Abu Dhabi student gets Fulbright grant for refugee research
abu dhabi — NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Class of 2017 student, Annalisa Galgano, has been awarded a US Student Fulbright Study Grant in support of her individual research project.
The solidarity movement model for refugee service provision project seeks to build on a previous research that Galgano did. She aims to conduct ethnographic and interview-based research to understand the solidarity model of refugee support and how it has facilitated the social and economic integration of refugees in Greece.
Her findings will contribute to research on the Greek solidarity movement and help form policy recommendations on refugee housing and integration.
Originally from Colorado, US, Galgano has had the opportunity to study public policy in Spain, Ghana, China, and Argentina during her time at the NYUAD. In addition to cofounding the NYUAD’s peer support programme, Galgano has worked with a safe house for trafficking victims and spent summer 2016 in Greece conducting field research with refugees for her senior Capstone Project. She will graduate in May and travel to Greece to begin her research in September.
“Conducting my Capstone research in Greece was one of the most transformative experiences of my life, and I am thankful beyond words to have the opportunity to return to Greece with the Fulbright program next year. Through this project, I hope to better understand how public policy can encourage refugee integration in a way that benefits both refugees and local host communities,” said Galgano.
Upon completion of her Fulbright research, Galgano plans to continue working in migrant affairs and eventually pursue a graduate degree in Public Administration.
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for individually designed study or research projects and offers opportunities for students to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and primary and secondary school teaching worldwide.
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