2020 Fulbright Student Awards
Five University of Kansas students were selected to receive prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Awards to study, conduct research and teach English abroad for the 2020-2021 academic year. One additional KU student was named as an alternate Fulbright recipient.
This year’s Fulbright U.S. Student grantees include two doctoral students who will conduct research and study in Austria and Hungary and three recently graduated seniors who were selected to teach English in Tajikistan, Colombia and Spain. Due to the COVID-19 health crisis, the start of the program has been delayed to January 1, 2021, and some countries have had to reduce the number of available awards. Affected award recipients were given the option to be considered as alternates for other countries or to reapply for the 2021-2022 academic year.
2020-2021 Fulbright Recipients
Alaina DeLeo - Tajikistan
A 2020 graduate with bachelor’s degrees in global and international studies and Russian, East European and Eurasian studies, Alaina DeLeo received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship for Tajikistan.
Gabrielle Doue - Colombia
A 2019 graduate with bachelor’s degrees in English and Spanish, Doue was selected for a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship for Colombia.
Anthony Lee - Hungary
A doctoral student in piano performance, Anthony Lee received the Fulbright Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Award, which will allow him to study at the Liszt Academy in Budapest, Hungary. Along with taking lessons and giving performances while in Hungary, Lee will research the history of the Liszt Academy.
Amy Millet - Austria
A doctoral student in history, Amy Millet received a research award for Austria, where she will study the intersection of gender history, national identity and food studies in 19th century Austria. Her work will examine how women used daily culinary practices, pre-political obligations that cut across partisan lines, to articulate their views of womanhood.
Catalina Wedman - Spain
A 2020 graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and minors in political science and global and international studies, Catalina Wedman received a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship for Spain.
Azeez Baig - Spain
A 2020 graduate with bachelor’s degrees in Spanish and biology, Azeez Baig is an alternate for a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship for Spain.