University of Connecticut | 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

United States

State

Connecticut

City

Storrs

Institution IPED

151111

Liaison(s)

Daniel Weiner

Title

Vice Provost

Address

Storrs, CT
United States

Phone

+1 860 4862908

daniel.weiner@uconn.edu

Rae Alexander

Title

Asst VP for Global Affairs

Address

Storrs, CT
United States

Phone

+1 860 4868953

rae.alexander@uconn.edu

Daniel Weiner

Phone

1 (860) 486-2908

daniel.weiner@uconn.edu

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years Sort descending	Program
Alexis Dudden	University of Connecticut	Yonsei University	History	South Korea	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Radenka Maric	University of Connecticut	Politecnico di Milano	Engineering	Italy	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Nathaniel Trumbull	University of Connecticut	Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University	Geography	Russia	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Steven Wisensale	University of Connecticut	Kyoritsu Women's University , Yokohama City University	Public Policy	Japan	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Carol Auer	University of Connecticut	University of San Francisco de Quito	Biology	Ecuador	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kathryn Knapp	University of Connecticut	Vilnius University	Literature	Lithuania	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Bandana Purkayastha	University of Connecticut	University of Hyderabad	Sociology	India	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Alexander Kovner	University of Connecticut	Ben Gurion University of the Negev	Physics	Israel	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert Mason	University of Connecticut	Ecole Normale Superieure , University of Ouagadougou	Environmental Sciences	Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Heidi Dierssen	University of Connecticut	Flanders Marine Institute	Oceanography	Belgium	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Daniel Pressman	University of Connecticut	Norwegian Nobel Institute	International Relations	Norway	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Thomas Hayes	University of Connecticut	University of Veracruz	Political Science	Mexico	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Malaquias Pena-Mendez	University of Connecticut	Federal University of Alagoas , Federal University of Alagoas , Federal University of Alagoas	Meteorology	Brazil	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Michael Whitney	University of Connecticut	University of Iceland	Oceanography	Iceland	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Challa Kumar	University of Connecticut	University of Wollongong	Chemistry	Australia	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Matthew Hughey	University of Connecticut	University of Surrey	Sociology	United Kingdom	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kathryn Myers	University of Connecticut	Banaras Hindu University	Arts	India	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Bhakti Shringarpure	University of Connecticut	University of Nairobi	Literature	Kenya	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Damir Dzhafarov	University of Connecticut	Charles University	Mathematics	Czech Republic	2020-2021	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Steven Wilf	University of Connecticut	Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies	Law	Poland, France	2020-2021	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program