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�When it didn�t work out for fall, I was really, really sad,� said Rojas, a Posse Scholar from Miami who received an English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) grant for France. �But so many people were in the same boat. Now being able to teach, which I love to do�as a Fulbright [grantee]�is so exciting.�

The Fulbright U.S. Student is the country�s largest exchange program. It awards some 2,000 grants each year for research, teaching and graduate study in more than 140 countries around the world.

As countries shut down during the pandemic last year, those who�d received Fulbright grants had to change or postpone their plans. This year, U.S. embassies and Fulbright Commissions are assessing risks and making program decisions based on conditions in each country.

Carver says he�s on track to go to Taiwan but will have to quarantine for two weeks after he arrives. He�ll then have a training period before getting placed into an elementary or middle school.

The former men�s track and cross-country athlete is excited to teach. Through high school and college he enjoyed volunteering as a math tutor and chess coach for kids. He also hopes to teach his students about running and wants to work with or start an afterschool track program if one doesn�t exist.

After the Fulbright year, he plans to get a master�s degree in computer science from Georgia Tech. He envisions creating educational technology (EdTech) to help students and improve curriculum through a variety of learning methods. As an English and computer science double major at 91����, �I�ve always been interested in using Com-Sci with a humanitarian purpose. I believe that before you try to do something on a computer, you should get real life experience.�

Carver has visited Taiwan before for short stretches. He wants to learn the language and culture and spend more time with his grandparents and his mom�s side of the family.

�This has always been something that I wanted to do,� he said.

Rojas, a psychology major with minors in French and Francophone Studies, plans to pursue a doctorate in clinical or developmental psychology. She hopes to practice as a clinician, conduct research and teach at a college level. Her work would be geared toward children and adolescents.

In high school and college she�s worked with children who have autism, learning disabilities and psychological struggles. One of her most prized possessions is a bundle of homemade thank you cards from students she worked with. �Thank you Miss Maria,� one fourth grader wrote. �You�ve inspired me to be teacher.�

She�ll spend this summer working at a New Jersey camp for children who come from disadvantaged backgrounds. Teaching abroad is a great next step, she said.

�Every chance I get to spend with kids, I do. From babysitting professors� children at 91���� to summer camp programs or connecting to those with autism, I love spending time with them,� she said. �They�re so amazing and I have so much fun with them, but it�s especially rewarding when I feel I�m helping to make a change.�