Two PLS alumni win Fulbright U.S. Student Awards

August 26, 2024

Two Public Policy majors are among the 10 MSU students offered Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Graham Diedrich will be using his award to travel to Greece and Bulgaria. He was a double major in Data Science and Public Policy who completed his Master of Public Policy degree in 2023.

Xue Lin Wang, a double major in Public Policy and Interdisciplinary Studies, graduated in 2019. Xue Lin was awarded an English teaching assistantship award for work in Taiwan.

The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program and is supported by the people of the United States and partner countries around the world. 

More than 9,000 applications were submitted for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program in this cycle according to the Institute of International Education. Recipients of Fulbright awards are selected in a rigorous, merit-based competition that considers leadership potential, academic and/or professional achievement, and record of service — in addition to their potential as cultural ambassadors while abroad  

“This is a competitive program — I tell applicants to think of the application process as a one-credit class in terms of the amount of mental energy they will need to devote to putting together a compelling Fulbright application,” said Joy Campbell, MSU Fulbright Program advisor. 

The 2024-25 MSU Fulbright U.S. Student Program finalists represent six MSU colleges.