Birzeit 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

Palestinian Territories

State

Ramallah and al-Bireh

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Maryam Gharavi	Harvard University	Birzeit University	Literature	Palestinian Territories (West Bank)	2014-2015	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Susan Greene	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	Birzeit University	Psychology	Palestinian Territories (West Bank)	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Sawsan Hamad	Arizona State University - Tempe	Birzeit University	Biological Sciences	Palestinian Territories (West Bank)	2010-2011	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Shelley Wong-Pitts	George Mason University	Birzeit University	Education	Palestinian Territories (West Bank)	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Linda Eddy	Washington State University - Vancouver	Birzeit University	Health and Medical Sciences	Palestinian Territories (West Bank)	2010-2011	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jeanmarie Condon	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	Birzeit University	Communications	Palestinian Territories (West Bank)	1999-2000	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Alan Shihadeh	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Birzeit University	Engineering	Palestinian Territories (West Bank)	1999-2000	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Saber Elaydi	Trinity University	Birzeit University	Mathematics	Palestinian Territories (West Bank)	2000-2001	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Sunanda Holmes	Johns Hopkins University	Birzeit University	Law	Palestinian Territories (West Bank)	2007-2008	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Lee Tesdell	Minnesota State University, Mankato	Birzeit University	Communications	Palestinian Territories (West Bank)	2008-2009	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Irum Shiekh	University of California, Los Angeles	Birzeit University	Anthropology	Palestinian Territories (West Bank)	2009-2010	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Rena Barakat	Birzeit University	Birzeit University	History	Palestinian Territories (West Bank)	2008-2009	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Sama Alshaibi	University of Arizona	Birzeit University	Arts	Palestinian Territories (West Bank)	2014-2015	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Stephen Gasteyer	Michigan State University	Birzeit University	Sociology	Palestinian Territories (West Bank)	2015-2016	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Julia Ganson	Syracuse University	Birzeit University	Sociology	Palestinian Territories (West Bank)	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Danya Qato	Brown University	Birzeit University	Public Health	Palestinian Territories (West Bank)	2015-2016	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mehrene Larudee	Earlham College	Birzeit University	Social Sciences	Palestinian Territories (West Bank)	2010-2011	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Thomas Abowd	University of Massachusetts, Amherst	Birzeit University	Social Sciences	Palestinian Territories (West Bank)	2011-2012	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Dennis Hogan	Brown University	Birzeit University	Social Sciences	Palestinian Territories (West Bank)	2011-2012	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Dwight Haase	University of Toledo	Birzeit University	Social Sciences	Palestinian Territories (West Bank)	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Khaled Altakhman	Birzeit University	Texas A&M University - College Station	Mathematics	Palestinian Territories (West Bank)	2008-2009	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program