critical Language Scholarships
Four WVU students to study abroad as Boren scholars
Student focused on prison education reform named WVU’s 23rd Truman Scholar
Engineering graduate is WVU’s third Marshall Scholar
WVU graduate awarded international scholarship to study in China
Recent graduate named WVU’s first Gates Cambridge Scholar
Target
audiences
High school administrators
High school guidance counselors
Parents of high school students
Current and potential WVU students
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CONTACT: Amy B. Cyphert, Director of WVU ASPIRE Office
304.293.4836; Amy.Cyphert@mail.wvu.edu
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