Sophia 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

Japan

City

Tokyo

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Mark MacWilliams	Saint Lawrence University	Sophia University	Religious Studies	Japan	2009-2010	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert Sklar	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	University of Tokyo , Sophia University	History	Japan	1970-1971	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Christopher Byron-Gerteis	Creighton University	Sophia University	History	Japan	2008-2009	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Dorian Benkoil	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	Sophia University	Communications	Japan	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Theodore Bestor	Harvard University	Sophia University	Anthropology	Japan	2014-2015	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jessica Alexander	New York University	Sophia University	Social Sciences	Japan	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Kitsuse	University of California, Santa Cruz	Sophia University	Education	Japan	1983-1984	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Laura Campbell	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	Sophia University	Law	Japan	1997-1998	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Dennis McNamara	Georgetown University	Sophia University	Sociology	Japan	1998-1999	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mary Gallagher	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Hertie School of Governance , Seoul National University , Sophia University	Labor/Industrial Relations	Germany, Korea, South, Japan	2020-2021	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Claudia Orenstein	Hunter College, The City University of New York	Sophia University	Drama/Theater Arts	Japan	2021-2022	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Paul Christensen	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	Sophia University	Anthropology	Japan	2021-2022	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Yen-Chu Weng	University of Washington	Sophia University	Geography	Japan	2025-2026	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program