Florida International 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

Miami

Institution IPED

133951

Liaison(s)

Mrs. Birgitta Rausch-Montoto

Title

Director of Global Strategy and Faculty Success

Address

Miami, FL
United States

gmontoto@fiu.edu

Assefa Melesse

Title

Professor

Address

Miami, FL
United States

melessea@fiu.edu

Dr. Lukas Danner

Address

Miami, FL
United States

ldanner@fiu.edu

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Minye Tang	Florida International University	ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon	Accounting/Finance	Portugal	2022-2023	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Angela Salmon	Florida International University	University of La Sabana , University of Warsaw , National and Kapodistrian University of Athens	Education	Colombia,Poland,Greece	2024-2025	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Rene Mariaca Daza	Catholic University of Bolivia, San Pablo	Florida International University	Environmental Sciences	Bolivia	2012-2013
Joel Heinen	Florida International University	Makerere University	Biology	Uganda	2021-2022	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Erica Harris	Florida International University	Dublin City University	Accounting/Finance	Ireland	2021-2022	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Whitney Bauman	Florida International University	Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies	Theology/Religion	Indonesia	2021-2022	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Allison Matulli	Florida International University	University of the North , Universita Degli Studi di Palermo , University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus	Law	Colombia, Trinidad & Tobago, Italy	2023-2024	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Joel Heinen	Florida International University	International University of Kyrgyzstan	Environmental Sciences	Kyrgyz Republic	1999-2000	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Kominoski	Florida International University	University of Victoria	Environmental Sciences	Canada	2025-2026	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Deborah Goldfarb	Florida International University	Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná , Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná	Psychology	Brazil,Brazil	2025-2026	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Javier Escobar	Florida International University	Caldas University	Medical Sciences	Colombia	2025-2026	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program