University of Latvia | 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

Latvia

State

Riga

City

Riga

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Byron Renz	Central Michigan University	University of Latvia , Riga Stradina University	Communications	Latvia	1999-2000	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Lloyd Chiasson	Nicholls State University	University of Latvia	Communications	Latvia	1999-2000	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Byron Renz	Central Michigan University	University of Latvia , Riga Stradina University	Communications	Latvia	1998-1999	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Edward Jakubauskas	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	University of Latvia	Public Administration	Latvia	1998-1999	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Joseph Arpad	California State University-Fresno	University of Latvia	History	Latvia	1997-1998	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Gretchen Eick	Friends University	University of Latvia	History	Latvia	1999-2000	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mark Steiner	South Texas College of Law	University of Latvia	Law	Latvia	2010-2011	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Seth Shelden	Yeshiva University	University of Latvia	Law	Latvia	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jenny Tripses	Bradley University	University of Latvia	Education	Latvia	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Vicki McGinley	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	University of Latvia	Education	Latvia	2014-2015	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jane Kirtley	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	University of Latvia	Law	Latvia	2015-2016	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Melanie Reid	Lincoln Memorial University	University of Latvia	Law	Latvia	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Steven Oberman	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	University of Latvia	Law	Latvia	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Laura Dean	Millikin University	University of Latvia	Political Science	Latvia	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Lubans	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	University of Latvia	Professional/Other	Latvia	2010-2011	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Shawn Sullivan	University of Southern California	University of Latvia	Law	Latvia	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Mihails Rodins	University of Latvia	Columbia University	Political Science	Latvia	1998-1999	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Irina Novikova	University of Latvia	State University of New York at Albany , State University of New York at Albany	Literature	Latvia	1993-1994	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Velga Vilne	University of Latvia	University of Pennsylvania	Economics	Latvia	1996-1997	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Dace Markus	University of Latvia	Ohio University	Linguistics	Latvia	1998-1999	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Valentina Spune	University of Latvia	Yale University	Cognitive Science	Latvia	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Martins Kaprans	University of Latvia	Harvard University	Interdiscip Studies	Latvia	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program