University of South Africa | 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

South Africa

State

Gauteng

City

Pretoria

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Tanja Karp	Texas Tech University	University of South Africa	Engineering	South Africa	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Patricia Stephens	Long Island University, Brooklyn	University of South Africa	Education	South Africa	2006-2007	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Hugh Wales	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	University of South Africa	Marketing	South Africa	1961-1962	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Eric Allender	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	University of South Africa	Computer Science	South Africa	2009-2010	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Sharon Horne	University of Massachusetts, Boston	University of South Africa , National University of Colombia	Psychology	Colombia	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Karen Biraimah	University of Central Florida	University of South Africa	Education	South Africa	2024-2025	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
James Ford	California State University, Los Angeles	University of South Africa	Music	South Africa	2020-2021	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Henderson Sirayi	University of South Africa	Ohio State University	Arts	South Africa	2005-2006	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Henderson Sirayi	University of South Africa	Ohio State University	Anthropology	South Africa	2004-2005	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Johanna Gelderblom	University of South Africa	University of Maryland, College Park	Computer Science	South Africa	2010-2011	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Simon Maimela	University of South Africa	Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago	Urban Planning	South Africa	1986-1987	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Kealeboga Johnny Maphunye	University of South Africa	Lincoln University of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania	Political Science	United States	2024-2025	Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program