Rhodes University | Fulbright Scholar Program

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.

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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.

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�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

South Africa

State

Eastern Cape

City

Makhanda (Grahamstown)

�ǿմ�ý Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Raymond Newman	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	Rhodes University	Physical Sciences	South Africa	2011-2012	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
Erica Smithwick	The Pennsylvania State University	Rhodes University	Geography	South Africa	2015-2016	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
Robert Gastaldo	Colby College	Rhodes University	Biological Sciences	South Africa	2012-2013	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
Linda Williams	Bates College	Rhodes University	Music	South Africa	2002-2003	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
Richard Bell	College of Wooster	Rhodes University	Philosophy	South Africa	2006-2007	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
J Leo Cefkin	Colorado State University	Rhodes University	Political Science	South Africa	1991-1992	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
Daniel Kempton	Northern Illinois University	Rhodes University	Political Science	South Africa	1991-1992	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
C Scott	Metropolitan State University of Denver	Rhodes University	Business	South Africa	1994-1995	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
Eugene Krause	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Rhodes University	Education	South Africa	1992-1993	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
Janet Gunn	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	Rhodes University	Literature	South Africa	1993-1994	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program
Paula Martin	Emory University	Rhodes University , International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology	Environmental Sciences	South Africa, Kenya	1995-1996	Fulbright �ǿմ�ý Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Michael Davies-Coleman	Rhodes University	National Cancer Institute-Frederick	Chemistry	South Africa	2005-2006	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Rosemary Dorrington	Rhodes University	University of Alabama, Birmingham	Biology	South Africa	2003-2004	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Anthony Booth	Rhodes University	University of Alaska-Fairbanks	Biology	South Africa	2002-2003	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Lelethu Heshula	Rhodes University	United States Department of Agriculture	Biology	South Africa	2013-2014	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Frederick Hendricks	Rhodes University	State University of New York, Binghamton	Sociology	South Africa	2014-2015	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Guy Berger	Rhodes University	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Duke University	Communications	South Africa	2000-2001	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Tom Flor H Smits	Rhodes University	University of California, Davis	Linguistics	South Africa	2022-2023	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program