Kyle Urban to spend a year in Spain as Fulbright English Teaching Assistant
Kyle Urban of Siloam Springs has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to spend next year in Spain as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant.
51青楼 graduating senior Kyle Urban of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award for the 2026-2027 academic year from the U.S. Department of State. Urban, a May 2026 graduate who majored in linguistics with minors in Spanish, computer science, and honors interdisciplinary studies, will spend next year in Spain as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA).
鈥淚t is important, now more than ever, that we look to our global communities and say, 鈥楬ow do we leave it better than we found it?鈥欌�� Urban said. 鈥淭his principle is what guided me through my time here at UCA.
鈥淲hen I arrive in Galicia, I will continue this cycle. I hope to expand Model United Nations learning opportunities to my future students in Spain and give them an English language education on par with the magnitude of support I myself have received.鈥�
Urban is one of over 1,000 U.S. scholars who will teach abroad in 2026-2027 as recipients of the Fulbright ETA Award. In addition to the ETA program, Fulbright offers opportunities for scholars of all levels to participate in scholarly exchange and conduct research projects abroad. Recipients of Fulbright awards are selected in a merit-based competition that considers academic and professional achievement, as well as their record of service and leadership potential.
Throughout his time at UCA, Urban was a student leader in Model United Nations, the Linguistics Club and the Autism Neurodiversity Alliance. He also served as a peer mentor in the Norbert O. Schedler Honors College and as a representative on the Honors Council, among other campus involvement and leadership roles.
Established in 1946 under legislation introduced by the late U.S. Sen. J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. The primary source of funding for the Fulbright Program is an annual appropriation made by the U.S. Congress to the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Participating governments, host institutions, corporations, and foundations in foreign countries and in the United States also provide direct and indirect support. Recipients of Fulbright grants are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields. The Program operates in over 160 countries worldwide.