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
Linda Laube	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Bilkent University	Linguistics	Turkey (Türkiye)	1992-1993	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ruth Yontz	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Bilkent University	Linguistics	Turkey (Türkiye)	1992-1993	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Patricia Brenner	University of Washington	Bilkent University	Linguistics	Turkey (Türkiye)	1992-1993	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Elizabeth Baughan	University of Richmond	Bilkent University	Archaeology	Turkey (Türkiye)	2014-2015	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
Nikki Brown	University of New Orleans	Bilkent University	Humanities	Turkey (Türkiye)	2013-2014	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ellen Land-Weber	California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt	Bilkent University	Arts	Turkey (Türkiye)	1993-1994	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Carol Lukitsch	Northern Virginia Community College	Bilkent University	Arts	Turkey (Türkiye)	1997-1998	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Arlene Clachar	InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico - San German	Bilkent University	Linguistics	Turkey (Türkiye)	1993-1994	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Phyllis Lim	University of Arizona	Bilkent University	Linguistics	Turkey (Türkiye)	1993-1994	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Patricia Brenner	University of Washington	Bilkent University	Linguistics	Turkey (Türkiye)	1993-1994	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Teri Haas	Hunter College, The City University of New York	Bilkent University	Linguistics	Turkey (Türkiye)	1994-1995	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Phyllis Lim	University of Arizona	Bilkent University	Linguistics	Turkey (Türkiye)	1994-1995	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)	1997-1998	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Grabowski	Case Western Reserve University	Bilkent University	History	Turkey (Türkiye)	1996-1997	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Carol Lukitsch	Northern Virginia Community College	Bilkent University	Arts	Turkey (Türkiye)	1996-1997	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Lamar Thomas	University of Connecticut	Bilkent University , Bosphorus University	Psychology	Turkey (Türkiye)	1996-1997	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Joel Hodson	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	Bilkent University	Literature	Turkey (Türkiye)	1995-1996	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mark Siprut	San Diego State University	Bilkent University	Arts	Turkey (Türkiye)	1995-1996	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Ihsan Efe Tokdemir	Bilkent University	Chicago Project on Security and Threats	International Relations	Turkey	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Cagin Ararat	Bilkent University	University of Southern California	Mathematics	Turkey (Türkiye)	2022-2023	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Can Kultur	Bilkent University	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	Computer Science	Turkey (Türkiye)	2014-2015	Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program
Onur Tumturk	Bilkent University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Urban Planning	Turkey	2025-2026	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Tugce Nur Pekcetin	Bilkent University	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Cognitive Science	Turkey	2025-2026	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program