UF announces 10 Fulbright recipients for 2026
The Office of Prestigious Awards and The Office of Undergraduate Education and Student Success are pleased to announce that 10 University of Florida students have received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award for the 2026-2027 academic year. These students are Rocco Barbusca, Lisa Dias, Sebastian Gillespie, Daniela Gray, Divya Kishore Huilgol, Mikhail Mikhaylov, Avery Roe, Kate Rush, Neeva Sethi and Cortney Smith.
Close to 2,000 Fulbright U.S. Students — recent college graduates, graduate students and early career professionals — pursue graduate study, conduct research or teach English in schools abroad each year.
Fulbright provides opportunities for exceptional Americans and participants from 160 countries and locations to study, teach and conduct research abroad. For eight decades, Fulbrighters have been leaders at the forefront of discovery and innovation, conducting cutting-edge research, advancing critical industries and preparing future generations with new skills and perspectives.
Fulbrighters have included 46 heads of state or government, 63 Nobel Laureates, 93 Pulitzer Prize winners, 83 MacArthur Fellows and countless leaders in all sectors and industries across the United States and around the world.