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Universiti Malaya

Country

Malaysia

State

Kuala Lumpur

City

Kuala Lumpur

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Robert Wells Jr	Saint Lawrence University	Universiti Malaya	Political Science	Malaysia	1995-1996	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Steven Daley	Idaho State University	Universiti Pertanian Malaysia , Universiti Malaya	Education	Malaysia	1996-1997	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Frank Swetz	Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg	Universiti Malaya	Education	Malaysia	1994-1995	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Karen Biraimah	University of Central Florida	Universiti Malaya	Education	Malaysia	1993-1994	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Eric Plutzer	Pennsylvania State University-University Park Campus	Universiti Malaya	Political Science	Malaysia	1994-1995	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Raines	Temple University	Universiti Malaya	Religious Studies	Malaysia	1994-1995	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Gerald Houseman	Purdue University Northwest	Universiti Malaya	Political Science	Malaysia	2000-2001	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
David Banks	University at Buffalo, The State University of New York	Universiti Malaya	Anthropology	Malaysia	1978-1979	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Heather Strange	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	Universiti Malaya	Anthropology	Malaysia	1978-1979	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Larkin	University at Buffalo, The State University of New York	Universiti Malaya	History	Malaysia	1979-1980	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert McKinley	Michigan State University	Universiti Malaya	Anthropology	Malaysia	1982-1983	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Bruce Nelson	University of Virginia	Universiti Malaya	Geology	Malaysia	1982-1983	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Michael Peletz	Colgate University	Universiti Malaya	Anthropology	Malaysia	1987-1988	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Rodolfo Jacobson	The University of Texas at San Antonio	Universiti Malaya	Linguistics	Malaysia	1987-1988	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Joyce Atwood	Southern Illinois University Carbondale	Universiti Malaya	Communications	Malaysia	1985-1986	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Arthur Lloyd	Idaho State University	Universiti Malaya , Universiti Pertanian Malaysia	Education	Malaysia	1987-1988	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Frank Swetz	The Pennsylvania State University	Universiti Malaya	Education	Malaysia	1985-1986	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Fatimah Daud	Universiti Malaya	University of Chicago	Anthropology	Malaysia	1985-1986	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Niloufer Harbin	Universiti Malaya	Yale University	Language	Malaysia	1988-1989	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Zul Ilham Bin Zulkiflee Lubes	Universiti Malaya	Cornell University	Environmental Sciences	Malaysia	2022-2023	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Unaizah Obaidellah	Universiti Malaya	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Computer Science	Malaysia	2023-2024	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Nur Hairani Binti Abd Rahman	Universiti Malaya	University of California, Berkeley	Public Policy	Malaysia	2023-2024	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Thamil Selvee Ramasamy	Universiti Malaya	Buck Institute for Research on Aging	Medical Sciences	Malaysia	2021-2022	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Kit Tan	Universiti Malaya	Michigan State University	Biology	Malaysia	2001-2002	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Shanthi Thambiah	Universiti Malaya	University of California, Berkeley	Anthropology	Malaysia	2001-2002	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Aini Hassan	Universiti Malaya	Michigan State University	Education	Malaysia	2001-2002	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Chim Lang	Universiti Malaya	Columbia University	Medical Sciences	Malaysia	2001-2002	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Latifah Latif	Universiti Malaya	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chemistry	Malaysia	2001-2002	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Noorsaadah Rahman	Universiti Malaya	Purdue University	Chemistry	Malaysia	2001-2002	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Nassar Banu Rasool	Universiti Malaya	Eastern Virginia Medical School , University of Cincinnati	Biology	Malaysia	2001-2002	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Si-Yen Tan	Universiti Malaya	Harvard University	Medical Sciences	Malaysia	2002-2003	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Krishnan Rajam	Universiti Malaya	Johns Hopkins University	Medical Sciences	Malaysia	2002-2003	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Yvonne Ai Lian Lim	Universiti Malaya	National Institutes of Health	Medical Sciences	Malaysia	2021-2022	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
G Sivalingam	Universiti Malaya	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Economics	Malaysia	1988-1989	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Kian Kwek	Universiti Malaya	George Washington University	Economics	Malaysia	2005-2006	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Siti Nursheena Mohd Zain	Universiti Malaya	National Institutes of Health	Medical Sciences	Malaysia	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program