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Makerere University

Country

Uganda

City

Kampala

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Samson Jarso	Andromeda Institute for Innovation and Implementation Science	Makerere University	Biomedical Engineering	Uganda	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Laura Edmondson	Dartmouth College	Makerere University	Arts	Uganda	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Janet Black	Colorado Christian University	Makerere University	Humanities	Uganda	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Katherine Parry	Hunter College, The City University of New York	Makerere University	Linguistics	Uganda	1998-1999	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
James Kiwanuka-Tondo	North Carolina State University	Makerere University	Communications	Uganda	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Harvey McMurray	North Carolina Central University	Makerere University	Sociology	Uganda	1998-1999	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ismene Zarifis	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	Makerere University	Law	Uganda	2011-2012	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Nathaniel Dominy	Dartmouth College	Makerere University , Institute of Primate Research	Anthropology	Uganda, Kenya	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Janka Ovcharovichova	HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College	Makerere University	Engineering	Uganda	2011-2012	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Trishul Siddharthan	Yale University	Makerere University	Medical Sciences	Uganda	2014-2015	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Opolot Okia	Wright State University	Makerere University	History	Uganda	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Julian Kerbis Peterhans	Roosevelt University	Makerere University	Biological Sciences	Uganda	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mark Simmons	Colorado State University	Makerere University	Biology	Uganda	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Priscilla Ocen	Loyola Marymount University	Makerere University	Law	Uganda	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Margaret Frye	Princeton University	Makerere University	Sociology	Uganda	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Thomas Graham	Veterinarians Without Borders	Makerere University	Veterinary Medicine	Uganda	2015-2016	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Patrick Pithua	University of Missouri-Columbia	Makerere University	Veterinary Medicine	Uganda	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Tamie Jovanelly	Berry College	Makerere University	Physical Sciences	Uganda	2013-2014	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Laura Johnson	University of Mississippi	Makerere University , University of Dar es Salaam	Social Sciences	Uganda, Tanzania	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Steve Collins	University of Central Florida	Daystar University , Makerere University	Professional/Other	Uganda, Kenya	2011-2012	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Isaac Kigongo-Bukeny	Makerere University	University of Pittsburgh , University of Pittsburgh	Library Science	Uganda	1992-1993	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Marcel Otim	Makerere University	University of Pittsburgh	Medical Sciences	Uganda	1994-1995	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Joy Kwesiga	Makerere University	University of Wisconsin , University of Wisconsin	Education	Uganda	1998-1999	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Samson Owera	Makerere University	Washington State University	Agriculture	Uganda	1996-1997	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Allan Birabi	Makerere University	Arkansas State University	Architecture	Uganda	2008-2009	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Emmanuel Kasimbazi	Makerere University	University of Maryland, Baltimore	Law	Uganda	2008-2009	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Yasin Olum	Makerere University	Greensboro College	Public Administration	Uganda	2008-2009	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Mackay Akoori Okure	Makerere University	Tuskegee University	Engineering	Uganda	2006-2007	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Silas Oluka	Makerere University	University of Massachusetts, Amherst	Education	Uganda	2005-2006	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Livingstone Kaluuba	Makerere University	University of New Mexico	Engineering	Uganda	1991-1992	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Lonzy Ojok	Makerere University	U.S. Department of Agriculture	Medical Sciences	Uganda	1993-1994	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Mahmood Mamdani	Makerere University	Baruch College, The City University of New York , Baruch College, The City University of New York	Political Science	Uganda	1992-1993	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Felix Bareeba	Makerere University	Ohio State University	Biology	Uganda	1991-1992	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Cooper Odaet	Makerere University	Ohio University , Ohio University	Education	Uganda	1994-1995	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Andrew Ellias State	Makerere University	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Sociology	Uganda	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Abdul Seguya	Makerere University	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Medical Sciences	Uganda	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program