Ben Gurion University of the Negev | 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

Israel

State

Southern District

City

Beer-Sheva

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Erika Tritle	South Dakota State University	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	Theology/Religion	Israel	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Menachem Elimelech	Yale University	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	Engineering	Israel	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Alexander Kovner	University of Connecticut	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	Physics	Israel	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Sherry Tamone	University of Alaska Southeast	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	Physiology	Israel	2014-2015	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jonathan Phillips	Pennsylvania State University-University Park Campus	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	Engineering	Israel	1997-1998	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Rebecca Torstrick	Indiana University South Bend	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	Anthropology	Israel	2003-2004	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Barry Gross	Michigan State University	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	Language	Israel	1979-1980	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Alvin Weiss	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	Engineering	Israel	1973-1974	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Alfred Engel	Pennsylvania State University	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	Engineering	Israel	1974-1975	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Matisyohu Weisenberg	University of Connecticut Health Center	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	Psychology	Israel	1977-1978	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Marvin Bernstein	New Mexico State University	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	Biology	Israel	1979-1980	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kyle Knabb	University of California, San Diego	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	Anthropology	Israel	2015-2016	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Hillary Craddock	University of Maryland, College Park	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	Public Health	Israel	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Paul Light	New York University	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	Political Science	Israel	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Elizabeth Warburton	Western Michigan University	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	Biology	Israel	2015-2016	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Michael Wine	New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	Environmental Sciences	Israel	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Alyssa Findlay	University of Delaware	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	Oceanography	Israel	2015-2016	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Joseph Galron-Goldschlager	Ohio State University	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	Literature	Israel	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Scott Bucking	DePaul University	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	Archaeology	Israel	2015-2016	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Lonia Friedlander	State University of New York-Stony Brook	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	Geology	Israel	2015-2016	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Yossef Amitay	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	Gettysburg College	History	Israel	1987-1988	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Benjamin Gidron	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	University of California, Los Angeles , Princeton University	Sociology	Israel	2000-2001	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Liza Barki-Harrington	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	Duke University	Chemistry	Israel	1999-2000	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Oren Yiftachel	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	University of Pennsylvania	Geography	Israel	1996-1997	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Haim Tsoar	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	Arizona State University - Tempe , Arizona State University - Tempe	Geology	Israel	1978-1979	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Roni Cohen	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	Columbia University	History	Israel		Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Golan Shalvi	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	University of Chicago	Archaeology	Israel	2023-2024	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program

Non-U.S. Scholars

U.S. Institutions