Fulbright US Student Program Edition
Maz Do, an Indonesian Vietnamese American writer based in New York, has been awarded a Fulbright US Student Program Award to work on her debut novel, “Ordinary Fruit,” hosted by Universitas Gadjah Mada. Her fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in prominent literary venues, including McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, jellyfish review, and diaCRITICS. In 2023, she.. Read More.
David R. Holdridge, a forester, has been awarded a Fulbright US Student Research grant to investigate linking the palm oil industry with the reclamation of abandoned surface tin mines on the Bangka Belitung Islands. He seeks to examine the effects of palm oil fruit bunch mulch on the properties of mined soils alongside the associated.. Read More.
Tamar Law is a PhD candidate at Cornell University in global development. She holds a master’s in philosophy (MPhil) in human environmental geography from the University of Oxford. Her research in Indonesia examines the environmental politics of coastal restoration, with a focus on Blue Carbon governance. She is affiliated with Professor Ahmad Maryudi at the.. Read More.
Anna Grundström is an independent researcher based in Brooklyn, New York. Her work centers on the adoptee experience and its historical context. Her research, titled “The Historical Relevance of Intercountry Adoption from Indonesia (1970-1984)”, explores the sociopolitical events that led to the rise of international adoption in the early years of Indonesia’s New Order era… Read More.
Dan Sachs is a linguist and a recent Georgetown University graduate. During high school, Dan first traveled to Indonesia through the US State Department’s National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y), a full scholarship program for immersive learning of critical languages. This experience sparked Dan’s deep interest in linguistics and the intersection of religion and.. Read More.
Adarsh Srinivasan is a recent graduate of Claremont McKenna College with a degree in environment, economics, and politics (EEP). He wrote a senior thesis on California’s cap-and-trade system for regulating carbon emissions, which inspired him to study Indonesia’s novel cap-and-trade program. Adarsh is working with Professor Arief Anshory Yusuf, an environmental economist, through the Sustainable.. Read More.
Fulbright Student Researcher Bryan Eichen is a recent graduate of the master’s program at Drexel University with a background in environmental science and ecology. He is collaborating with Dr. Fachruddin M. Mangunjaya of Universitas Nasional and Dr. Erin Vogel of Rutgers University to examine the impact that a legacy of wildfires has had on Bornean.. Read More.
In Indonesia, Maya is researching heavy metal bioaccumulation in sharks and rays. She is based in Tanjung Luar, Lombok, and is affiliated with the University of Mataram, Udayana University in Bali, and the Rekam Nusantara Foundation. Maya received a bachelor of science in behavioral neuroscience from Michigan State University and a master of public health.. Read More.
Dewa Ayu Larassanti is a dancer, musician, singer, and actor. As a Fulbright Student Researcher, she is studying with elderly master artists in Bali and collaborating with Bapak I Wayan Sudiarsa at Universitas Hindu Indonesia, Denpasar, to digitize classic dance repertoires. Bapak Sudiarsa is also a composer and director, emphasizing the importance of digitization through.. Read More.
Fulbright Student Researcher Zoe Albert is a PhD candidate at Boston University, getting her doctorate in biological anthropology. Her dissertation research and Fulbright grant focuses on the gut microbiome of the wild Bornean Orangutans who live in Gunung Palung National Park, Borneo. She has always had a deep love for animals and is elated to.. Read More.
