Alumnus Nicole Meehan receives Fulbright Award to US
Published: 16 August 2013
Nicole Meehan has received the Elsevier Award in Bibliometrics Fulbright Award to enable her to study at Brown University on one of the most prestigious and selective scholarship programmes operating world-wide.
Nicole Meehan a student from the University of Glasgow has received the Elsevier Award in Bibliometrics Fulbright Award to enable her to study at Brown University; one of the most prestigious and selective scholarship programmes operating world-wide.
Created by treaty in 1948, the US-UK Fulbright Commission is the only bi-lateral, transatlantic scholarship programme, offering awards for study or research in any field, at any accredited US or UK university. The Commission is part of the Fulbright programme conceived by Senator J. William Fulbright in the aftermath of World War II to promote leadership, learning and empathy between nations through educational exchange. Award recipients will be the future leaders for tomorrow and support the “special relationship” between the US and UK.
Nicole Meehan was born and grew up in East Kilbride, Glasgow. She has had a varied academic and professional career. She graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2007 with an MA in Applied Mathematics and Archaeology (2:1) where she was awarded a Dougall Award for Excellence in Mathematics – and again in 2008 with an MLitt in Professional Archaeology (Merit).
After a brief stint as an Audit Associate with Deloitte LLP in London, and as a Children's Bookseller, she returned to her studies. In 2011 she graduated from the University of St Andrews with an MLitt in Museum and Gallery Studies (Distinction). Nicole has volunteered at a number of institutions including the Riverside Museum (European Museum of the Year) and the British Golf Museum. Nicole will be leaving a wonderful job in Historic Scotland's Digital Team; she aims to combine the knowledge she has gained in this role with her passion for cultural heritage by undertaking an MA in American Studies at Brown University.
She is planning to take full advantage of the unparalleled public humanities expertise at the Ivy League university by exploring how object-focused institutions can move forward in an increasingly digital world, with particular concentration on social media and digital oral history archives.
For More Information: www.fulbright.org.uk
First published: 16 August 2013
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