Fulbright selects 13 Semi-Finalists from LMU

2023 LMU Fulbright Semifinalists

Thirteen Loyola Marymount University students and alumni have been selected as Fulbright semifinalists for the 2023-2024 application cycle. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers study, research, and teaching opportunities in over 140 countries. 

Congratulations on this incredible achievement!

Those selected as Fulbright U.S. Student Program semifinalists are:

  • Jules Abella, '23 BS Health and Human Sciences, ETA to Spain
  • Robert Baransaka, '22 BA Political Science, Study to the UK
  • Emma Blankenship, '23 BA Psychology, ETA to Thailand
  • Isabella López, '23 BS Biology, Research to Spain
  • Elsie Mares, '21 BA Political Science, Study to the UK
  • Rachel Meilak, '23 BS Mathematics, ETA to Malta
  • Charlie Pangborn, '22 MA Urban Education, ETA to Colombia
  • Jomar Pierson, '23 MA English, ETA to Taiwan
  • Sy Richardson Dragon, '23 MA Urban Education, ETA to Palestinian Territories (West Bank)
  • Eamon Shaw, '23 B.S. Economics and B.A. Spanish, ETA to Ecuador
  • Amna Siddiqui, '22 MA Urban Education, ETA to Saudi Arabia
  • Cheryl Terry, '94 BA Communication Arts, Study to UK
  • Alexia Thorpe, '19 MA Urban Education, ETA to Colombia

Final selection and award offers will be made by the supervising agency in the host country and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Semifinalists will be notified of their final status between March and June.

    Lions interested in learning more about Fulbright or other fellowship opportunities should attend an ONIF event or contact fellowships@lmu.edu for more information.