Boisvert, in his proposal, explained he never wanted to be a teacher. Then, during his junior year at Eberhard-Karis Universitaet in Tuebingen, Germany, he participated in a project designed to reduce youth right-extremist tendencies. He found teaching about American culture and language "exhilarating" and determined to pursue teaching as a career. With Fulbright funding, Boisvert will return to Germany as a teaching assistant. He plans to take the opportunity to "talk about everything that is American," while teaching English as a foreign language, and will use his time out of the classroom to learn more about Germany.
The purpose of the Fulbright grants is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries through the exchange of persons, knowledge and skills. The grants are funded through an annual appropriation made by Congress to the U.S. Department of State and by foreign governments, universities, corporations and private donors. The J. William Fulbright Scholarship Board, composed of 12 educational and public leaders appointed by the president of the United States, establishes criteria for selecting candidates and has the final authority for awarding the grants.
