Grantees

Awarded grants for the academic year of 2025-2026

The Fulbright Commission in Brussels has awarded a total of 45 grants through the Fulbright Belgium and Luxembourg Programs for graduate studies, research and teaching during the 2025-26 academic year. This includes grants to 7 Belgian students and student researchers, 7 Belgian scholars, and 3 Luxembourgish students through the Fulbright Foreign Student and Visiting Scholar Programs. It also includes grants to 28 Americans through the Fulbright U.S. Student and Scholar Programs. Finally, 2 Belgian Secondary School Educators participated in the SUSI Program.

Fulbright grantees undergo a rigorous selection process, involving a written application and interview by a selection committee, and all selected grantees receive approval of the presidentially-appointed Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Candidates are evaluated on their proposed study or research plans as well as on academic and professional excellence, social engagement, and ambassadorial qualities.

Fulbright Belgium Foreign Student Program

Raya Bogdanova, Pre-Doctoral Researcher in Medical Sciences at Stanford University
Tilke Devriese, Visiting Student Researcher in Engineering at Princeton University
Tanja Impens, Master’s in International Business at the University of South Carolina
Marie Kwon, Visiting Student Researcher in International Relations at Columbia University
Aurore Magnan, Visiting Student Researcher in Engineering at Cornell University
Brandon Ndikumana, Master’s in City Planning at MIT
Laura Van Hove, Visiting Student Researcher in Psychology at the University of California, San Francisco

Fulbright Belgium Visiting Scholar Program

Antoine Christiaens, Research Scholar in Medical Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco
Vanessa Cool, Research Scholar in Engineering at Stanford University
Véronique De Herde, Research Scholar in Agriculture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Nele Flamant, Research Scholar in Psychology at Harvard University
Cédric Lood, Research Scholar in Biology at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Rakoen Maertens, Research Scholar in Psychology at Harvard University
Fauve Vandenberghe, Research Scholar in Literature at Harvard University

Fulbright Luxembourg Foreign Student Program

Etienne Harkemanne, Master’s in Business Administration at The Ohio State University
Chloé Pardaens, Master’s in Law at Duke University
Philippine van der Straeten, Master’s in International Affairs at Columbia University

Fulbright Belgium U.S. Student Program

Alysha Black, English Teaching Assistant at Howest
Ella Dailey, English Teaching Assistant at the University of Antwerp
Marissa Good, English Teaching Assistant at UC Louvain Saint-Louis
Shannon Nolan, English Teaching Assistant at VUB and ULB
Randi Parks, English Teaching Assistant at Thomas More
Wesley Sarnoff, English Teaching Assistant at Hasselt University
Avery Stevens, English Teaching Assistant at Ghent University
Albert Chu, Student Researcher in Computer Science at the University of Antwerp
Daniel Douglas, Student Researcher in Public Policy at the University of Antwerp
Leo Huang, Student Researcher in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Antwerp and Antwerp University Hospital
Rachel Kamphaus, Master’s in Literature at KU Leuven
Zack Martin, Student Researcher in Art History at the AfricaMuseum
Sadie Scott, Student Researcher in Film/Cinema Studies at Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel
Aditya Senthil, Student Researcher in Medical Sciences at KU Leuven
Bon Varlet, Student Researcher in Information Sciences/Systems at KU Leuven

Fulbright Belgium U.S. Scholar Program

Inge-Marie Eigsti, Research Scholar in Cognitive Psychology at ULB
Noah Lemke, Research Scholar in Agriculture at KU Leuven and Thomas More Geel
Kelli Moore, Research Scholar/Teaching in Communications at the University of Antwerp
Eric Parsons, Scholar in Economics at Ghent University
Austin Cooper, Research Scholar in Security Studies/International Relations at the University of Antwerp (NATO Award)

Fulbright Luxembourg U.S. Student Program