U.S. Scholars

U.S. Scholars

Explore opportunities for U.S. citizens to go abroad with the Fulbright Scholar Program. With more than 800 awards annually to 135+ countries, find the right Fulbright for you.

Non-U.S. Scholars

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

Alumni

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Smithsonian Institution

Country

United States

State

District of Columbia

City

Washington

Liaison(s)

Eileen Graham

Title

Partnerships Manager

Address

Washington, DC
United States

Phone

Email

Christian Kameni

Title

Program Specialist Office of Fellowship

Address

Washington, DC
United States

Phone

Email

Dr. Samantha Peterson

Title

Manager of Special Projects

Address

Washington, DC
United States

Phone

Email

petersonsj@si.edu

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Madelyn Shaw	Smithsonian Institution	Griffith University	Museum Studies	Australia	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Sean Robert Guistini	Nunavut Arctic College	Smithsonian Institution	Anthropology	Canada	2018-2019	Fulbright Arctic Initiative
Clifford Evans	Smithsonian Institution	University of Parana	Anthropology	Brazil	1964-1965	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Betty Meggers	Smithsonian Institution	University of Parana	Anthropology	Brazil	1964-1965	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Charles Houston	Smithsonian Institution	University Of Madrid	History	Spain	1963-1964	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Erin Kuprewicz	Smithsonian Institution	Institute of Ecology, Xalapa	Biology	Mexico	2015-2016	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Molly McDonough	Smithsonian Institution	Maasai Mara University	Biology	Kenya	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Frank Proschan	Smithsonian Institution	Vietnam National University	Anthropology	Vietnam	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Stephanie Grocke	Smithsonian Institution	University of Iceland	Geology	Iceland	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Anthony Stellaccio	Smithsonian Institution	Vilnius Academy of Arts	Arts	Lithuania	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Alexandra Lord	Smithsonian Institution	Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes	History	Czech Republic	2020-2021	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Tricia Achleitner-Goulding	Smithsonian Institution	Vienna Museum of Natural History	Biology	Austria	2022-2023	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Amy Van Allen	Smithsonian Institution	The Association of Representatives of Community Museums Qhapaq Nan	Museum Studies	Bolivia	2023-2024	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Jorge Nunez	University of Costa Rica	Smithsonian Institution	Biology	Costa Rica	2004-2005	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Zuvaydajan Abdurahimova	National Institutes of Deserts, Flora and Fauna of Turkmenistan	Smithsonian Institution	Biology	Turkmenistan	2003-2004	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Hugo Nami	University of Buenos Aires	Smithsonian Institution	Anthropology	Argentina	2003-2004	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Sergio Salazar-Vallejo	College of the Southern Frontier (ECOSUR)	Smithsonian Institution , Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History	Environmental Sciences	Mexico	2003-2004	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Nelcya Delanoe	University of Paris X	Smithsonian Institution	History	France	1995-1996	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Michael Lee	The University of Sydney	Smithsonian Institution	Biology	Australia	1997-1998	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Helene Borrman	Goteborg University	Smithsonian Institution	Anthropology	Sweden	1997-1998	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Fiammetta Santucci	University of East Anglia	Smithsonian Institution	Biology	United Kingdom	1999-2000	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Dalia Taha	Cairo University	Smithsonian Institution	Library Science	Egypt	2010-2011	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Baisakhi Mitra	Rabindra Bharati University	Smithsonian Institution	Museum Studies	India	2013-2014	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Margaret Sylvia Barrett	The University of Queensland	Smithsonian Institution , University of Washington	Music	Australia	2017-2018	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Igor Poshyvailo	Ukrainian Center of Folk Culture	Smithsonian Institution	Theology/Religion	Ukraine	2009-2010	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Elisa Asuncion Palomino Perez	Central Saint Martins College of Art	Smithsonian Institution , Smithsonian Institution , Smithsonian Institution	Fashion	United Kingdom	2019-2020	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Katarzyna Anna Grzelak	Institute of Oceanology PAN	Smithsonian Institution	Biology	Poland	2019-2020	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Radchada Buntem	Silpakorn University	Smithsonian Institution	Chemistry	Thailand	2013-2014	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Elke Seibert Michel	Max Weber Foundation in Bonn (Germany)	Smithsonian Institution	Art History	Germany	2021-2022	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ericsson Lopez Izurieta	The National Technical University	Smithsonian Institution	Astronomy	Ecuador	2011-2012	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Paolo Esposito	Institute for Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics	Smithsonian Institution	Astronomy	Italy	2014-2015	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Reuven Yeshurun	University of Haifa	Smithsonian Institution	Anthropology	Israel	2012-2013	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Vanessa Urzel	University of Bordeaux 1	Smithsonian Institution	Anthropology	France	2013-2014	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program

U.S. Scholars

U.S. Scholars

Explore opportunities for U.S. citizens to go abroad with the Fulbright Scholar Program. With more than 800 awards annually to 135+ countries, find the right Fulbright for you.

Non-U.S. Scholars

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

Alumni

Learn how alumni can continue to stay connected and engage with the Fulbright program.

View information on other Fulbright Programs

View information for students

Visit the Fulbright Scholar Directory to view the opportunities pursued by more than 50,000 alumni.

Search Fulbright Scholar Directory