Notable Fulbrighters

Non-U.S. Scholars

Each year roughly 850 faculty and professionals from around the world receive Fulbright Scholar awards for advanced research and university lecturing in the United States. Individual awards are available to scholars from over 100 countries.

Non-U.S. Scholars

U.S. Institutions

U.S. Higher Education institutions are instrumental to the success of the Fulbright mission. They are key allies in advancing the goal of sharing knowledge across communities, promoting mutual understanding across nations and improving lives around the world.

U.S. Institutions

John Updike, Fulbright US Scholar Alum, 1973 — John Updike (center), Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Ghana & Nigeria, 1973

Andrea Dutton - Geologist: Fulbright Scholar to New Zealand 2020 and 2019 MacArthur Fellow
David W. Blight - Professor and Author: Fulbright Scholar to Germany 1992 and 2019 Pulitzer Prize Winner, History

Kip S. Thorne - Physicist: Fulbright Scholar to France 1966 and 2017 Nobel Laureate, Physics
Saidiya Hartman - Writer: Fulbright Scholar to Ghana 1997-98 and 2019 MacArthur Fellow

Jake E. Davis - Author and Professor: Fulbright Scholar to Jordan 2002-03 and 2018 Pulitzer Prize Winner, History
John Michael Kosterlitz: Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Cornell University 1973-74 and 2016 Nobel Laureate, Physics

Milton Friedman - Economist: Fulbright Scholar to the U.K. 1953-54 and 1976 Nobel Laureate, Economics
Edward Albee - Playwright: Fulbright Scholar to Russia 1963 and 1967 Pulitzer Prize Winner, Drama

John Updike - Author: Fulbright Scholar to Ghana and Nigeria and 1982 & 1991 Pulitzer Prize Winner, Fiction
Eudora Welty - Author: Fulbright Scholar to the U.K. 1994 and 1973 Pulitzer Prize Winner, Fiction

Roberta Karmel - Attorney: Fulbright Scholar to Germany 1991-92 and the First Female Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Wendy Ewald - Artist: Fulbright Scholar to Colombia 1982 and 1992 MacArthur Fellow

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