Bilkent 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

Turkey

State

Ankara

City

Cankaya

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Christian Peterson	The University of Texas at Arlington	Bilkent University	Business	Turkey (Türkiye)	2005-2006	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Marcie Patton	Fairfield University	Bilkent University	Political Science	Turkey (Türkiye)	2002-2003	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Susan Johnston	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	Bilkent University	Lang Teaching	Turkey (Türkiye)	2004-2005	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Grabowski	Case Western Reserve University	Bilkent University	Area Studies	Turkey (Türkiye)	2004-2005	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Aleksandr Vinel	Auburn University	Bilkent University	Engineering	Turkey	2024-2025	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Alice Smith	Auburn University	Bilkent University	Engineering	Turkey (Türkiye)	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Yasemin Kor-Sebeczek	University of South Carolina, Columbia	Bilkent University	Business	Turkey (Türkiye)	2013-2014	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Maria Angelova	Cleveland State University	Bilkent University	Education	Turkey (Türkiye)	2010-2011	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
James Stalker	Michigan State University	Bilkent University	Linguistics	Turkey (Türkiye)	1999-2000	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Patricia Sullivan	University of California, Santa Cruz	Bilkent University	Linguistics	Turkey (Türkiye)	1998-1999	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Katherine Fry	Brooklyn College, The City University of New York	Bilkent University	Communications	Turkey (Türkiye)	2014-2015	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Elizabeth Baughan	University of Richmond	Bilkent University	Archaeology	Turkey (Türkiye)	2014-2015	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kimberly Trimble	California State University, Dominguez Hills	Bilkent University	Education	Turkey (Türkiye)	2014-2015	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Nikki Brown	University of New Orleans	Bilkent University	Humanities	Turkey (Türkiye)	2013-2014	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jill Fraley	Washington and Lee University	Bilkent University	Law	Turkey (Türkiye)	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ann Killebrew	Pennsylvania State University-University Park Campus	Bilkent University	Social Sciences	Turkey (Türkiye)	2010-2011	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert Opila	University of Delaware	Bilkent University	Physical Sciences	Turkey (Türkiye)	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kay Squier	Dine College	Bilkent University	Linguistics	Turkey (Türkiye)	1988-1989	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Aydelott	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Bilkent University	Linguistics	Turkey (Türkiye)	1988-1989	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
William Ancker	New Mexico State University	Bilkent University	Linguistics	Turkey (Türkiye)	1989-1990	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Umit Sakallioglu	Bilkent University	Princeton University	Political Science	Turkey (Türkiye)	1996-1997	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ali Karaosmanoglu	Bilkent University	Princeton University	Political Science	Turkey (Türkiye)	1997-1998	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ihsan Efe Tokdemir	Bilkent University	Chicago Project on Security and Threats	International Relations	Turkey	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program