Umm Al-Qura 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

Saudi Arabia

City

Makkah

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Ziaul Huq	University of Nebraska at Omaha	Umm Al-Qura University	Business	Saudi Arabia	2015-2016	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mudasser Wyne	National University	Umm Al-Qura University	Computer Science	Saudi Arabia	2015-2016	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Khlood Salman	Duquesne University	Umm Al-Qura University	Nursing	Saudi Arabia	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Iyad Ajwa	Ashland University	Umm Al-Qura University	Physical Sciences	Saudi Arabia	2013-2014	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Mohammad Basalamah	Umm Al-Qura University	Purdue University	Linguistics	Saudi Arabia	2012-2013	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Waleed Saeed M Alasmary	Umm Al-Qura University	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Engineering	Saudi Arabia	2016-2017	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Anas Basalamah	Umm Al-Qura University	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	Computer Science	Saudi Arabia	2010-2011	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Khaled Al-Layl	Umm Al-Qura University	Wright State University	Biology	Saudi Arabia	2000-2001	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Abdul Aziz Kutub	Umm Al-Qura University	University of Utah	Physics	Saudi Arabia	1993-1994	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program