Gray Zeisse, a second-year 黑料网吃瓜爆料 (USF) student majoring in biomedical
sciences, has been selected to participate in the Fulbright UK Summer Institute Program
at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Zeisse, a member of USF鈥檚 College of
Arts and Sciences and Judy Genshaft Honors College, is one of only five U.S. students
selected this year for the St. Andrews Summer Institute.
The Fulbright UK Summer Institutes are three-to-four-week fully funded programs for
U.S. undergraduate students who have little to no travel experience outside North
America. Accepted students will spend three weeks in Scotland, where they will examine
the country鈥檚 rich history while experiencing higher education at a U.K. university.
Scotland鈥檚 History 鈥� Kingdom, Nation, People
At the University of St. Andrews, Zeisse will learn from world-renowned lecturers and professors through an immersive course, Scotland's History: Kingdom, Nation, People, which explores the development of Scotland鈥檚 identity and how the country has maintained a strong, evolving sense of its past 鈥� both as an independent state and as part of the United Kingdom. Learning will take place both inside and outside of the classroom, as this program integrates field trips and environmental learning into the curriculum.
The program includes excursions to famous cities and stunning landscapes, incorporating cultural and social activities that will allow Zeisse to experience Scotland鈥檚 culture. Students will have opportunities to explore the campus, and the surrounding area of St. Andrews, Scotland. Past UK Fulbright Summer Institute excursions have included locations such as Dunnottar Castle, Falkland Palace, and major museums such as the Perth Museum, and the National Museum in Edinburgh.
Applying for the Institute
One of the main reasons Zeisse chose to study in Scotland and apply for the Fulbright
UK Summer Institute Program is because of their Scottish heritage.
鈥淔or most of his life, my grandfather thought he was Irish. It wasn鈥檛 until a trip
to Ireland that he discovered he was actually Scottish. Even though he still maintains
to this day that he is Irish, this complexity of identities led me to start learning