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U.S. Scholar Application Update

Fulbright U.S. Scholar applications for 2025-26 continue to be reviewed as stated on our timeline pages (US Scholar and IEA). Any updates about applications will be communicated to applicants over email. The competition for the 2026-27 U.S. Scholar Program is open.

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

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Alexander Kleshchev	University of Oregon	Max Planck Institute	Mathematics	Germany	2015-2016	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Russell Barlow	Max Planck Institute	Gorontalo State University	Linguistics	Indonesia	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Patrick Holland	University of Rochester	Max Planck Institute	Physical Sciences	Germany	2011-2012	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Sapna Kumar	University of Houston	University of Strasbourg , Max Planck Institute	Law	Germany	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
George Garvey	Catholic University of America	Max Planck Institute	Law	Germany	1986-1987	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jan Northby	University of Rhode Island	Max Planck Institute	Physics	Germany	1986-1987	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jamie Cornelius	Max Planck Institute	Saint-Petersburg State University	Biological Sciences	Russia	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jefferson Knight	University of Colorado, Denver	Max Planck Institute	Biology	Germany	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Erik Banks	Hunter College, The City University of New York	Max Planck Institute	Philosophy	Germany	2004-2005	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Dana Brooks	Cornell University	Max Planck Institute	Neuroscience	Germany	1971-1972	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Michael Savageau	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Max Planck Institute	Biology	Germany	1976-1977	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Fillmore Freeman	University of California, Irvine	Max Planck Institute	Chemistry	Germany	1977-1978	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert Berdahl	University of Oregon	Max Planck Institute	History	Germany	1975-1976	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert Locke	University of Hawaii, Manoa	Max Planck Institute	History	Germany	1977-1978	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Edwin Masteller	Pennsylvania State University	Max Planck Institute	Zoology	Germany	1974-1975	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Helmut Haendler	University of New Hampshire	Max Planck Institute	Chemistry	Germany	1972-1973	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Marcel Muller	Washington University in St. Louis	Max Planck Institute	Engineering	Germany	1976-1977	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Donald Farner	University of Washington	Max Planck Institute	Zoology	Germany	1977-1978	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
William Bart	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	Max Planck Institute	Education	Germany	1974-1975	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kevin Barron	Union College, New York	Max Planck Institute	Neuroscience	Germany	1976-1977	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

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