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University Of Sofia

Country

Bulgaria

City

Sofia

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
John Maher	Northeastern Illinois University	University Of Sofia	Linguistics	Bulgaria	1966-1967	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Tanya Ivanova-Sullivan	University of New Mexico	University Of Sofia	Linguistics	Bulgaria	2022-2023	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Nora Madjar-Nanovska	University of Connecticut	University Of Sofia	Business	Bulgaria	2011-2012	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Schweitzer	Bradley University	University Of Sofia	Communications	Bulgaria	1999-2000	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Steven Plotkin	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	University Of Sofia	Law	Bulgaria	1999-2000	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mari Firkatian	University of Hartford	University Of Sofia	Humanities	Bulgaria	2010-2011	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Grace Fielder	University of Arizona	University Of Sofia	Humanities	Bulgaria	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Elaine Struthers	The University of Texas at El Paso	University Of Sofia	Occup Training	Bulgaria	2014-2015	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Amy Bushaw	Lewis & Clark College	University Of Sofia	Law	Bulgaria	1998-1999	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Oliver Weltzien	University of Montana Western	University Of Sofia	Literature	Bulgaria	1997-1998	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Lyndell Rystrom	Sonoma State University	University Of Sofia	Linguistics	Bulgaria	1989-1990	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Nancy Whitehouse	Eastern Kentucky University	University Of Sofia	Journalism	Bulgaria	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Allen Austill	Union University	University Of Sofia	Law	Bulgaria	2010-2011	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Larry DiMatteo	University of Florida	University Of Sofia	Law	Bulgaria	2011-2012	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Brian Farrell	University of Iowa	University Of Sofia	Law	Bulgaria	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Wei Zhu	University of South Florida	University Of Sofia	Education	Bulgaria	2011-2012	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Denis Vovchenko	Northeastern State University	University Of Sofia	History	Bulgaria	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Sarah Hobbs	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	University Of Sofia	Law	Bulgaria	2013-2014	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Brian Murphy	Independent Scholar	University Of Sofia	Law	Bulgaria	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Alan MacTaggart	Lander University	University Of Sofia	Arts	Bulgaria	1982-1983	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Ana Proykova	University Of Sofia	University of Chicago	Physics	Bulgaria	1994-1995	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Anetka Ilieva	University Of Sofia	University of Maryland, College Park	History	Bulgaria	1990-1991	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Angel Kalaidjiev	University Of Sofia	University of Missouri-Columbia	Law	Bulgaria	1991-1992	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Plamen Fiziev	University Of Sofia	University of Texas at Austin	Physics	Bulgaria	2001-2002	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Vesela Katsarova	University Of Sofia	Northwestern University	Literature	Bulgaria	2000-2001	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Georgi Dimitrov	University Of Sofia	University of Chicago	Sociology	Bulgaria	2001-2002	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Paulina Stoycheva	University Of Sofia	University of California, Berkeley	Language	Bulgaria	2002-2003	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Mira Tzvetkova-Arsova	University Of Sofia	Boston College	Education	Bulgaria	2002-2003	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ivaylo Ditchev	University Of Sofia	Harvard University	Philosophy	Bulgaria	2000-2001	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Palma Zlateva-Jeleva	University Of Sofia	University of Texas at Austin , University of Texas at Austin	Linguistics	Bulgaria	1993-1994	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Dora Kalcheva	University Of Sofia	University of Pittsburgh	History	Bulgaria	1990-1991	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Georgi Dimitrov	University Of Sofia	University of Washington	Journalism	Bulgaria	1978-1979	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Vladimir Phillipov	University Of Sofia	University of California, Los Angeles , University of California, Los Angeles , University of California, Los Angeles	Language	Bulgaria	1977-1978	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Alexander Shurbanov	University Of Sofia	University of California, Los Angeles , University of California, Los Angeles , University of California, Los Angeles	Language	Bulgaria	1979-1980	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Stefan Elevterov	University Of Sofia	Yale University	Language	Bulgaria	1979-1980	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Katia Dionissieva	University Of Sofia	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Education	Bulgaria	1999-2000	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Lilia Todorova-Kolarova	University Of Sofia	University of Oklahoma , University of Oklahoma , University of Oklahoma	Communications	Bulgaria	1993-1994	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program