Madras Institute for Development Studies | 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

India

City

Chennai

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Preetha Mani	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	Madras Institute for Development Studies	Literature	India	2023-2024	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mark Balmforth	University of Toronto Scarborough	Madras Institute for Development Studies , Madras Institute for Development Studies	Area Studies	India	2022-2023	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Cecilia Van Hollen	Syracuse University	Madras Institute for Development Studies	Anthropology	India	2003-2004	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Wendy Singer	Kenyon College	Madras Institute for Development Studies	Humanities	India	2011-2012	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Karen Pechilis	Drew University	Madras Institute for Development Studies	Religious Studies	India	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Amanda Weidman	Bryn Mawr College	Madras Institute for Development Studies	Social Sciences	India	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Venkatachalam Lingappan	Madras Institute for Development Studies	University of California, Berkeley	Economics	India	2009-2010	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program