Addis Ababa University

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

Country

Ethiopia

State

Addis Ababa

City

Addis Ababa

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Donald Streit	Pennsylvania State University	Addis Ababa University	Engineering	Ethiopia	2000-2001	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kesho Scott	Grinnell College	Addis Ababa University	Sociology	Ethiopia	2001-2002	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Susan Tatten	Centre for the Strategic Initiatives of Women	Addis Ababa University	Law	Ethiopia	2002-2003	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Zuzana Brixiova	International Monetary Fund	Addis Ababa University	Economics	Ethiopia	2007-2008	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Phillip LeBel	Montclair State University	Addis Ababa University	Economics	Ethiopia	2008-2009	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Hailu Kassa	Bowling Green State University	Addis Ababa University	Public Health	Ethiopia	2008-2009	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Aregai Tecle	Northern Arizona University	Addis Ababa University	Environmental Sciences	Ethiopia	2009-2010	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Aaronette White	University of California, Santa Cruz	Addis Ababa University	Psychology	Ethiopia	2009-2010	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Tigineh Mersha	University of Baltimore	Addis Ababa University	Business	Ethiopia	2009-2010	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Guenet Abraham	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	Addis Ababa University	Arts	Ethiopia	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Bruce Keith	United States Military Academy at West Point	Addis Ababa University	Sociology	Ethiopia	2015-2016	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mintesnot Woldeamanuel	California State University, Northridge	Addis Ababa University	Transportation	Ethiopia	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Aaron Tesfaye	William Paterson University	Addis Ababa University	Social Sciences	Ethiopia	2010-2011	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ellene Kebede	Tuskegee University	Addis Ababa University	Social Sciences	Ethiopia	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ronald Reminick	Cleveland State University	Addis Ababa University	Anthropology	Ethiopia	1993-1994	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kathryn Rowberg	Minnesota State University, Moorhead	Addis Ababa University	Chemistry	Ethiopia	1993-1994	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Charles Schaefer	University of Chicago	Addis Ababa University	History	Ethiopia	1993-1994	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Asrat Tessema	Eastern Michigan University	Addis Ababa University	Business	Ethiopia	1997-1998	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Neil McHugh	Fort Lewis College	Addis Ababa University	History	Ethiopia	1994-1995	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kathryn Rowberg	Minnesota State University, Moorhead	Addis Ababa University	Chemistry	Ethiopia	1992-1993	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Mulugetta Mengistu	Addis Ababa University	Georgetown University	Medical Sciences	Ethiopia	1989-1990	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Theodros Solomon	Addis Ababa University	University of Texas at Austin	Chemistry	Ethiopia	1994-1995	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Getachew Aberra	Addis Ababa University	University of Texas at Austin	Law	Ethiopia	1998-1999	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Tilahun Getachew	Addis Ababa University	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Biology	Ethiopia	1991-1992	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Johannes Kinfu	Addis Ababa University	The University of Texas at Dallas	Economics	Ethiopia	1985-1986	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Daniel Kalu	Addis Ababa University	Cornell University , Cornell University	Law	Ethiopia	1992-1993	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Tilahun Habtemariam	Addis Ababa University	Howard University	Biology	Ethiopia	2008-2009	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Jobre Yilma	Addis Ababa University	Louisiana State University and A&M College	Agriculture	Ethiopia	1996-1997	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Jobre Yilma	Addis Ababa University	Louisiana State University and A&M College	Agriculture	Ethiopia	1996-1997	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Abebe Getahun Gubale	Addis Ababa University	Prairie View A and M University	Biology	United States	2024-2025	Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program

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