Florida Gulf Coast 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

United States

State

Florida

City

Fort Myers

Institution IPED

433660

Liaison(s)

Dr. John Griffis

Title

Associate Professor

Address

NA, FL
United States

jgriffis@fgcu.edu

Dr. Michael McDonald

Title

Assist VP of Academic Affairs, Internati Programs & Chief Internat Officer

Address

NA, FL
United States

mmcdonal@fgcu.edu

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Debra Darnell	Florida Gulf Coast University	National Conservatory of Music	Music	Peru	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Griffis	Florida Gulf Coast University	Ege University	Crop Sciences	Turkey (Türkiye)	2015-2016	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Peter Corcoran	Florida Gulf Coast University	University of Nairobi	Education	Kenya	2013-2014	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Arthur Rubens	Florida Gulf Coast University	City University of Seattle College of Management	Business	Slovak Republic	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mark Simpson	Florida Gulf Coast University	University of Rwanda, College of Education	Education	Rwanda	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Megan McShane	Florida Gulf Coast University	Sun Yat-sen University	Art History	China	2005-2006	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Daniel Borgia	Florida Gulf Coast University	Nanjing University	Business	China	2002-2003	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Brenda Lazarus	Florida Gulf Coast University	Ministry of Education	Education	Qatar	2004-2005	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Megan McShane	Florida Gulf Coast University	University of Bihac	Art History	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Michael McDonald	Florida Gulf Coast University	University of Zadar	Social Sciences	Croatia	2011-2012	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mary Helen Tintes Schuermann	Florida Gulf Coast University	Institute of International Education	Music	Spain, Greece	2022-2023	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kyle Szabo	Florida Gulf Coast University	National University of Music	Music	Peru	2025-2026	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ally Zhou	Florida Gulf Coast University	University Canada West	Education	Canada	2025-2026	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Toe Toe Aung	Ministry of Environmental Conservation a	Florida Gulf Coast University	Environmental Sciences	Burma	2015-2016	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Hristina Bodin	School of Education and Environment	Florida Gulf Coast University	Environmental Sciences	Sweden	2017-2018	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Joan Garcia Serrano	Universidad Politecnica de Cataluna	Florida Gulf Coast University	Engineering	Spain	2019-2020	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Patricia Elizabeth Garcia	CONICET	Florida Gulf Coast University	Environmental Sciences	Argentina	2023-2024	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Aicha Saad	Polydisciplinary Faculty of taroudant	Florida Gulf Coast University	Geology	Morocco	2023-2024	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program