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University of Rio Grande do Sul

Country

Brazil

State

Rio Grande do Sul

City

Proto Alegre

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Steven Vandenberg	University of Colorado Boulder	University of Rio Grande do Sul	Psychology	Brazil	1970-1971	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Rueben Buse	University of Wisconsin	University of Rio Grande do Sul	Economics	Brazil	1962-1963	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Frederick Fliegel	Pennsylvania State University	University of Rio Grande do Sul	Sociology	Brazil	1962-1963	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John McDermott	University of South Carolina, Columbia	University of Rio Grande do Sul	Economics	Brazil	1986-1987	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Klester Dos Santos Souza	University of Rio Grande do Sul	University of Louisville	Physics	Brazil	2023-2024	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program