National Institute of Amazonian Research | 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

Brazil

City

Manaus

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Mark Witinski	Harvard University	National Institute of Amazonian Research	Physical Sciences	Brazil	2010-2011	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
David Saenz	Texas A&M University - College Station	National Institute of Amazonian Research	Biology	Brazil	2020-2021	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Stuart Nielsen	University of Florida	National Institute of Amazonian Research	Biology	Brazil	2020-2021	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Charles Buck	Northern Arizona University	National Institute of Amazonian Research	Biology	Brazil	2022-2023	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kevina Vulinec	Delaware State University	National Institute of Amazonian Research	Physical Sciences	Brazil	2010-2011	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Melack	University of California, Santa Barbara	National Institute of Amazonian Research	Biological Sciences	Brazil	2013-2014	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Daniel Markewitz	University of Georgia	National Institute of Amazonian Research , National Institute of Amazonian Research	Forestry	Brazil	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Andrew Short	University of Kansas	National Institute of Amazonian Research	Biology	Brazil	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jeffrey Podos	University of Massachusetts, Amherst	National Institute of Amazonian Research	Biology	Brazil	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Paul Schmidt	University of Georgia	National Institute of Amazonian Research	Biology	Brazil	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Bradley Olsen	National Institute of Amazonian Research	National Institute of Amazonian Research	Engineering	Brazil	2023-2024	Fulbright Amazonia