Al-Farabi Kazakh National University | Fulbright Scholar Program

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

Kazakhstan

City

Almaty

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Jurij Homziak	University of Vermont	Al-Farabi Kazakh National University	Physical Sciences	Kazakhstan	2010-2011	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Asim Esen	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Al-Farabi Kazakh National University	Biological Sciences	Kazakhstan	2013-2014	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Azamat Junisbai	Pitzer College	Al-Farabi Kazakh National University	Sociology	Kazakhstan	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Dilshod Achilov	University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth	Al-Farabi Kazakh National University	Political Science	Kazakhstan	2020-2021	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mamatha Hanumappa	University of the District of Columbia	Al-Farabi Kazakh National University	Agriculture	Kazakhstan	2021-2022	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ermek Nurkhaidarov	Pennsylvania State University-Mont Alto	Al-Farabi Kazakh National University	Mathematics	Kazakhstan	2025-2026	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Roza Tayeva	Al-Farabi Kazakh National University	University of North Dakota , University of North Dakota	Linguistics	Kazakhstan	2004-2005	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Aizhan Zhussupova	Al-Farabi Kazakh National University	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	Biology	Kazakhstan	2011-2012	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Zhanat Kundakbayeva	Al-Farabi Kazakh National University	University of California, Berkeley	History	Kazakhstan	2019-2020	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Karlyga Myssayeva	Al-Farabi Kazakh National University	Ohio University	Journalism	Kazakhstan	2016-2017	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Zhulduz Baizakova	Al-Farabi Kazakh National University	National Defense University	Political Science	Kazakhstan	2014-2015	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Nassiba Baimatova	Al-Farabi Kazakh National University	University at Buffalo, The State University of New York	Chemistry	Kazakhstan	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Aizhan Smailova	Al-Farabi Kazakh National University	Ohio University	International Relations	Kazakhstan	2022-2023	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program