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Internationalization Strategic Plan Lehigh Students Receive Record Number of Nationally Competitive Scholarships

Written by emg210 | May 16, 2018 | SHARE

Lehigh University students and faculty received a record number of nationally competitive scholarships in 2017-2018, including the first Marshall Scholarship in 40 years.

These awards represent national recognition of the caliber of our students' research and intellectual abilities. The Office of Fellowship Advising helps guide students through all phases of the scholarship application process.

We're proud to congratulate the following winners.Fulbright U.S. Student Program: Grants for individually designed study/research projects or for English Teaching Assistant Programs.

    Ovie Ojeni ’18, who majored in theater and modern languages and minored in English, will be a Fulbright English Training Assistant in Mexico.
    • Ovie Ojeni ’18, Fulbright English Training Assistant, Mexico
    • Mareesa Miles ’18G, Fulbright English Training Assistant, Ecuador
    • Deanna Kocher ’18, Fulbright Graduate Study, Canada

    Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program: Sends American professors and researchers overseas to lecture and do research.

    • Professor Steven Sametz, Fulbright Specialist, China – first Lehigh professor to be awarded a Fulbright in this category
    • Professor Israel Wachs, Fulbright Faculty Research, Israel – Third Fulbright award
    Klaudia Jazwinska ’18 will use her Marshall Scholarship to study computational and data journalism at Cardiff University and international relations and politics at the University of Cambridge.

    Marshall Scholarships: Scholarships for U.S. students to pursue graduate study in the United Kingdom.

    • Klaudia Jazwinska ’18, a journalism and global studies major, will study computational and data journalism at Cardiff University and international relations and politics at the University of Cambridge. Read more...

    Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program: Grants from the U.S. Department of State for federal Pell Grant recipients to study or intern abroad.

    • Diana Rivas Garcia ’19, Gilman Scholarship, Critical Need Language, China  -- first Lehigh student to win this extended language award
    • Gili Remen ’19, Gilman Scholarship, Spain
    • Karen Huang ’19, Gilman Scholarship, Italy
    • Sage Chasen ’20, Gilman Scholarship, Germany
    • Long Ping Shao ’19, Gilman Scholarship, China
    • Matt Kuehnle ’19, Gilman Scholarship, China
    • Nia Baker ’19, Gilman Scholarship, Ghana
    • Ryan Groves ’20, Gilman Scholarship, Czech Repbulic
    • Kimberly Mejia ’19, Gilman Scholarship, Spain
    • Paige Hapeman ’19, Gilman Scholarship, Multi-country