University of South Carolina, Upstate | 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

State

South Carolina

City

Spartanburg

Institution IPED

218742

Liaison(s)

Dr. Thomas McConnell

Title

Professor

Phone

1 (864) 503-5681

tmcconnell@uscupstate.edu

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
David Damrel	University of South Carolina, Upstate	Muhammadiyah University of Malang	Religious Studies	Indonesia	2007-2008	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Thomas McConnell	University of South Carolina, Upstate	Masaryk University	Literature	Czech Republic	2005-2006	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Lizabeth Zack	University of South Carolina, Upstate	University of Jordan	Sociology	Jordan	2006-2007	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Vincent Connors	University of South Carolina, Upstate	P.J. Safarik University of Kosice	Biology	Slovak Republic	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Allison Pingley	University of South Carolina, Upstate	Eotvos Lorand University	Political Science	Hungary	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
David Damrel	University of South Carolina, Upstate	University of Peradeniya	Theology/Religion	Sri Lanka	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Colleen O'Brien	University of South Carolina, Upstate	University of Western Ontario	Social Sciences	Canada	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Mohammad Adarbeh	An-Najah National University	University of South Carolina, Upstate		Palestinian Territories (West Bank)	1987-1988	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Viktoria Majlathova	Institute of Parasitology, Slovak Academy of Sciences	University of South Carolina, Upstate	Biology	Slovak Republic	2019-2020	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Moreshwar Gabhe	K.J. Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce	University of South Carolina, Upstate	Business	India	1991-1992	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program