University of Balamand | 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

Lebanon

City

Tripoli

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Jeffrey Leigh	University of Wisconsin-Marathon County	University of Balamand	Humanities	Lebanon	2010-2011	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Nafhat Nasr	Depauw University	University of Balamand	Political Science	Lebanon	2002-2003	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Michelle Hartman	McGill University	University of Balamand	Literature	Lebanon	2003-2004	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Shams Inati	Villanova University	University of Balamand	Philosophy	Lebanon	2003-2004	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Susan Porterfield	Rockford University	University of Balamand	Literature	Lebanon	2003-2004	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Bhavesh Patel	Myers University	University of Balamand	Business	Lebanon	2008-2009	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Stephen Gehlbach	University of Massachusetts Medical School	University of Balamand	Medical Sciences	Lebanon	2009-2010	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Laurie Williamson	Appalachian State University	University of Balamand	Education	Lebanon	2007-2008	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Simon Najm	University of Balamand	Florida State University	History	United States	2022-2023	Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program
Hussam Jourdi	University of Balamand	Ohio State University	Medical Sciences	Lebanon	2025-2026	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program