Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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

Virginia

City

Blacksburg

Institution IPED

233921

Liaison(s)

Dr. Guru Ghosh

Title

Vice President for Outreach and International Affairs

gghosh@vt.edu

Dr. Nicole Sanderlin

Title

Director of Global Engagement

Phone

1 (540) 231-1755

npsander@vt.edu

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Robert Morrill	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Turku	Geography	Finland	1985-1986	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert Dyck	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Hungarian Society for Urbanism	Architecture	Hungary	1986-1987	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Larry Weber	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Catholic University of Chile	Education	Chile	1988-1989	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Khalid Abdullah Alnefaie	King Abdul Aziz University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Saudi Arabia	2006-2007	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Talcha Amankulova	Jalal-Abad State University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Environmental Sciences	Kyrgyzstan	2006-2007	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Blessilda Raposa	De La Salle University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Mathematics	Philippines	2005-2006	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Muhamad Yusa	Universitas Riau	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Indonesia	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Maria Tamarina Prawati	Bina Nusantara University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Lang Teaching	Indonesia	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ernawati Arifin	Institut Teknologi Bandung	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Biology	Indonesia	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program