PSIA 2025 Fulbright Recipients
Twenty-five percent of the UNG students designated earlier this spring as Fulbright semifinalists for 2025-25 are members of the #PSIAfamily!.
“Well-done” to:
Class of ‘26 International Affairs major/ Korean language minor Justin Wlosko;
Class of ‘26 International Affairs/French double major Sara Gonzalez;
Recently-graduated Political Science/Pre-law major Fatima Santillan; and
December 2024 graduate Political Science/Pre-law major Tracy Amaya
Of these four, we have THREE selectees -- one of our students was selected to travel to Spain; and another two were named as alternates.
Tracy will soon be heading to Spain as an English teaching assistant (ETA), while Fatima and Sara, who also have their sights on an ETA position in Spain, have been named as alternates.
When she received news of her selection, Tracy wrote her advisor, Dr. Bibek Chand: “To say that I am honored and humbled would be an understatement. I hope to continue making the UNG POLSIA Department proud and hopefully encourage more students to pursue similar opportunities.”
The US State Department’s Fulbright program enables graduates to pursue research activities, become English teaching assistants, or enroll in graduate school in other countries. It is designed to increase mutual understanding between U.S. citizens and residents of more than 160 foreign countries, according to the Fulbright website.
Congratulations to these members of our #PSIAfamily who have excelled as students and who together contributed to UNG being named one of the Fulbright programs “Top Producing Institutions” for 2025-25.
Editors’ Note: Students interested in learning more about the Fulbright program and other nationally-competitive scholarships should contact ncs@ung.edu