Estif Aparicio was awarded Fulbrighter of the Year by the Board of Directors of the Panamanian Fulbright Alumni Association (2005).

About the Fulbright Program

The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government's flagship program in international educational exchange since 1946. Envishioned by Senator J. William Fulbright as a much-needed vehicle for promoting "mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries of the world", Fulbright alumni organizations exist in more than 70 countries around the world to serve current and former Fulbrighters. Since the program’s inception, approximately 279,500 participants—chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential—with the opportunity to exchange ideas and to contribute to finding solutions to shared issues.