University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras | 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

Puerto Rico

City

San Juan

Institution IPED

243221

Liaison(s)

Agnes Bosch

Title

Associate Dean

Address

San Juan, PR
United States

agnes.bosch@upr.edu

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Adela Mendez	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	University Of Madrid	Language	Spain	1961-1962	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Helen Ryu	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	Seoul National and Korea Universities	Law	South Korea	1963-1964	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Marcial Ocasio-Melendez	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	National University of Colombia	History	Colombia	2001-2002	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Victor Torres	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	Panamerican University	Library Science	El Salvador	2001-2002	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Alex Betancourt	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	University of the Andes	Political Science	Colombia	2008-2009	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert Anderson	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	Universities of Cuzco, Arequipa, and Trujillo	Political Science	Peru	1961-1962	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Margaret Mergal	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	University of the State of Mexico	Language	Mexico	1960-1961	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Joseph Kavetsky	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey	Language	Mexico	1960-1961	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Luis Ferrao	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	National Science Research Council	History	Spain	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Lionel Kaufman	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	Bilkent University	Linguistics	Turkey (Türkiye)	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Edward Strickland	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	Chiang Mai University	Literature	Thailand	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Eduardo Seda	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	Del Norte University	Education	Colombia	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Diana Padilla	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	National University of Colombia	Social Work	Colombia	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Hector Lopez-Pumarejo	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	Various Institutions	Architecture	Colombia	1980-1981	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Michael Reck	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	Universitat Erlangen	Literature	Germany	1983-1984	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Hardeo Sahai	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	National University	Mathematics	Colombia	1982-1983	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ricardo Guerrero	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	Central University of Ecuador	Biology	Ecuador	1994-1995	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Luis Muniz-Arguelles	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	University of the Republic	Law	Uruguay	1994-1995	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Nilsa Burgos	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	Catholic University Madre Y Maestra	Sociology	Dominican Republic	1994-1995	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Elsa Lopez	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	University of Antioquia	Library Science	Colombia	1998-1999	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program