University of the Witwatersrand | 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

City

Johannesburg

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Peter Marcuse	Columbia University	University of the Witwatersrand	Architecture	South Africa	1994-1995	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Katherine Cress	Boston College	University of the Witwatersrand	Education	South Africa	1995-1996	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kimberley Lakes	University of California, Riverside	University of the Witwatersrand , University College Dublin , University College Dublin	Psychology	Ireland, South Africa	2023-2024	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Andrew Heckert	Appalachian State University	Polish Academy of Sciences , University of the Witwatersrand , University of the Witwatersrand	Paleontology	South Africa, Poland	2021-2022	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Blair Proctor	State University of New York College, New Paltz	University of the Witwatersrand	Urban Studies	South Africa	2024-2025	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Rico Chapman	Clark Atlanta University	University of the Witwatersrand	History	South Africa	2023-2024	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kimberly Wolbers	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	University of the Witwatersrand	Education	South Africa	2022-2023	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Vivien Marcow Speiser	Lesley University	University of the Witwatersrand	Psychology	South Africa	2022-2023	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ngalula Mubenga	University of Toledo	University of the Witwatersrand	Engineering	South Africa	2025-2026	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Lisa Mitchell-Bennett	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Autonomous University of Juarez , Autonomous University of Juarez , University of the Witwatersrand	Public Health	Mexico,Mexico,South Africa	2026-2027	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program