University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras | 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

Puerto Rico

City

San Juan

Institution IPED

243221

Liaison(s)

Agnes Bosch

Title

Associate Dean

Address

San Juan, PR
United States

Phone

+1 787 7640000

agnes.bosch@upr.edu

Agnes Bosch

Title

Associate Dean

agnes.bosch@upr.edu

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Teofila De La Luz	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	National University of Trujillo	Education	Peru	1978-1979	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Victor Torres	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	Panamerican University	Library Science	El Salvador	2001-2002	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Luis Ferrao	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	National Science Research Council	History	Spain	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Eduardo Seda	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	Del Norte University	Education	Colombia	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Lionel Kaufman	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	Bilkent University	Linguistics	Turkey (Türkiye)	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Edward Strickland	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	Chiang Mai University	Literature	Thailand	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Don Walicek	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	Karl-Franzens-University of Graz	Linguistics	Austria	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Sheila Ward	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	ECOSUR	Physical Sciences	Mexico	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Rafael Rios	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	National University of Asuncion	Engineering	Paraguay	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Clifford Louime	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	Autonomous University of Santo Domingo	Environmental Sciences	Dominican Republic	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Luis Muniz-Arguelles	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	University of Buenos Aires	Law	Argentina	1999-2000	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Dale Mathews	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	Technological Institute of Santo Domingo	Economics	Dominican Republic	1997-1998	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Iris Grace Gonzalez	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	Pontifica Catholic University of Chile	Linguistics	Chile	1989-1990	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Evaldo Cabarrouy	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	Various Institutions	Economics	Colombia	1989-1990	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Elsa Lopez	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	University of Antioquia	Library Science	Colombia	1998-1999	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Luis Muniz-Arguelles	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	University of the Republic	Law	Uruguay	1994-1995	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Nilsa Burgos	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	Catholic University Madre Y Maestra	Sociology	Dominican Republic	1994-1995	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ricardo Guerrero	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	Central University of Ecuador	Biology	Ecuador	1994-1995	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Carla Restrepo	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	Del Valle University, Colombia	Biology	Colombia	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Alex Ruiz-Torres	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	National Polytechnic School, Ecuador	Business	Ecuador	2010-2011	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program