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RI Fulbright Pulse — Monthly Briefing

Applicant resources, Rhode Island innovation nodes, and grantee signals for this month.

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This Month’s Signal

Rhode Island Fulbright has a deep public record of international impact. Pulse translates that history into practical next steps for applicants, alumni, and institutional partners.

Total Grantees: 584
Recent Years’ Grantee Counts:

  • 2025: 12
  • 2024: 14
  • 2023: 40

For Applicants

Start with advising, then map your field to Rhode Island examples:

Next: explore Applicant Mentorship and browse field/country patterns in the grantee explorer.

For Alumni

Alumni can use Pulse as a lightweight engagement bridge between chapter events:

  • Share this issue with applicants in your field
  • Suggest one resource or event for Atlas review
  • Join networking programs through chapter and regional nodes

For Partners & Institutions

Rhode Island innovation nodes now include life sciences, policy, and cultural institutions that can host or collaborate with Fulbright talent:

  • RI Commerce
  • RI Bio / RI Life Science Hub
  • NEMIC / Ocean State Labs
  • URI Sea Grant / Coastal Institute
  • Pell Center / Rhodes Center

Explore Rhode Island Innovation nodes for partnership pathways.

Grantee Spotlight

  1. Margaret Hemp (2024)

    • Institution: Smith College
    • Field of Study: Biology, Miscellaneous
    • Country: Ecuador
    • Proposal Summary: The Human-Wildlife Conflict: Understanding Andean Condor Poisoning Events in Ecuador

  2. Maxwell E Levine (2024)

    • Institution: Georgetown University
    • Field of Study: Area Studies, Other
    • Country: Egypt
    • Proposal Summary: Intensive Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Dialect Immersion in Cairo

  3. Stephen Crocker (2024)

    • Institution: Brown University - US Fulbright Graduate Adviser
    • Field of Study: Social Work, Miscellaneous
    • Country: Portugal
    • Proposal Summary: Living Hope: Sharing Stories of Portugal’s Drug Policy & Harm Reduction Efforts

Top Country Signals

  • Germany: 65
  • France: 60
  • Italy: 41
  • Spain: 39
  • United Kingdom: 36

Top Field Signals

  • English Teaching Assistantship: 135
  • Anthropology: 21
  • Art & Architectural History: 20

Grantee notes are derived from public grant records.