Csongor Gedeon, Senior Research Fellow of the Department of Soil Mapping and Environmental Informatics of the Institute of Soil Science, has been awarded the Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Scholarship. Hungary joined the Fulbright programme in 1978, and the Hungarian Fulbright Commission was established in 1992. The programme promotes scientific and educational cooperation and excellence in both student and researcher/teacher categories. The United States is the main supporter (50%) of the program. Additional fund comes from the Hungarian government (40%) and various private companies (10%).
The selection process was preceded by a series of interviews, both in-country, in contact, and remotely, online forms. Following the individual nomination from Hungary, the final decision was made by a 5-member committee of the host institution (University of Dubuque, Iowa) following the interview process.
Csongor Gedeon will spend one academic year at the University of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa. During the two semesters, he will be involved in teaching, research, and outreach and networking activities within the university's environmental science program.