Rio de Janeiro State 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

Brazil

State

Rio de Janeiro

City

Rio de Janeiro

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Christopher Gaffney	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Rio de Janeiro State University	Geography	Brazil	2009-2010	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Rami Levin	Lake Forest College	Rio de Janeiro State University	Music	Brazil	2007-2008	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Donald Gettinger	University of Central Arkansas	Rio de Janeiro State University	Biology	Brazil	2002-2003	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Eduardo Ferraz Felippe	Rio de Janeiro State University	Columbia University	Literature	Brazil	2018-2019	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Francisco de Assis Dourado da Silva	Rio de Janeiro State University	United States Geological Survey	Geology	Brazil	2018-2019	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Denise Barata	Rio de Janeiro State University	University of California, Los Angeles	Music	Brazil	2014-2015	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Nathalia Salles Vernin Barbosa	Rio de Janeiro State University	Rush University	Chemistry	Brazil	2021-2022	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program