University of Washington Tacoma | 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

United States

State

Washington

Institution IPED

377564

Liaison(s)

Bill Kunz

Title

Vice Chancellor

Address

Tacoma, WA
United States

bkunz@uw.edu

Vanessa de Veritch Woodside

Title

Executive Director, Office of Global Affairs

Address

WA
United States

vdw@uw.edu

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Charles Emlet	University of Washington Tacoma	McMaster University	Professional/Other	Canada	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mary Hanneman	University of Washington Tacoma	University of North Bengal	History	India	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mary Hanneman	University of Washington Tacoma	Maynaguri College	Humanities	India	2010-2011	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jill Purdy	University of Washington Tacoma	Bifrost School of Business	Business	Iceland	2005-2006	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Rachel May	University of Washington Tacoma	University of Buenos Aires	History	Argentina	2006-2007	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Katherine Baird	University of Washington Tacoma	University of Pais Vasco	Economics	Spain	2007-2008	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
William Kunz	University of Washington Tacoma	University of the Ryukyus	Communications	Japan	2009-2010	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kathleen Beaudoin	University of Washington Tacoma	University of Rijeka	Education	Croatia	2009-2010	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Yonn Dierwechter	University of Washington Tacoma	University of Calgary	Urban Planning	Canada	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Anna Groat Carmona	University of Washington Tacoma	Jose Simeon Canas Central American University , Jose Simeon Canas Central American University	Biology	El Salvador	2022-2023	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Michael Kula	University of Washington Tacoma	Adam Mickiewicz University	Literature	Poland	2025-2026	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Loraine Leeson	University of East London	University of Washington Tacoma	Arts	United Kingdom	2010-2011	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Antonio Jose Garcia Cano	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	University of Washington Tacoma , University of Washington Tacoma	Arts	Spain	2016-2017	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Rajendra Patrick Chetty	Cape Peninsula University of Technology	University of Washington Tacoma	Education	South Africa	2015-2016	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Noriyuki Tsunogaya	Kyushu University	University of Washington Tacoma	Business	Japan	2009-2010	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program