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University of Turku

Country

Finland

City

Turku

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Lance Olsen	University of Idaho	University of Turku	Literature	Finland	1999-2000	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Stewart Guthrie	Fordham University	University of Turku	Anthropology	Finland	1999-2000	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kent Sandoe	California State University, Chico	University of Turku	Computer Science	Finland	2005-2006	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Roberta Lamb	University of Hawaii, Manoa	University of Turku	Computer Science	Finland	2005-2006	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Judson Watson	University of Mississippi	University of Turku	Literature	Finland	2002-2003	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Charlotte McDaniel	Emory University	University of Turku	Philosophy	Finland	2002-2003	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kenneth King	Suffolk University	University of Turku	Law	Finland	2003-2004	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Erika Waters	University of Southern Maine	University of Turku	Literature	Finland	2004-2005	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Thomas Allen	Old Dominion University	University of Turku	Geography	Finland	2003-2004	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Melvin Holli	University of Illinois at Chicago	University of Turku	History	Finland	1978-1979	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Michael Karni	University of Saint Thomas, Minnesota	University of Turku		Finland	1978-1979	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Daniel Stempel	University of Hawaii, Manoa	University of Turku	Literature	Finland	1969-1970	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Gross	Bowling Green State University	University of Turku	Literature	Finland	1968-1969	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
William Hanson	California State University, Los Angeles	University of Turku	Environmental Sciences	Finland	1967-1968	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Horace Robinson	University of Oregon	University of Turku , Abo Academy	Drama/Theater Arts	Finland	1963-1964	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
William Stafford	Purdue University	University of Turku , Abo Academy	Literature	Finland	1963-1964	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Lee Alexander	Beloit College	University of Turku	Literature	Finland	1961-1962	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
George Gillett	Michigan State University	University of Turku	Biology	Finland	1961-1962	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ralph Smith	University of California, Berkeley	University of Turku	Zoology	Finland	1961-1962	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Faith Miller	Tulane University	University of Turku	Physiology	Finland	1961-1962	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Heta Pauliina Poeylioe	University of Turku	Stanford University	Sociology	Finland	2016-2017	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Kia Kaarina Andell	University of Turku	Stanford University	Sociology	Finland	2019-2020	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Tuomas Loennberg	University of Turku	Johns Hopkins University	Chemistry	Finland	2013-2014	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Maria Veronika Laippala	University of Turku	Northern Arizona University	Linguistics	Finland	2018-2019	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Paeivi Pietilae	University of Turku	The Graduate Center, The City University of New York	Linguistics	Finland	2013-2014	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Kimi Ervo Petteri Kaerki	University of Turku	Case Western Reserve University	History	Finland	2016-2017	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Suvi Karila	University of Turku	Harvard University	History	Finland	2015-2016	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Saara Tuuli Wittfooth	University of Turku	Boston Children's Hospital	Medical Sciences	Finland	2016-2017	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Hemmo Antero Laiho	University of Turku	University of California, San Diego	Philosophy	Finland	2015-2016	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Maija Karjalainen	University of Turku	Harvard University	Political Science	Finland	2014-2015	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Anna Axelin	University of Turku	University of California, San Francisco	Medical Sciences	Finland	2011-2012	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Rudolf Renner	University of Turku	The University of Texas at El Paso		Finland	1984-1985	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Keijo Virtanen	University of Turku	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	History	Finland	1987-1988	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Elsa Pihakaski	University of Turku	Cornell University	Biology	Finland	1984-1985	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Harri Andersson	University of Turku	University of Kentucky	Geography	Finland	1984-1985	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Tomi Makela	University of Turku	City College of New York, The City University of New York	Music	Finland	1990-1991	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Pekka Markus Kolehmainen	University of Turku	University of California, Berkeley	Area Studies	Finland	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Lea Huotari	University of Turku	University of California, Berkeley	Linguistics	Finland	2023-2024	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Taina Maarit Wewer	University of Turku	Denison University	Education	Finland	2016-2017	Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program
Riikka Kristiina Korja	University of Turku	Columbia University	Psychology	Finland	2025-2026	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program