University of Lapland | 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

Finland

City

Lapland

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Bruce Forbes	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	University of Lapland	Geography	Finland	1994-1995	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Nella Lee	Washington State University	University of Lapland	Law	Finland	1993-1994	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Soili Paeivikki Nysten Haarala	University of Lapland	University of Washington	Law	Finland	2018-2019	Fulbright Arctic Initiative
Eileen Johnson	Oakland University	University of Lapland	Education	Finland	2006-2007	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Sverre Pedersen	Alaska Department of Fish and Game	University of Lapland	Environmental Sciences	Finland	2005-2006	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Stanley Witkin	University of Vermont	University of Lapland	Social Work	Finland	2004-2005	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Sandra Duling	Castleton University	University of Lapland	Library Science	Finland	2004-2005	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Eugenie Euskirchen	University of Alaska-Fairbanks	University of Lapland	Environmental Sciences	Finland	2024-2025	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Heather Gordon	American University	Nunavut Research Institute , University of Lapland	Interdiscip Studies	Canada,Finland	2024-2025	Fulbright Arctic Initiative
Jennie Germann Molz	College of the Holy Cross	University of Lapland	Social Sciences	Finland	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Alan Watson	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	University of Lapland	Environmental Sciences	Finland	1999-2000	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Paeivi Hakkarainen	University of Lapland	Finlandia University	Education	Finland	2010-2011	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Laura Maria Tiitinen	University of Lapland	Colorado State University	Social Work	Finland	2012-2013	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Rauna Johanna Kuokkanen	University of Lapland	University of Alaska-Fairbanks	Political Science	Finland	2021-2022	Fulbright Arctic Initiative
Juho Kahkonen	University of Lapland	Dartmouth College	Law	Finland	2024-2025	Fulbright Arctic Initiative
Tanja Joona	University of Lapland	Northern Arizona University , University of Delaware	International Relations	Finland	2024-2025	Fulbright Arctic Initiative