University of Tehran

U.S. Scholar Application Update

Fulbright U.S. Scholar applications for 2025-26 continue to be reviewed as stated on our timeline pages (US Scholar and IEA). Any updates about applications will be communicated to applicants over email. The competition for the 2026-27 U.S. Scholar Program is open.

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

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Margaret Hopkins	Fairfax Co. Public Library	University of Tehran	Library Science	Iran	1966-1967	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mary Lohrer	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	University of Tehran	Library Science	Iran	1966-1967	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Wilbur Wright	State University of New York, Geneseo	University of Tehran	Business	Iran	1967-1968	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
James Schulz	University of New Hampshire	University of Tehran	Economics	Iran	1967-1968	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Richard Stuart	Whitman College	University of Tehran	Economics	Iran	1967-1968	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Wallace Ewing	Iowa State University of Science and Technology	University of Tehran	Language	Iran	1967-1968	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Edward Kennedy	American University	University of Tehran	Mathematics	Iran	1951-1952	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Richard Frye	Harvard University	University of Tehran	History	Iran	1951-1952	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Hugh Speer	University of Kansas	University of Tehran	Education	Iran	1951-1952	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
J Thomson	Cheeloo Med. C.	University of Tehran	Nutrition	Iran	1950-1951	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Don Henderson	University of Vermont	University of Tehran	Agriculture	Iran	1950-1951	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Elgin Groseclose	University of Washington	University of Tehran	Economics	Iran	1950-1951	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Miles Jackson Jr	Clark Atlanta University	University of Tehran	Library Science	Iran	1968-1969	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Harvey	Drexel University	University of Tehran	Library Science	Iran	1968-1969	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Bruno Nettl	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	University of Tehran	Music	Iran	1968-1969	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Michel Mazzaoui	McGill University	University of Tehran	History	Iran	1968-1969	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Clyde Cairy	Michigan State University	University of Tehran	Veterinary Medicine	Iran	1968-1969	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Willis Wager	Boston University	University of Tehran	Literature	Iran	1968-1969	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Marcus Hairstone	Columbia University	University of Tehran	Biology	Iran	1968-1969	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Richard Gerhan	Baldwin Wallace University	University of Tehran	Economics	Iran	1968-1969	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

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