Various Institutions

U.S. Scholar Application Update

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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
David Plath	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Various Institutions	Anthropology	Japan	1984-1985	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
M Lintault	Southern Illinois University Carbondale	Various Institutions	Arts	Japan	1984-1985	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Maribeth Graybill	University of California, Berkeley	Various Institutions	Arts	Japan	1984-1985	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jonathan Best	Wesleyan University	Various Institutions	Arts	Japan	1984-1985	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
George Graen	University of Cincinnati	Various Institutions	Business	Japan	1984-1985	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Nan Sussman	College of Staten Island, The City University of New York	Various Institutions	Education	Japan	1984-1985	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Patrick Ferguson	University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa	Various Institutions	Education	Japan	1984-1985	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
James McClain	Brown University	Various Institutions	History	Japan	1984-1985	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Margit Nagy	Our Lady of the Lake University	Various Institutions	History	Japan	1984-1985	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Earl Kinmonth	University of California, Davis	Various Institutions	History	Japan	1984-1985	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jay Wolfson	University of Oklahoma	Various Institutions	Medical Sciences	Japan	1984-1985	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Virginia Mann	Bryn Mawr College	Various Institutions	Psychology	Japan	1983-1984	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Andrew Tsubaki	University of Kansas	Various Institutions	Theater Arts	Japan	1983-1984	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Bruce Labrack	University of the Pacific, Stockton	Various Institutions	Anthropology	Japan	1982-1983	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
George England	University of Oklahoma	Various Institutions	Business	Japan	1982-1983	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert Evans Jr	Brandeis University	Various Institutions	Economics	Japan	1982-1983	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Hiroshi Yamauchi	University of Hawaii, Manoa	Various Institutions	Economics	Japan	1982-1983	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Charles Gay	University of Southern California	Various Institutions	Education	Japan	1982-1983	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Cogan	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	Various Institutions	Education	Japan	1982-1983	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Harry First	New York University	Various Institutions	Law	Japan	1983-1984	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

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Host Institution

Discipline

Program Country

Academic Years

Program

David Plath

U.S. Scholar Application Update

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