NDSU Extension Specialist selected for Fulbright U.S. Student Program

Alexis Correira, a conservation agronomist at NDSU's Dickinson Research Extension Center, has been selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student program. As part of the program, Correira will travel to Honduras in 2027 to attend Zamorano University, an international agricultural university, where she will work on a project focusing on the water quality in Lake Yojoa.

“I am so humbled to have been selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program,” Correira said. “I have been seeking opportunities for international collaboration for quite some time now, and I am so excited to embark on this journey. It is a privilege to serve as a cultural ambassador for the United States.”

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides participants the chance to expand their perspectives through academic and professional advancement through complex global issues. The program partners with more than 140 countries worldwide, offering an array of opportunities to advance knowledge and innovation across all academic disciplines.

Since its establishment in 1946, the Fulbright Program has given more than 400,000 students, scholars, teachers, artists and scientists the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared and international concerns. Fulbright alumni have achieved distinction in many fields, including 60 who have been awarded the Nobel Prize, 88 who have received Pulitzer Prizes and 39 who have served as head of state or government.

In addition to her main project, there will also be opportunities for Correira to participate in agricultural research and extension efforts ongoing at Zamorano University, alongside other students.

“I look forward to the experiences I will have there,” Correira added.

Correira’s role with NDSU Extension entails cover crops, no-till farming and other practices. She is interested in exploring systematic approaches to soil and water conservation and assists farmers enrolled in the Farmers for Soil Health cover crop cost-share program, which is hosted at NDSU for the state.