The Japan-United States Educational Commission

Explore opportunities for �ǿմ�ý citizens to go abroad with the Fulbright Scholar Program. With more than 800 awards annually to 135+ countries, find the right Fulbright for you.

�ǿմ�ý Scholars

Non-�ǿմ�ý 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-�ǿմ�ý Scholars

�ǿմ�ý Institutions

�ǿմ�ý 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.

�ǿմ�ý Institutions

Country

Japan

City

Tokyo

�ǿմ�ý Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Karen Wachsmuth	University of Iowa	The Japan-United States Educational Commission	Music	Japan	2016-2017	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
Parinaz Zartoshty	San Jose State University	The Japan-United States Educational Commission	Political Science	Japan	2018-2019	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
Rusdiana Honegger	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	The Japan-United States Educational Commission	Political Science	Japan	2019-2020	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
Ramona Washington	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	The Japan-United States Educational Commission	Political Science	Japan	2019-2020	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
Gerda Reeb	Flathead Valley Community College	The Japan-United States Educational Commission	Liberal Arts	Japan	2015-2016	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
Linda Beck	University of Maine at Farmington	The Japan-United States Educational Commission	Liberal Arts	Japan	2019-2020	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
Kimberly Benard	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	The Japan-United States Educational Commission	Literature	Japan	2014-2015	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
Julie Villegas	University of Washington	The Japan-United States Educational Commission	Literature	Japan	2014-2015	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
Debra Clemans	Portland State University	The Japan-United States Educational Commission	Literature	Japan	2014-2015	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
Jeanne Sokolowski	University of New Hampshire	The Japan-United States Educational Commission	Literature	Japan	2017-2018	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
Martha Merritt	University of Richmond	The Japan-United States Educational Commission	Interdiscip Studies	Japan	2019-2020	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
Amanda Kathleen White	University of North Texas	The Japan-United States Educational Commission	International Relations	Japan	2014-2015	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
Sammy Spann	University of Toledo	The Japan-United States Educational Commission	International Relations	Japan	2015-2016	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
Emily Brew	State University of New York at Albany	The Japan-United States Educational Commission	International Relations	Japan	2018-2019	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
Annette Whatley	University of Texas at Austin	The Japan-United States Educational Commission	International Relations	Japan	2019-2020	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
Neil Donahue	Hofstra University	The Japan-United States Educational Commission	Language	Japan	2016-2017	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
Kim Omachinski	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	The Japan-United States Educational Commission	Professional/Other	Japan	2012-2013	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
Ralitsa Kirova	University of California, Santa Barbara	The Japan-United States Educational Commission	Public Administration	Japan	2014-2015	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
Ahmad Ezzeddine	Wayne State University	The Japan-United States Educational Commission	Public Administration	Japan	2014-2015	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
Brent Spencer	University of Northern Colorado	The Japan-United States Educational Commission	Public Administration	Japan	2016-2017	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program