University of Illinois at Chicago | 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

Illinois

City

Chicago

Institution IPED

145600

Liaison(s)

Dr. Shawn Connor-Rondot

Title

Director, International Affairs and Outreach

Address

Chicago, IL
United States

sdconron@uic.edu

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Max Shank	University of Illinois at Chicago	Njala Coll.	Zoology	Guinea	1964-1965	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Max Shank	University of Illinois at Chicago	Njala University Coll.	Zoology	Sierra Leone	1965-1966	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Samuel Fox	University of Illinois at Chicago	Al-Hikma University	Business	Iraq	1966-1967	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Nebiyou Tilahun	University of Illinois at Chicago	Addis Ababa University	Engineering	Ethiopia	2025-2026	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Craig Foster	University of Illinois at Chicago	University of Chile	Geology	Chile	2025-2026	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Carmen Lilley	University of Illinois at Chicago	Politecnico Di Milano	Engineering	Italy	2025-2026	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
James Westland	University of Illinois at Chicago	Anáhuac University Mayab	Business	Mexico	2026-2027	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Pai-Yen Chen	University of Illinois at Chicago	University of Alcala	Engineering	Spain	2026-2027	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Cornelia Caragea	University of Illinois at Chicago	National University of Science and Technology Politehnica of Bucharest	Computer Science	Romania	2026-2027	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kimberly Germain	University of Illinois at Chicago	Korean-American Educational Commission	Education	South Korea	2026-2027	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program