Category: Fulbright & Fellowships

A New Direction for the Wisconsin International Scholars Program

The Wisconsin International Scholars (WISc) program is excited to announce a new faculty fellows model expected to enrich the WISc student experience by connecting them with faculty, including teaching professors, who are committed to global work across a wide range of academic fields. The WISc program is a cohort-based, globally-focused program that brings together intellectually …

WISLI Celebrates Successful Summer with Expanded Scholarships and Student Engagement

This summer, the Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI) concluded a season of remarkable growth and renewed commitment to language education. Offering high-quality and proficiency-driven language courses, the program welcomed more than 200 students across 19 different languages. Students came from 84 home institutions, a testament to the program’s expanding national reach. Students come to …

Three UW–Madison Students Embark on Global Public Service With NextGen Service Fellowship

Three University of Wisconsin–Madison students are taking their Badger pride to the international stage, tackling everything from food waste in Thailand to environmental policy in Indonesia. As recipients of the NextGen Service Fellowship, Julia Vogel, Christopher Mitchell, and Sydney Radwin are gaining hands-on experience in global public service. Coordinated by the Institute of International Education …

Tracing the Paths of Migration

As her fellow graduating seniors prepare to close out their final semester at UW–Madison, Cat Carroll is laying out her itinerary to spend a year abroad, traveling to seven countries around the world to connect and tell the stories of communities directly impacted by historic and contemporary migration patterns. Her work will also follow journalists, …

Catherine Carroll Awarded UW-Madison’s 2025 Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowship

IRIS NRC is delighted to announce that UW–Madison senior Catherine “Cat” Carroll has been awarded a 2025 Reporting Fellowship by the Pulitzer Center. Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowships support students pursuing independent journalism projects on underreported global topics including climate change, migration and refugees, global health, and human rights. Read the full story.

Q-A with visiting Fulbright TEA participant: Dan Chita, from Romania

Earlier this academic year, 23 educators from 13 countries joined the UW–Madison School of Education community as part of the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (Fulbright TEA) program. The visiting teachers arrived from countries across Eastern Europe and Central Asia on Sept. 11 and stayed through most of October. The Fulbright TEA participants attended academic seminars …

Q-A with visiting Fulbright TEA participant: Shalala Mammadli, from Azerbaijan

Earlier this academic year, 23 educators from 13 countries joined the UW–Madison School of Education community as part of the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (Fulbright TEA) program. The visiting teachers arrived from countries across Eastern Europe and Central Asia on Sept. 11 and stayed through most of October. The Fulbright TEA participants attended academic seminars …

Q-A with visiting Fulbright TEA participant: Maja Videnovik from North Macedonia

Earlier this academic year, 23 educators from 13 countries joined the UW–Madison School of Education community as part of the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (Fulbright TEA) program. The visiting teachers arrived from countries across Eastern Europe and Central Asia on Sept. 11 and stayed through most of October. The Fulbright TEA participants attended academic seminars …

Meet UW–Madison’s newest Fulbright-Hays DDRA awardees

Four UW–Madison students have been selected to receive Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) awards for 2024–2025. This prestigious honor will allow these doctoral students to pursue international research on a variety of subjects, including pregnancy and reproductive health, antifascist education, queer and trans community building, and the intersection between music and democracy. By prioritizing …

J-School Junior Heewone Lim Awarded the Global Gateway Initiative Fellowship

J-School junior, Heewone Lim, was awarded the Global Gateway Initiative fellowship that is allowing her to study abroad in Utrecht, Netherlands this semester. Like many other students, Lim knew she wanted to make study abroad part of her college experience. The Global Gateway Initiative made her aspiration achievable. Read the full story.