PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Brown University produced more student Fulbright winners than any school in the nation for the 2024-25 academic year, marking the fifth time the University has earned the distinction, according to data released by the U.S. Department of State on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
Forty Brown undergraduates, graduate students and recent alumni were offered Fulbright awards for this year. Awarded by the U.S. State Department, the grants fund research or teaching abroad for up to one year.
Brown has ranked among the top three student Fulbright producers in the U.S. annually for the past nine years, earning the No. 1 spot in five of those years — most recently in 2022. Since data collection began in 2009-10, Brown has been recognized as a Fulbright Top Producing Institution all 16 times.
“This recognition reflects the creativity, ambition, and above all, the care our students bring to building and strengthening connections with communities around the world,” said Joel Simundich, assistant dean of the College for fellowships. “I hold much excitement for our Fulbright recipients and for every student pursuing the necessary work of fostering collaboration and understanding abroad.”
Fulbright recipients are selected for awards based on a variety of factors including the strength of their application, personal qualifications, academic record and the extent to which the candidate and their project will advance the Fulbright mission of mutual understanding between people of the United States and people of other countries.