University of California, Merced | 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

State

California

City

Merced

Institution IPED

445188

Liaison(s)

Garett Gietzen

Title

Director, International Affairs

Phone

1 (209) 285-9780

ggietzen@ucmerced.edu

Paul Almeida

Title

Professor of Sociology

Phone

1 (209) 228-4400

palmeida@ucmerced.edu

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Sidra Goldman-Mellor	University of California, Merced	University of Oslo	Biology	Norway	2022-2023	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
David Rheinheimer	University of California, Merced	Indian Institute of Technology	Engineering	India	2015-2016	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Andrea Joyce	University of California, Merced	University of El Salvador	Biological Sciences	El Salvador	2011-2012	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Craig Harmelin	University of California, Merced	Korean-American Educational Commission	Education	South Korea	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Monica Medina	University of California, Merced	University of Perpignan	Biological Sciences	France	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Paul Almeida	University of California, Merced	National Autonomous University of Honduras	Sociology	Honduras	2015-2016	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Christopher Fradkin	University of California, Merced	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro	Psychology	Brazil	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Khurshid Ahmad	University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar	University of California, Merced	Energy	Pakistan	2019-2020	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Grigore Stamatescu	University Politehnica of Bucharest	University of California, Merced	Engineering	Romania	2015-2016	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ahmed Alami Merrouni	University Mohammed I Oujda	University of California, Merced	Energy	Morocco	2022-2023	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Marilyn Rimando	University of Santo Tomas	University of California, Merced	Biology	Philippines	2023-2024	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Igor Stankovic	Institute of Physics Belgrade	University of California, Merced	Engineering	Serbia	2022-2023	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Olexiy Balitskii	Ivan Franko L'viv University	University of California, Merced	Physics	Ukraine	2008-2009	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Thabiso Motaung	University of Pretoria	University of California, Merced	Biology	South Africa	2023-2024	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program