Schuylerville High School Class of 2021 graduate, Patrick McGloine, has been selected as one of two recent Saint Michael’s College alumni to receive a prestigious Fulbright fellowship for the coming year. Fulbright scholarships are highly competitive international grants given to students, scholars, professors and young professionals to study, research or teach overseas. McGloine will begin his Fulbright fellowship in Vietnam this fall, continuing his commitment to environmental sustainability and international collaboration.
The Fulbright Program—established in 1946 to promote mutual understanding between the United States and other nations—awards approximately 8,000 grants annually to scholars, students, and professionals in more than 160 countries. Among its distinguished alumni are Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, MacArthur Fellows, and heads of state.
McGloine, a Schuylerville High School’s Class of 2021 Top Graduate, went on to graduate summa cum laude from Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science with minors in Physics and Mathematics. While at Saint Michael’s College, McGloine immersed himself in academic, athletic, and leadership experiences that strengthened his global perspective and commitment to sustainability. In summer 2024, he was selected for the Global Citizenship International Internship Program, completing an internship with Vietnam’s Institute for Circular Economy Development, where he researched agricultural sustainability and macro plastic transport. His upcoming Fulbright research will build on this work by studying how rainfall influences the movement of macro plastics.