Wendy Stout selected to serve on Fulbright Specialist Roster
Wendy Stout, director of the Virginia Tech Coastal Collaborator, has been recommended by the Peer Review Panel on behalf of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and World Learning, for placement on the Fulbright Specialist Roster for a tenure of three years.
The roster tenure started on December 12, 2025 and will continue through December 12, 2028.
Specialists, who represent a wide range of professional and academic disciplines, share their knowledge, skills, expertise, and innovative ideas through two- to six-week projects designed and requested by foreign receiving institutions in over 150 countries and other areas. These institution-designed projects are recommended for selection by U.S. Embassies and Fulbright Commissions around the world, ensuring that U.S. expertise, skills, and perspectives drive progress in key academic, professional, and/or cultural sectors.
The Fulbright Specialist Program, part of the larger Fulbright Program, was established in 2001. The program deploys highly qualified American academics and professionals to share their expertise and strengthen institutions overseas while addressing shared challenges that benefit American communities and our world.
The Fulbright Specialist Program offers year-round project opportunities of two to six weeks in length. The shorter duration of Specialist projects is beneficial for both the U.S. academic or professional, who may not be available to leave their professional commitments in the United States for an extended period of time, and the foreign receiving institution, which may need an experienced partner on a short-term basis to achieve a specific, measurable outcome.
Through the Fulbright Specialist Program, American academics and professionals strengthen foreign receiving institutions and drive progress through an array of activities including, but not limited to:
- Delivering seminars, trainings, or workshops
- Consulting on faculty or workforce development
- Developing academic or training curricula and materials
- Lecturing at the graduate or undergraduate level
- Engaging in strategic or institutional planning
- Conducting needs assessments or evaluations
Faculty, administrators, and highly accomplished professionals, including attorneys, business professionals, public policy professionals, artists, and scientists, are encouraged to apply to share their unique expertise in support of Fulbright Specialist projects.