Several UW-Madison students recently received Fulbright Institute of International Education fellowships for 2008-'09.
According to data released by Fulbright, the university is ranked ninth among other large universities in the number of fellows obtained - an improvement from 11th last year.
The 17 students who accepted the fellowship will travel abroad with 1,450 other U.S. students through the Fulbright Student Program, which provides funding for one academic year of study, research or assistant teaching. UW-Madison doctoral students also received awards for dissertation abroad.
The program, sponsored by the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, was established in 1946, under legislation introduced by former Sen. J. William Fulbright of Arkansas. Since it's founding, the program has sent over 286,500 people abroad to research and teach in ethnically various institutions.
As a part of the exchange program, the university will host 11 Fulbright Visiting Scholars from around the world. The students will participate in research and teach in fields including civil engineering, philosophy, food science and economic development.
