Five headshots of the following students: Marie Howard, Crystal Ni, Mary Evelyn White, Aidan McCahill, and Shadie Shrestha.

 

Five New Fulbright Finalists Announced for 2026-27

Five Tulane students have been named Fulbright grant recipients for 2026-2027. These students receive funds through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program — the U.S. Department of State’s flagship international educational exchange program — to either study for a graduate degree, conduct an individually designed research project or participate in an English Teaching Assistant Program outside the United States. 

This year, the Newcomb-Tulane College Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships supported 24 applicants through the months-long Fulbright application process. Fifteen of those applicants were announced as semifinalists in January. Currently, five applicants have been selected for a Fulbright grant, with three more listed as alternates. 

We are proud to watch these students represent both the U.S. and our university as they create mutual understanding across borders and cultures.

  • Marie Howard (SLA '26)
    • Political science and teaching, learning and training major
    • Psychology minor
  • Crystal Ni (SLA '26)
    • Political economy major with concentration in law, economics, and policy
    • Sociology minor
  • Mary Evelyne White (SLA '26)
    • French and linguistics major
  • Aidan McCahill (SLA '24)
    • Economics major
  • Shadie Shrestha (SLA, SSE '26)
    • Neuroscience and English major

Learn more about our 2026-2027 Fulbright Scholars

 

As a Fulbright English teaching assistant in the Canary Islands, I will help students learn English while also sharing and learning about each other’s cultures. I hope to use different forms of art to connect cross-culturally in ways that go beyond language barriers, both with my students and within the local community. I’m excited to explore the beautiful islands and improve my Spanish while living there. 

I will be in New Taipei City, Taipei, as an English teaching assistant for the 2026-2027 year. I am excited to learn more about Taiwanese culture and try new foods, but I am most looking forward to working with children.

I will be attending Aix-Marseille University in Aix-en-Provence, France, for a master's in linguistics with a contact and fieldwork concentration. There, I'll be taking coursework entirely in French on a range of linguistic topics and expanding my research on French and Creole sociolinguistics. I'm most excited to explore the French National Archives right next to campus, which includes a wealth of documents from throughout the French colonies. 

I will be based in Berlin and hosted by the Berlin School of Economics and Law. I'll be working with criminologists in their Department of Police and Security Management to research and report on how technology and immigration are influencing organized crime in Germany and how law enforcement is attempting to keep up with these changes. I am most excited to conduct boots-on-the-ground journalism on an international level and immerse myself in one of the most dynamic and cosmopolitan cities in Europe. 

I’ll be heading to Kathmandu, Nepal, for an English teaching assistantship. Since my parents are originally from Nepal, I’m really excited to spend time there, connect more deeply with the culture as an adult and go trekking in the mountains.