<p>[Fulbright-mtvU</a> Fellowships](<a href=“MTV | Reality TV Shows, Pop Culture & Music Videos”>MTV | Reality TV Shows, Pop Culture & Music Videos)</p>
<p>[U.S</a>. Department of State and mtvU Announce Fulbright-mtvU Fellowship Winners](<a href=“Press Releases - United States Department of State”>Press Releases - United States Department of State)</p>
<p>The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and mtvU have announced the [four] winners of the 2008-2009 Fulbright-mtvU Fellowships, awarded to promote “the power of music” as a global force for mutual understanding. These five grantees will conduct research abroad for one academic year on projects of their own design, around an aspect of international musical culture. They will share their experiences during their Fulbright year via video reports, blogs and podcasts.</p>
<p>Blue Ribbon Panel </p>
<p>Mold-breakers from all corners of modern music, including Wyclef Jean, Serj Tankian from System of a Down, Tunde Adebimpe from TV on the Radio and Karen O from Yeah Yeah Yeahs, signed on to helped us pick the mtvU-Fulbright fellows below. </p>
<p>Alexis Tucker, who will graduate from Princeton University with a B.A. in French and African Studies in May 2008, will travel to France to study how socially engaged French rap music and hip-hop culture has addressed the aftermath of the 2005 riots and the French election. She will produce a multimedia presentation and a documentary that reflect the political role of hip-hop in France.</p>
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<p>Congratulations, Alexis.</p>