MLL Graduate Student Rachel Neale Awarded Fulbright Scholarship

Wed, 05/31/23
Rachel Neale, MA students in FSU's Slavic Program
Rachel Neale, MA students in FSU's Slavic Program

Rachel Neale, a current graduate student in MLL’s Slavic Program, was awarded a scholarship from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Rachel will travel to the American University in Bulgaria to work with Dr. Senem Konedareva, who specializes in Bulgarian linguistics and culture, and Dr. Lozanka Peycheva with the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Her research on the Fulbright scholarship will contribute to her master’s thesis on women's cultural practices and Bulgarian oral tradition. Rachel is one of nine current and former Florida State University students to have earned scholarships through the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program this year. Congratulations, Rachel!