Tampere 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

Finland

City

Tampere

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Elizabeth Hintz	University of Connecticut	Tampere University	Communications	Finland	2025-2026	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Paul Umbach	North Carolina State University	Tampere University	Education	Finland	2026-2027	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Anne Langendorfer	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Tampere University	Literature	Finland	2026-2027	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kalei Combs	University of Washington	Tampere University	Education	Finland	2026-2027	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Timo Lapisto	Tampere University	University of California, Los Angeles	Mathematics	Finland	1975-1976	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ralf Noreman	Tampere University	Harvard University	Language	Finland	1983-1984	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Atanas Piankov Gotchev	Tampere University	University of Utah	Engineering	Bulgaria	2023-2024	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Leena Karoliina Salenius	Tampere University	New York Genome Center	Medical Sciences	Finland	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Katariina Parhi	Tampere University	Harvard University	History	Finland	2023-2024	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Mari Hatavara	Tampere University	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Literature	Finland	2023-2024	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Saara Katariina Ala Luopa	Tampere University	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Info Sciences/Systems	Finland	2022-2023	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ulla-Stina Henttonen	Tampere University	George Washington University	International Relations	Finland		Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Eeva Inkeri Kuikka	Tampere University	University of Washington	Area Studies	Finland	2025-2026	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ugur Akpinar	Tampere University	University of Utah	Computer Science	Finland	2026	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program