West Virginia University | 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

West Virginia

City

Institution IPED

238032

Liaison(s)

Henry Oliver

Title

Director of Global Advancement

henry.oliver@mail.wvu.edu

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Arthur Dunham	West Virginia University	University of Manchester	Urban Studies	United Kingdom	1967-1968	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Wesley Bagby	West Virginia University	Fu Jen Catholic University	History	Taiwan	1975-1976	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Briane Turley	West Virginia University	University of Szeged	Religious Studies	Hungary	2001-2002	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Emily Spieler	West Virginia University	University College Cork	Law	Ireland	2001-2002	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
James Friedberg	West Virginia University	SS. Cyril and Methodius University	Law	North Macedonia	2001-2002	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Steven Selin	West Virginia University	University of Joensuu	Agriculture	Finland	2000-2001	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Gerald Pops	West Virginia University	Georgian Institute of Public Administration	Public Administration	Georgia	2000-2001	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Erdogan Gunel	West Virginia University	Dokuz Eylul University	Mathematics	Turkey (Türkiye)	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Lynda Ewen	West Virginia University	University of Dar es Salaam	Sociology	Tanzania	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mavis Mann	West Virginia University	Keio University	Political Science	Japan	1954-1955	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Draper	West Virginia University	University of Toulouse	Literature	France	1951-1952	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Sara Ann Brown	West Virginia University	Danish School for Teachers	Home Economics	Denmark	1953-1954	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Saied Sarkarat	West Virginia University	Azerbaijan State Economic University	Economics	Azerbaijan	2008-2009	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Charles Baldwin	West Virginia University	University of Klagenfurt	Area Studies	Austria	2008-2009	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Rebecca Chory	West Virginia University	Budapest School of Communication	Communications	Hungary	2008-2009	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Daniel McNeil	West Virginia University	The University of Waikato	Psychology	New Zealand	2009-2010	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jules Malarcher	West Virginia University	University of Zagreb	Drama/Theater Arts	Croatia	2009-2010	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Tesfa Gebremedhin	West Virginia University	University of Bahrain	Economics	Bahrain	2008-2009	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
W Reed	West Virginia University	University of Jyvaskyla	Education	Finland	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Barry Ward	West Virginia University	University of Benin	Literature	Togo	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Vitor de Laia Nascimento	Federal University of Lavras	West Virginia University	Biology	Brazil	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Jan Christer Junior Svanberg	University of Gävle	West Virginia University	Accounting/Finance	Sweden	2023-2024	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program