American University of Central Asia | 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

Kyrgyzstan

City

Bishkek

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Amiso George	Texas Christian University	American University of Central Asia	Communications	Kyrgyzstan	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Amanda Wooden	Bucknell University	American University of Central Asia	Political Science	Kyrgyzstan	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Sarah Henderson Lee	Minnesota State University, Mankato	American University of Central Asia	Education	Kyrgyzstan	2020-2021	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Carlos Rufin	Suffolk University	American University of Central Asia	Business	Kyrgyzstan	2020-2021	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mo Zhang	The Village School	American University of Central Asia	Lang Teaching	Kyrgyzstan	2024-2025	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jon Mahoney	Kansas State University	American University of Central Asia	Humanities	Kyrgyzstan	2010-2011	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Maria Martin	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	American University of Central Asia	Journalism	Kyrgyzstan	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Woei Hung	University of North Dakota	American University of Central Asia	Education	Kyrgyzstan	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Vanessa Ruget	Salem State University	American University of Central Asia	Political Science	Kyrgyzstan	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Alexander Diener	George Washington University	American University of Central Asia , Unknown Institution , Tajik State University of Commerce	Physical Sciences	Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan	2011-2012	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Laura Kelly	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	American University of Central Asia	Professional/Other	Kyrgyzstan	2013-2014	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Matthew Derrick	California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt	American University of Central Asia	Geography	Kyrgyzstan	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Emil Nasritdinov	American University of Central Asia	George Washington University	Anthropology	Kyrgyzstan	2018-2019	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Nurlan Sheripov	American University of Central Asia	Indiana University, Bloomington	Law	Kyrgyzstan	2019-2020	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Zhyldyz Bekbalaeva	American University of Central Asia	Georgetown University	Library Science	Kyrgyzstan	2017-2018	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Salima Bekbolotova	American University of Central Asia	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	Economics	Kyrgyzstan	2017-2018	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Nurlan Atabaev	American University of Central Asia	Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg	Economics	Kyrgyzstan	2019-2020	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program