Fulbright

Fulbright

Fulbright Awards Approximately 8,000 Grants Annually

Fulbright Program

The Fulbright Program, administered by the United States Department of State and Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is an international educational exchange program seeking to increase mutual understanding and support friendly and peaceful relations between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Fulbright awards approximately 8,000 grants annually to recent graduates, young professionals, master’s and doctoral candidates, as well as college and university faculty to become scholars.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2018-2019 Fulbright Foreign Student Program and the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program.

Visit the Fulbright Program’s interactive map on the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs website to learn about the programs offered in your country and how to apply to the Fulbright Foreign Student Program.

Please see the Core Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program website for more details about that program.

For information on Postdoctoral opportunities with the Fulbright U.S. Scholar program, visit their catalog of awards.

For additional information please see www.cies.org/about-us/what-fulbright.

Fulbright International Scholars

Each year some 800 faculty and professionals from around the world receive Fulbright Scholar grants for advanced research and university lecturing in the United States. Individual grants are available to scholars from over 155 countries. Individuals who meet the eligibility requirements apply for grants through the Fulbright commission/foundation or the public affairs section of the U.S. embassy in their home countries.

Individual Fulbright grants are available for scholars from selected countries to conduct research, lecture or pursue combined lecturing and research in the United States. Under the Visiting Fulbright Scholar Program, scholars apply in their home country for Fulbright awards. To determine if your home country participates in the program and/or deadlines, please contact your country’s Fulbright commission or the public affairs section of the U.S. embassy.

For additional information please see https://cies.org/non-us-scholars.

List of Awardees

2020-2021

• No awardees due to COVID.

2019-2020

• Gisele de Lorena Diniz Chavez, Engineering, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Brazil
• Iara Christina Silva Barroca, Literature, Federal University of Vicosa, Brazil

2018-2019

• Fuzuli Aliyev, Business, Baku Engineering University, Azerbaijan
• Syed Muhammad Anwar, Electrical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan
• Hudayar Cihan, Psychology, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Turkey
• Maya Lubenova Tcholakova, Social Work, South-West University, Bulgaria

2017-2018

• Mohammed Saad M Alkhtani, Engineering, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
• Elhadji Samba Diop, Mathematics, Univesity of Thies, Senegal
• Abdelhamid Iratni, Engineering, University of Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria
• Ouayl Chadli, Mathematics, Ibn Zohr University. Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Morocco
• Michael Christophe Molinari, Physical Science, University of Reims Champagne Ardenne, France

2016-2017

• Nezar Hassan M Khdary, Material Sciences, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

2015-2016

• Jaroslaw Jarzabek, Political Science, University of Wroclaw, Poland

2014-2015

• Adil El Bourichi, Computer Science, Ibn Tofail University, Morocco
• Marek Wroblewski, Economics, University of Wroclaw, Poland

2013-2014

• Augustina Schenone, Chemistry, University of El Litoral, Argentina

2012-2013

• Olga Tsurtsumia, Materials Engineering, Georgian Technical University, Georgia

2011-2012

• Bruno Bousquet, Physics, University of Bordeaux, France
• Huseyin Dogan, Psychology, Meliksah University, Turkey
• Munro Orde, Chemistry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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Fulbright U.S. Students

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for students to conduct a study or research project or engage in an English Teaching Assistantship during one academic year (8-10 months) in a country outside the United States. Candidates for the grant must demonstrate the capacity for independent study or research, together with a general knowledge of the history, culture, and current events of the countries to which they are applying. They should not have recent extensive experience abroad (excluding recent undergraduate study abroad), especially in the country of application. The program offers about 1,700 awards annually.

For additional information please see us.fulbrightonline.org/about/fulbright-us-student-program.

List of Awardees

2022

Graduate Students

• Henri Hodge, English, Brazil
• Antonio Losavio. English, Israel

Undergraduate Students

• Isabella Castro, English, Belgium
• Carolyn Mitchell. English, Kyrgyzstan
• Madeleine Smith, English/Music, Taiwan

2021

No travel due to COVID.

2020

Graduate Students

• Nicholas Cox, Optics, Spain
• Joshua Forer, Physics, France
• Jenika Katz, Hospitality, Scotland

Undergraduate Students

• Emily Bom, English, Bulgaria
• Khadejah Khan, English Literature, Malaysia
• Rayner Seavey, English, South Korea
• Zachary Stein, Aerospace, Germany
• Irene Tanner, Research, Germany
• Abigail Weiss, English, Spain

2019

Undergraduate Students

• Alexis Jahncke, English Literature, Montenegro
• Haley Lehew, English, South Korea
• Evan Rosato, Studio Art, Belgium
• Noa Tann, English, Brazil
• Paige Timmerman, English, South Korea

2018

Graduate Students

• La Toya Crittenden, French, South Korea

2017

Undergraduate Students

• Alyssa Bayless, English, Malaysia
• Erica Falkenhausen, English, Moldova
• Amanda Mayer, English, Bulgaria

2016

Graduate Students

• David Morton, Research, Belgium
• Kenyana Terry, English, Slovak Republic

2015

Graduate Students

• Aleksandra Ilona Krawczyk, English, Poland

2014

Graduate Students

• Albert Manero, Engineering, Germany
• Rose Tran, English, Malaysia
• Michelle Quinones-Rico, English, Brazil

2013

Graduate Students

• Joseph Figel, Ecology, Colombia
• Sarah Miwa Parker, English, Indonesia
• Ame Elizabeth Proietti, English Turkey
• Anna Denisenko, English, Malaysia

Undergraduate Students

• Amanda Welborn, English, South Korea
• Mary-Kate Murphy, English, Taiwan
• Paige Symone Brice, English, Germany

Prior to 2012

Graduate Students

• Joy Griffin, English, Argentina
• Abdul Mukati, Speech, Pakistan

Undergraduate Students

• Steven Kobosko, Engineering, Switzerland
• Jennifer Bencivenga, English, Germany
• Katherine Brooks, English, Spain
• Tristan Reiniers, English, South Korea
• Jessica Blackburn, English, Germany
• Brittany Camp, English, South Korea

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Fulbright International Students

More than 1,800 new International Fulbright Fellows enter U.S. academic programs each year. International students apply for Fulbright Fellowships through the Fulbright Commission/Foundation or U.S. Embassy in their home countries. The Institute of International Education (IIE) arranges academic placement for most Fulbright nominees and supervises participants during their stay in the United States.

Visit the Fulbright Foreign Student Program for program eligibility and selection procedures as they vary widely by country.

Find specific information about the Fulbright Program in your home country, including eligibility requirements and application guidelines.

List of Awardees

2021

• Adeel Yousaf, Engineering, Pakistan
• Felix Niklas Kurt Richter, Aerospace, Germany
• Kalis Slumba, Physics, Lativa
• Rafael Ivan Hurtado Valdivieso, Environmental Sciences, Columbia
• Rodrigo Vena Garcia, Computer Science, Bolivia
• Tamur Tohver, Theater, Estonia

2020

• Aleenah Khan, Computer Science, Pakistan
• Andres Garcia Sierra, Allied Health, Columbia
• Endah Setya Ningsih, TESOL, Indonesia
• Laura Fernando Macamo, Biology, Mozambique
• Leaford Henderson, Physical Sciences, Jamaica
• Lismawati Lapasi, Education, Indonesia
• Maged Gamal Helmy Elshatory, Computer Science, Egypt
• Momal Ijaz, Computer Sciences, Pakistan
• Randall Pandohie, Computer Sciences, Trinidad and Tobago
• Richard Manjong Ndifor, Education, Cameroon
• Sevtlana Deolinda Lucemo, Engineering, Angola
• Sousana Shohdy Thabit Ekladious, Psychology, Egypt
• Xavier Caddle, Computer Science, Barbados

2019

• Maryam Ali, Communications, Bahrain
• Ali Abbas, Computer Science MS, Iraq
• Syed Hammad Ahmed, Computer Science PhD, Pakistan
• Sarah Bey, Hospitality Management MS, Algeria
• Pablo Fernando Cargnelutti, Computer Science MS, Argentina
• Ayesha Enayet, Computer Science PhD, Pakistan
• Sabaina Haroon, Computer Engineering MS, Pakistan
• Hanae Hmimid, Digital Media MA, Morocco
• Min Ko, Environmental Engineering MS, Burma (Myanmar)
• Marlon Koci, Anthropology MA, Albania
• Anamaria Morales Alvarez, Biomedical Sciences PhD, Colombia
• Mehran Rasheed, Optics and Photonics PhD, Pakistan
• Paula Veronica Santana, Education PhD, Mathematics Education Track, Dominican Republic
• Faishal Wahiddun, Computer Science MS, Indonesia

2018

• Edwin Davidson, Nanotechnology, Panama
• Nathalia Diaz Vallejo, Materials Science, Colombia
• Pamela Figueroa Penaranda, Interactive Entertainment, Bolivia
• Minerva Fatimae Hildalgo Ventolero, Biomedical Sciences, Phillipines
• Joshua, Environmental Engineering, Indonesia
• Muhammad Junaid Khan, Computer Science, Pakistan
• Anita Kirkovska, Computer Science, Macedonia
• Rulan Kulliev, Aerospace Engineering, Ukraine
• Ali Adil Lashari, Aerospace Engineering, Pakistan
• Irina Lediaeva, Computer Science, Russia
• Jeevan Samuel, Data Analytics, South Africa
• Muhammad Mubtasim Bin Tariq, Mechanical Engineering, Pakistan
• Boniesta Zulandha Melani, Education-TESOL, Indonesia

2017

• Kamran Ali, Computer Science, Pakistan
• Deddy Amrand, Education-TESOL, Indonesia
• Rina Kurniawati, Hospitality Management, Indonesia
• Muhammad Hasan Maqbool, Computer Science, Pakistan
• Rafael Pereira Brochado, Interactive Entertainment, Portugal
• Daniel Reyes Lopez, Interactive Entertainment, El Salvador
• Veronica Lorena Urgiles Penafiel, Biology, Ecuador
• Daren Watson, Mechanical Engineering, Jamaica

2016

• Yasmine Abdellatif, Nanotechnology, Egypt
• Aissa Ben Zayed, Interactive Entertainment, Tunisa
• Tatiana Rusu, Communications, Maldova
• Ekaterina Shteinberg, Materials Science and Engineering, Russia

2014

• Amad Ul Hassen, Computer Engineering, Pakistan
• Edgar Gutierrez Franco, Industrial Engineering, Colombia
• Muhammad Waqas Shabbir, Physics, Pakistan
• Gonzalo Augusto Cucho Pdin, Computer Science, Peru
• Gustavo David Stahlein, Conservation Biology, Brazil

2013

• Alfonso Ballestas Barrientos, Chemistry, Venezuela
• Rey Raul Francis Coaguila Quiquia, Computer Science, Peru

2012

• Andres Norberto Vargas Gonzalez, Computer Science, Ecuador
• Kondwani Msowoya, Civil Engineering, Malawi
• Maria Garcia Velasquez, Film, Ecuador
• William Meja Lanza, Industrial Engineering, Nicaragua

2011

• Amara Tariq, Computer Science, Pakistan
• Maria Garcis Velasquez, Film, Ecuador
• William Meja Lanza, Industrial Engineering, Nicaragua

2010

• Muhammad Ali, Computer Science, Pakistan
• Muhammad Amjad, Computer Science, Pakistan
• Marcus Seidel, Optics, Germany

2009

• Lina Sanchez Clavijo, Conservation Biology, Colombia
• Yang Zhang, Computer Science, China
• Patricio Cubillos Vallejos, Physics, Chile

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Fulbright U.S. Scholars

The Core Fulbright Scholar Program offers nearly 500 teaching, research or combination teaching/research awards in over 125 countries. Opportunities are available for college and university faculty and administrators as well as for professionals, artists, journalists, scientists, lawyers, independent scholars, and many others. In addition, to several new program models designed to meet the changing needs of U.S. academics and professionals, Fulbright is offering more opportunities for flexible, multi-country grants.

For additional information please see www.cies.org/program/core-fulbright-us-scholar-program.

List of Awardees

2022-2023

• Craig Crossley, Public Administration, Finland
• Wesley Dierdorff, Visual Arts, Brazil
• Huaixiang Tan, Theatre, India

2021-2022

• Yara Asi, Health Management and Informatics, West Bank
• Naim Kapucu, Public Policy, Australia
• Debra Reinhart, Environmental Engineering, Kyrgyz Republic

2020-2021

• Jascintha Lindo, Nursing, Bahamas
• Scott Waring, Education, Czech Republic

2019-2020

• No travel due to COVID-19.

2018-2019

• Craig Crossley, Public Administration, Ireland
• Matthew Mosher, Arts, Austria

2017-2018

• Yoon Ki Choi, Accounting/Finance, South Korea
• Wingyan Chung, Information Sciences/Systems, Hong Kong
• Kevin Meehan, Literature, Barbados
• Adem Ozoglu, History, Turkey
• Keri Watson, Art History, China

2016-2017

• Dean Cleavenger, Public Administration, Romania
• Aleksander Dimitrovski, Engineering, Kosovo
• Vyacheslav Kokoulin, Physics, Austria
• Ann Miller, Communications, Kenya
• Philip Peters, Film/Cinema Studies, India
• Martin Richardson, Physics, France
• Michele Upvall, Nursing, Thailand

2015-2016

• Thomas Bryer, Public Administration, Lithuania
• Kathleen DeGuzman, Education, South Korea
• Denise Young, Social Work, Japan

2014-2015

• Karen Biraimah, Education, Namibia
• Po-Ju Chen, Business, Austria
• Keith Kovach, Arts, Austria
• Ann Miller, Communications, Uganda
• Patrick Murphy, U.S. Studies Literature, China

2013-2014

• Thomas Brewer, Education, Iceland
• Eric Hoffman, Biology, Brazil
• Dan Marinescu, Engineering, Argentina
• Ady Milman, Business, Austria

2012-2013

• Pamela Bush, New Zealand
• Ni-Bin Chang, Germany
• Po-Ju Chen, Business, Denmark
• Christopher Cook, Theology/Religion, Germany
• William Coombs, Estonia
• Huaixiang Tan, Drama/Theater Arts, India
• John Weishampel, Environmental Sciences, Germany

2011-2012

• Steve Collins, Journalism, Kenya
• Dan Marinescu, Information Systems/Systems, Chili

2010-2011

• Annabelle Conroy, Political Science, Bolivia
• Charles Negy, Psychology, El Salvador
• Richard Crepeau, American Studies, Russia

2008-2009

• Karen Biraimah, Education, Kenya
• Humberto Campins, Physics and Astronomy, Spain
• Elfed Lewis, Engineering, Ireland
• Zeinab Mansour, Mathematics, Egypt
• Kelley Melendez, Education, Germany
• Luis Rabelo, Engineering, Panama
• Carol Saunders, Business Administration, Vienna

2006-2007

• Rachid Bendriss, Education, Germany
• Olga Pustovalova, American Studies, Russian Federation
• Kathryn Seidel, American Literature, Japan
• Kenneth Reynolds, Sociology, Russian Federation

2005-2006

• Richard Cornell, Education, Ukraine
• Abraham Pizam, Business Administration, Slovak Republic
• Benjamin Abramowitz, Business Administration, Ukraine
• Shakila Mushtaq, Biological Sciences, Pakistan
• H.G. Parsa, Business Administration, India
• John Weishampel, Environmental Sciences, Canada

 Prior to 2005

• Richard Adicks, Language and Literature (non U.S.), Zimbabwe
• Shireen Kamal Assem, Chemistry, Egypt
• Abdul Baloch, Engineering, Pakistan
• Issa Batarseh, Engineering, Jordan
• Rosalind Beiler, American History, Germany
• Kamal Benchekroun, Mathematics, Morroco
• Ryszard Bialecki, Engineering, Poland
• Karen Biraimah, Education, Malaysia
• Aurel Burciu, Economics, Romania
• Richard Crepeau, American U.S. Studies, Russia
• Duane Davis, Business Administration, Portugal
• Lokenath Debnath, Mathematics, India
• Bernard Decker, Language and Literature (non U.S.), Germany
• Luis Elias, Physics and Astronomy, Peru
• Gina Giovinco, Medical Sciences, Jordan
• Avelino Gonzalez, Engineering, Costa Rica
• Gregory Hall, Political Science, Russian Federation
• Clarence Head, Environmental Sciences, Russian Federation
• Larry Holt, Education, Lithuania
• Husain Kassim, Philosophy, Salzburg
• Sue Mahan, Sociology, Peru
• Queise Waltraud Morales, Political Science, Bolivia
• Irina Morozova, American Literature, Russian Federation
• Sudarsan Nanda, Mathematics, India
• Anastasia Novikova, Education, Russian Federation
• Marian Price, American Literature, Germany
• Stephen Rice, Engineering, Germany
• Houman Sadri, Political Science, Kuwait
• Serena Volo, Business Administration, Italy

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