University of Ilorin | 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

Nigeria

City

Ilorin

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Aribidesi Usman	Arizona State University - Tempe	University of Ilorin	Anthropology	Nigeria	2023-2024	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Opeyemi Eyitayo Ayinde	University of Ilorin	Ohio State University	Agriculture	Nigeria	2018-2019	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Theophilus Aro	University of Ilorin	University of Maryland, College Park	Physics	Nigeria	1985-1986	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Femi John Fawole	University of Ilorin	University of Idaho	Fisheries	Nigeria	2019-2020	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Moses Fagbule	University of Ilorin	Pennsylvania State University	Chemistry	Nigeria	1981-1982	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
David Bamgboye	University of Ilorin	The University of Texas at Dallas	Physics	Nigeria	1981-1982	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Kolade Ayorinde	University of Ilorin	Tuskegee University , Tuskegee University	Agriculture	Nigeria	1995-1996	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Isaac Nasiru	University of Ilorin	University of Maryland, Baltimore , University of Maryland, Baltimore	Drama/Theater Arts	Nigeria	1992-1993	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Amina Ahmed El Imam	University of Ilorin	North Carolina State University	Biology	Nigeria	2021-2022	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Agboola Odutuga	University of Ilorin	University of California, San Diego	Biology	Nigeria	1992-1993	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Zulu Sofola	University of Ilorin	University at Buffalo, The State University of New York	Drama/Theater Arts	Nigeria	1988-1989	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Michael Olofinboba	University of Ilorin	University of Wisconsin , Western Kentucky University	Animal Science	Nigeria	1979-1980	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Hounkpati Capo	University of Ilorin	Cornell University	Linguistics	Nigeria	1990-1991	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program