NJCU Students, Alumna are Fulbright Semi-Finalists

NJCU Students, Alumna are Fulbright Semi-Finalists

 Three NJCU Semi-Finalists Selected in the English Teaching Assistantship Fulbright Grant Category

Two New Jersey City University (NJCU) students and one alumna have been selected as Semi-Finalists for the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Awards for 2018-2019. 

They are part of an elite group of about 3,200 students, who were chosen as semi-finalists from over 10,000 students who apply for the highly-competitive Fulbright program each year. Their applications will now be reviewed by the Fulbright country commissions.

All three NJCU semi-finalists were selected in the English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) Fulbright Grant category. The Fulbright Semi-Finalists for 2018-2019 are: John Gurbisz: Graduate student, MAT, Secondary Education:  English Teaching Assistant to Czech Republic; Michael Sowell: Undergraduate, English-Education K-12: English Teaching Assistant to Bulgaria; and Graciela Cabreja: alumna who received a BA, December 2017, with a double major in Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies: English Teaching Assistant to Laos.

NJCU is among the U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2017- 2018 Fulbright U.S. Students. The announcement was recently made by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Top-producing institutions are highlighted annually in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Click this link for details https://www.chronicle.com/article/Top-Producers-of-Fulbright/242557.

NJCU is one of just three institutions of higher learning in New Jersey to be recognized as top producer of U.S. Fulbright students for 2017-2018; Princeton University and Rutgers University—New Brunswick also hold the distinction.

Established by the United States Congress in 1946, the Fulbright Program is the largest international exchange program in the country, offering opportunities for students, teachers, scholars, and professionals to study, teach, lecture, and conduct research in more than 155 countries worldwide. Sponsored by the United States Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Fulbright program selects participants on the basis of academic merit and leadership potential. 

Dr. Irma Maini, professor of English, is the Fulbright Program advisor at NJCU. For more information on the Fulbright program at NJCU, contact Dr. Maini at imaini@njcu.edu.

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Caption: (From left) John Gurbisz, Professor Irma Maini, Graciela Cabreja, and Michael Sowell