University of Plovdiv | 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

Bulgaria

City

Plovdiv

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Robert Chianese	California State University, Northridge	University of Plovdiv	Area Studies	Bulgaria	2003-2004	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Marit Vamarasi	Northeastern Illinois University	University of Plovdiv	Linguistics	Bulgaria	2002-2003	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Stephen Schmidt	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	University of Plovdiv	Economics	Bulgaria	1992-1993	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jeffrey DeLotto	Texas Wesleyan University	University of Plovdiv	Literature	Bulgaria	1992-1993	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Lawrence Markert	Hollins University	University of Plovdiv	Literature	Bulgaria	2007-2008	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Lauren McConnell	Central Michigan University	University of Plovdiv	Drama/Theater Arts	Bulgaria	2009-2010	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Iliya Denev	University of Plovdiv	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , Pennsylvania State University	Biology	Bulgaria	2015-2016	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ivan Hristov Tchalakov	University of Plovdiv	Georgia Institute of Technology	Social Sciences	Bulgaria	2016-2017	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Nadia Boyadjieva	University of Plovdiv	Harvard University	History	Bulgaria	2005-2006	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program