Getulio Vargas Foundation | 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

Brazil

City

Rio de Janeiro

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Evan Tanner	University of Miami	Getulio Vargas Foundation	Economics	Brazil	1995-1996	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
David Cassuto	Pace University	Getulio Vargas Foundation	Law	Brazil	2009-2010	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Peter Robertson	University of Southern California	Getulio Vargas Foundation	Public Administration	Brazil	2008-2009	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Carla Chifos	University of Cincinnati	Getulio Vargas Foundation	Urban Planning	Brazil	2009-2010	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Katherine Bersch	Davidson College	Getulio Vargas Foundation	Political Science	Brazil	2022-2023	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Andrew Horowitz	University of Arkansas, Fayetteville	Getulio Vargas Foundation	Economics	Brazil	2002-2003	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Aidin Namin	Loyola Marymount University	Getulio Vargas Foundation	Marketing	Brazil	2024-2025	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Simeon Nichter	University of California, San Diego	Getulio Vargas Foundation	Political Science	Brazil	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Natasha Sugiyama	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Getulio Vargas Foundation	Social Sciences	Brazil	2013-2014	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Stanley Hilton	Louisiana State University and A&M College	Getulio Vargas Foundation	History	Brazil	1986-1987	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Maria Celina D'Araujo	Getulio Vargas Foundation	Illinois Wesleyan University	Political Science	Brazil	1989-1990	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Maria Santos	Getulio Vargas Foundation	Northwestern University	Sociology	Brazil	1990-1991	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Maria Rita Durand	Getulio Vargas Foundation	New York University	Political Science	Brazil	1998-1999	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Lucia Oliveira	Getulio Vargas Foundation	Brown University	Sociology	Brazil	1993-1994	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Jose Santos	Getulio Vargas Foundation	Indiana University, Bloomington , Cornell University , Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Business	Brazil	1991-1992	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Jair Koiller	Getulio Vargas Foundation	California Institute of Technology	Mathematics	Brazil	2005-2006	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program