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Fulbright Program

The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.

Florida Poly is proud to be a strong member of this long tradition. We welcome students from countries around the world, encouraging their study of critical STEM disciplines at our Lakeland, Florida, campus. Talented Florida Poly students also have been afforded opportunities to study in Canada as Killam Fellows.

With visiting distinguished professors operating on our campus as Fulbright chairs and our own faculty participating as Fulbright specialists in other countries, we have been able to achieve incredible educational collaborations.

The Fulbright program operates in more than 160 countries worldwide and awards approximately 8,000 grants annually. Roughly 1,900 U.S. students, 4,000 foreign students, 1,200 U.S. scholars, and 900 visiting scholars receive awards, in addition to several hundred teachers and professionals. More than 380,000 “Fulbrighters” from more than 160 countries have participated in the program since its inception in 1946.

 

About the Fulbright Program

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for individually designed study/research projects or for English Teaching Assistant Programs. 

  • Fulbright alumni have achieved distinction in government, science, the arts, business, philanthropy, education, and athletics.
  • 40 Fulbright alumni have served as heads of state or government
  • 60 Fulbright alumni from 14 countries have been awarded the Nobel Prize
  • 75 Fulbright alumni are MacArthur Foundation Fellows
  • 89 Fulbright alumni have received Pulitzer Prizes

(Source: U.S. Bureau of Educational And Cultural Affairs)

 

Fulbright Distinguished Chairs

These distinguished academics enjoy the program's most prestigious appointment. With significant publication and teaching records, these professors advance research during their appointments.
Professor, Western University, Canada, 2021-2022
Professor Emeritus, Carleton University, Ottawa, 2018-2019
 

 

Florida Poly Fulbright Awardees

Outstanding students from around the world have pursued their graduate education at Florida Poly as Fulbright Awardees. 
Electrical Engineering, 2021-22
Zubaidah Al-Mashhadani

Zubaidah Al-Mashhadani

Electrical Engineering, 2019-21
Electrical Engineering, 2021
Electrical Engineering, 2021
Engineering, 2018-19
Data Science, 2016-17
  

 

Killam Fellowship Program Awardees

The Killam Fellowships Program provides an opportunity for exceptional undergraduate students from universities in Canada and the United States to spend either one semester or a full academic year as an exchange student in the other country.

Data Science, Western University Canada, 2019-20
Mechanical Engineering, Florida Poly, 2019-20
Celeste Ramirez

Celeste Ramirez

Computer Science, Florida Poly, 2019-20
Robert Acacio

Robert Acacio

Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Florida Poly, 2018-19
  

Fulbright Specialists

The program allows overseas universities, cultural centers, and other institutions to develop collaborative projects with leading U.S. academic professionals.
Assistant Professor, Florida Poly, 2021-22