Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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 Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Lotte-Christine Plantinga	University of Utrecht	Salk Institute for Biological Studies	Medical Sciences	Netherlands	1993-1994	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Bryce Vissel	The Garvan Institute of Medical Research	Salk Institute for Biological Studies	Biology	Australia	1994-1995	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Carolina Botija	Autonomous University of Barcelona	Salk Institute for Biological Studies	Biology	Spain	2004-2005	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Pau Francesc Pascual Garcia	Centro de Investigacion Principe Felipe	Salk Institute for Biological Studies	Biology	Spain	2010-2011	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
David Rotllant Pozo	Autonomous University of Barcelona	Salk Institute for Biological Studies	Biology	Spain	2011-2012	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Laszlo Nagy	University of Debrecen	Salk Institute for Biological Studies	Biology	Hungary	2010-2011	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Trygve Solstad	Norwegian University of Science and Technology	Salk Institute for Biological Studies	Biology	Norway	2010-2011	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Christian Damian Lorenzo	Leloir Institute Fundation	Salk Institute for Biological Studies	Biology	Argentina	2017-2018	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Eric Hosy	French National Center for Scientific Research - University of Bordeaux	Salk Institute for Biological Studies	Neuroscience	France	2017-2018	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Saadia Zahid	National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)	Salk Institute for Biological Studies	Neuroscience	Pakistan	2018-2019	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Jose Luis Marin Teva	University of Granada	Salk Institute for Biological Studies	Neuroscience	Spain	2018-2019	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
James Britton	University of Galway, Ireland	Salk Institute for Biological Studies	Physiology	Ireland	2023-2024	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Candela Zorzo Vallina	Universidad de Oviedo	Salk Institute for Biological Studies	Neuroscience	Spain	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Jeffrey Stephens Davies	Swansea University	Salk Institute for Biological Studies	Neuroscience	United Kingdom	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program

Name

Home Institution

Host Institutions

Discipline

Program Country

Academic Years

Program

Lotte-Christine Plantinga

University of Utrecht

Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Medical Sciences

Netherlands