Koc 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 (Türkiye)

City

Istanbul

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Margaret Darrow	Dartmouth College	Koc University	History	Turkey (Türkiye)	2000-2001	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Amanda Phillips	University of Virginia	Koc University	Art History	Turkey (Türkiye)	2022-2023	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ali Erkan	Ithaca College	Koc University	Physical Sciences	Turkey (Türkiye)	2011-2012	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Tulu Bayar Sakman	Bucknell University	Koc University	Arts	Turkey (Türkiye)	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Curry	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	Koc University	Humanities	Turkey (Türkiye)	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Sharon Wood	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	Koc University	Film/Cinema Studies	Turkey (Türkiye)	2015-2016	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ayse Somersan	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Koc University	Economics	Turkey (Türkiye)	1997-1998	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Haldun Aytug	University of Florida	Koc University	Business	Turkey (Türkiye)	2007-2008	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mufit Akinc	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	Koc University	Engineering	Turkey (Türkiye)	2008-2009	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Alper Erdogan	Koc University	University of California, San Diego	Engineering	Turkey (Türkiye)	2014-2015	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Alper Kiraz	Koc University	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Engineering	Turkey (Türkiye)	2014-2015	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Cetin Celik	Koc University	Harvard University	Sociology	Turkey (Türkiye)	2018-2019	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Baris Coskunuzer	Koc University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Mathematics	Turkey (Türkiye)	2014-2015	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Kaan Guven	Koc University	Princeton University	Physics	Turkey (Türkiye)	2019-2020	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Caglar Ozturk	Koc University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Biomedical Engineering	Turkey (Türkiye)	2019-2020	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program