Federal University of Rio De Janeiro

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

Brazil

City

Rio de Janeiro

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years Sort descending	Program
David Biesboer	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	Federal University of Rio De Janeiro	Biology	Brazil	2001-2002	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Julie Koidin	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	Federal University of Rio De Janeiro	Music	Brazil	2001-2002	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Alfons Poblocki	Poblocki Design and Planning, Inc.	Federal University of Rio De Janeiro	Architecture	Brazil	2003-2004	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Seth Racusen	Anna Maria College	Federal University of Rio De Janeiro	Political Science	Brazil	2006-2007	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Anita Cheng	Hunter College, The City University of New York	Federal University of Rio De Janeiro	Dance	Brazil	2007-2008	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Andrew Nevins	Harvard University	Federal University of Rio De Janeiro	Linguistics	Brazil	2009-2010	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Irline Francois	Goucher College	Federal University of Rio De Janeiro	Humanities	Brazil	2010-2011	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Alejandro Aviles	Hofstra University	Federal University of Rio De Janeiro	Arts	Brazil	2011-2012	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Joseph Aslan	Oregon Health and Science University	Federal University of Rio De Janeiro	Biological Sciences	Brazil	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kelly Hayes	Indiana University - Purdue Polytechnic Indianapolis	Federal University of Rio De Janeiro	Humanities	Brazil	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Brian Mitchell	Scripps Institution of Oceanography	Federal University of Rio De Janeiro	Biological Sciences	Brazil	2013-2014	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Cecile Fromont	University of Chicago	Federal University of Rio De Janeiro	Humanities	Brazil	2013-2014	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Seth Racusen	Anna Maria College	Federal University of Rio De Janeiro	Social Sciences	Brazil	2013-2014	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Carla Guerron-Montero	University of Delaware	Federal University of Rio De Janeiro	Anthropology	Brazil	2014-2015	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Adele Nelson	Temple University	Federal University of Rio De Janeiro	Art History	Brazil	2014-2015	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Eric Hiatt	University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh	Federal University of Rio De Janeiro	Geology	Brazil	2015-2016	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Georgia Traganou	The New School	Federal University of Rio De Janeiro	Architecture	Brazil	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Christopher Fradkin	University of California, Merced	Federal University of Rio De Janeiro	Psychology	Brazil	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Moyses Szklo	Johns Hopkins University	Federal University of Rio De Janeiro	Medical Sciences	Brazil	2020-2021	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mariela Mendez	University of Richmond	Federal University of Rio De Janeiro	Communications	Brazil	2020-2021	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years Sort descending	Program
Fernanda Oliveira das Chagas	Federal University of Rio De Janeiro	University of California, San Diego	Chemistry	Brazil	2019-2020	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Stevens Kastrup Rehen	Federal University of Rio De Janeiro	Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute	Neuroscience	Brazil	2020-2021	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Thiago Signorini Goncalves	Federal University of Rio De Janeiro	University of Massachusetts, Amherst	Astronomy	Brazil	2022-2023	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program

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U.S. Grantees

Visiting Grantees