Marshall University is pleased to announce that Katherine Germann has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. She will conduct public health research in Peru during the 2025–26 academic year.
Germann, a student at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, currently serves in the U.S. Navy while pursuing her Doctor of Medicine degree. She has been awarded a Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowship in Public Health. During her grant year, her research will focus on enhancing surveillance of respiratory infections in Peru by utilizing artificial intelligence technologies to streamline data mining and analysis, ultimately supporting stronger public health responses in the region.
“For me this award represents how personalized we can make our lives…,” Germann said. “We still have a lot of opportunities to make our experiences our own and keep doing the things that we love alongside medicine.”
Each year, more than 2,000 Fulbright U.S. Students — including recent college graduates, graduate students and early career professionals — pursue graduate study, conduct research or teach English in schools abroad.
They are joined by more than 800 U.S. scholars who teach or conduct research abroad through the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. These Fulbrighters form ongoing research collaborations and help build long-term partnerships between institutions.
Since its establishment in 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided opportunities for more than 400,000 individuals of all backgrounds to study, teach and conduct research abroad. They exchange ideas, foster people-to-people connections and work to address complex global challenges. Notable Fulbright alumni include 62 Nobel laureates, 93 Pulitzer Prize winners, 82 MacArthur Fellows, 44 heads of state or government and thousands of leaders across sectors worldwide.
The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and funded by the U.S. government. Additional support is provided by participating governments, host institutions, corporations, and foundations in over 160 countries. In the United States, the Institute of International Education administers the Fulbright U.S. Student and Scholar programs on behalf of the State Department. For more information, visit fulbrightprogram.org.
Marshall University’s Office of National Scholarships supports students, alumni, faculty, and staff in applying for Fulbright and other prestigious awards. For more information, contact Heather Smith at ons@marshall.edu.