Fulbright Opportunities
The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. CIES (Council for International Exchange of Scholars) administers the Fulbright Program on behalf of the United States Department of State.
Western encourages faculty to apply for a teaching and/or research Fulbright award. Faculty who combine professional leave and a Fulbright receive their full salary (subject to state laws) in addition to their Fulbright stipend. Faculty who accept a Fulbright award that does not coincide with professional leave receive a “stipend supplement,” whereby their regular salary is reduced, but only by the amount of the Fulbright stipend. For more information about Fulbright leave, please see the Leave page on the Provost's website or contact Tonya Alexander.
U.S. Scholar Deadlines (2027-2028)
Applications due September 15, 2026
Visiting scholars to Western
- Visiting Scholar Program (deadlines vary by home country)
- Scholar-in-Residence Program (June 1, 2026)
Recent U.S. Scholar Award Recipients
Meg Warren -- Management (Specialist, 2025-2028)
Brian J. Bowe -- Journalism (Specialist, 2025-2028; West Bank, 2023; Jordan, 2018-2019, 2024)
Karissa Ringel -- Office of Global Engagement (IEA, Japan, 2025)
Cynthia Horne -- Political Science (Hungary, 2024-2025)
Robin Kodner -- Environmental Science (France, 2024-2025)
Jason Query -- Economics (Japan, 2024-2025)
Michael Tsikerdekis -- Computer Science (Greece, 2024-2025)
Kristi Lemm -- Psychology (Hungary, 2023-2024)
Mark Bussell -- Chemistry (Hungary, 2023-2024)
Jennifer Green -- Elementary Education (West Bank and Jordan, 2023-2024)
- Mart Stewart -- History (Vietnam, 2020-2021; India, 2017-2018)
- Lina Dahlberg -- Biology (Denmark, 2020-2021)
- Bidisha Biswas -- Political Science (Portugal, 2019-2020)
- Rebekah Paci-Green -- Environmental Studies (Nepal, 2019-2020)
- Arunas Oslapas -- Engineering and Design (Lithuania, 2019-2020)
- Sondra Cuban -- Health and Community Studies (Chile, 2017-2018)
- Scott Feinberg -- Sociology (Japan, 2013-2014)
- Garth Amundsen -- Art & Art History (Mexico, 2006-2007)
- Michael Medler -- Environmental Studies (Italy, 2004-2005)
- Christopher Wise -- English (Jordan, 2002-2003)
- Petra Fiero -- MCL (Germany, 2000-2001)
- Scott Linneman -- Honors College (South Africa, 2000-2001)
- Peter Haug -- Decision Sciences (China, 1997-1998)
U.S. scholars
- Fulbright Scholar Awards
- Fulbright Specialist Program
- International Education Awards
- Application steps
- Requesting leave from Western
Non-U.S. scholars
Other resources
- Past recipients directory
- Support for hosting Visiting Scholars at Western
- Register for a Fulbright Scholar webinar
- Fulbright webinar archive
- For Exchange Alumni
Western students
Please contact Tom Moore or Ryan Larsen for assistance.
Faculty Highlights
Jason Query's Fulbright Year in Japan (Economics, 2024-2025)
Meg Warren's Fulbright Specialist Award in Greece (Management, 2026)
For more information
To join Western's Fulbright Scholar Interest Group or to learn more about faculty and staff Fulbright Program opportunities, contact Mark Greenberg, Director of Faculty Global Engagement and Fulbright Scholar Liaison.