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When Isabella Errigo learned she was awarded a prestigious 2022 Fulbright Research Grant, she felt stunned. For several days, Errigo double-checked the award letter to make sure she read it correctly. The news has begun to sink in, and she is excited to travel to Ecuador to build on her master’s research about the impact of land use on aquatic systems. Errigo is a 2020 Honors Program graduate and is finishing her master’s degree in environmental science and sustainability from the Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences at Brigham Young University.

Emily Quan, Brigham Young University Honors Program and computer engineering student, was recently named a 2022 Truman Scholar. In April, President Kevin J Worthen informed Quan she was chosen from among 705 nominees representing 275 colleges and universities. Only 58 recipients nationwide were chosen. Her achievement marks the second consecutive year a BYU student received a Truman Scholarship.

Emily Quan, a Brigham Young University Honors Program student and computer engineering major, has been selected as a 2022 Truman Scholarship Finalist. The Truman Scholarship awards $30,000 to each of approximately 50 juniors throughout the country who demonstrate superior academic ability, exceptional leadership, and a strong record of service. This scholarship is the premier graduate fellowship in the United States for those pursuing careers as public service leaders.

As a Truman Scholarship Finalist, Emily recently interviewed with a panel from the Truman Foundation and will find out if she is a recipient in the coming weeks.

Six Brigham Young University students and alumni are semi-finalists for the 2022-23 Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, the Fulbright Program offers funding to graduates for a year of graduate study, research, or English teaching in over 140 countries with the goal to promote international goodwill.

Meet five out of the six BYU Fulbright semi-finalists.

Come learn about the Fulbright U.S. Student Program on BYU Fulbright Day! A representative from the national Fulbright Foundation will be on campus to discuss the program and answer questions. The Fulbright program offers over 2,200 fully-funded awards each year in 140+ countries around the world for graduate study, research, or to teach English for a year.

With fall semester comes the deadline for some of the world’s most competitive scholarships. On October 13, 2021, Brigham Young University's Office of Prestigious Scholarships and the Kennedy Center hosted a dinner to recognize the accomplishments of BYU students and alumni who hit submit on their applications to these scholarships.

Brigham Young University junior and Honors student, Rachel Miner, has been named a 2021 Truman Scholar. She is one of 62 new Truman Scholars this year chosen from a record 845 nominations from more than 320 colleges and universities.

Brigham Young University junior Rachel Miner has recently been selected as a 2021 Truman Scholarship Finalist. The Truman Scholarship is the premier graduate fellowship in the United States for those pursuing careers as public service leaders.

PROVO, Utah—February 12, 2021—Three Brigham Young University students and alumni are semi-finalists for the 2021-2022 Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, the Fulbright Program offers recent graduates and graduate students opportunities for research, study and English teaching in over 140 countries. The goal of the scholarship is to promote international goodwill. The semi-finalists are listed below with their name, host country, grant type and project description.