The Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, and U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to Ireland Mike Clausen announced 37 Fulbright Irish Awardees for 2023-2024. Recipients were presented with Awards at a ceremony in the U.S. Ambassador’s Residence.

Five researchers from Trinity College Dublin were among 37 Fulbright Irish awardees for 2023/24 presented with awards. Congratulations to Dr Gavin Murphy from School of Education on his award.

Academics, professionals, students and Irish speakers will attend 17 leading U.S. institutions to research, study, teach and collaborate with experts in their fields from August 2023 to August 2024.  

Awardees will embed themselves in institutions ranging from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Poets House New York and The University of Hawaii to The Smithsonian Institution in Washington and East Los Angeles College, the largest community college in California.  

Fulbright Irish Scholars, Students, and Foreign Language Teaching Assistants (FLTAs) will also engage with US society and share their knowledge and expertise when they return home. 

Dr Gavin Murphy , Assistant Professor at the School of Education, where he leads the Leadership and Policy strand of the Master of Education and is Professional Master of Education Thesis Coordinator. Gavin will also be a Chen Yidan Visiting Global Fellow at Harvard University, where he will complete his Fulbright Award. 

Fulbright Award

Image L-R: Dr Pádraic Whyte, Dr Juliette O'Connell, Dr Gavin Murphy, Jessica O'Neill and Luke Gibbons