Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program for U.S. faculty offers over 400 awards in more than 135 countries for U.S. citizens to teach, conduct research and carry out professional projects around the world. College and university faculty, as well as artists and professionals from a wide range of fields can join over 400,000 Fulbrighters who have come away with enhanced skills, new connections, and greater mutual understanding.
Website
https://fulbrightscholars.org/
Award Details
- Fulbright Scholar Awards: Opportunity for faculty to teach, conduct research, and carry out professional projects for typically 3-12 months
- Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Awards: Opportunity for experienced faculty (>7 years in their discipline or area of expertise) to teach, conduct research, and carry out professional projects for typically 3-12 months
- Fulbright Postdoctoral and Early Career Awards: Opportunity for new PhDs, postdocs, and early career faculty (received a doctoral degree within 0-5 years of the fellowship start date, typically) to teach, conduct research, and carry out professional projects for typically 3-12 months
- Fulbright International Education Administrator Awards: Opportunity for international education professionals and senior higher education officials to engage in a two-week intensive seminar to learn about the host country’s education system and network
- Fulbright Specialist Program: A unique opportunity for U.S. academics and established professionals to engage in short two- to six-week, project-based exchanges at host institutions across the globe.
Mines faculty typically engage in a Fulbright Scholar grant during a sabbatical or IDA year. Be sure to plan ahead and understand your department’s timeline for submitting sabbatical requests.
News & Announcements
Ryan Richards (Fulbright to Australia, '23-'24) Selected as a 2026-2028 Fulbright Scholar Alumni Ambassador
(February 2026) Ryan M. Richards, University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry, has been selected to participate in the 12th Cohort of the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Alumni Ambassador Program. Dr. Richards, who completed a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Grant to Australia at the University of New South Wales in 2023-2024, serves as an official representative of the Fulbright Program, with the goal of promoting international exchange at Mines and beyond.
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Alumni Ambassador Program is designed to increase the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program’s visibility nationwide and expand the range of future participants through recruiting applicants, mentoring future participants, and sharing their experiences via presentations, webinars, and social media.
You can reach out to Dr. Richards at rrichard@mines.edu for peer support on your Fulbright application, in addition to Ashley Weibel, Mines’ Fulbright Scholar Liaison, at ashley.weibel@mines.edu.
Three Mines Faculty Selected for Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards for 2024-2025
Kevin Cash, an Associate Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering; Juan Lucena, a Professor in Engineering, Design, and Society and Director of the Humanitarian Engineering undergraduate program; and Anuj Chauhan, a Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering, have been selected for Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards for the 2024-2025 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
Application Timeline
February: Competition opens
September: Applications due
December: Applicants receive semi-finalist status
January -June: Applicants are notified of final status
June – Onward: Grants may begin
Mines Contact
Ashley Weibel, Mines Fulbright Scholar Liaision
Assistant Director, Office of Nationally Competitive Scholarships, University Honors & Scholars
Getting Started
Find out what is needed to get started to become a Fulbright Scholar.
Eligibility Essentials
Are you eligible to be a Fulbright Scholar?
Application Steps and Requirements
All applicants must include a Project Statement, CV/Resume, Letters of Recommendation, and a Short Essay
Additional Timeline Information
When should I start the process?
Resources
Sample Invitation Letter Email and Invitation Letter recommended content
Join an Office Hour: Office hours are an open forum for IIE staff to answer your questions live.
Fulbright with Family – Bringing Your Family
- Scholars can find support for navigating the process of traveling with dependents. Your host institution can assist you in the practicalities – finding a place to live, identifying school options for your children, integrating into the local community. Many awards include dependent support/benefits within the award. But even if they don’t, be sure to ask about options. You may wish to do this prior to applying – you can always reach out to the institution or that country’s Fulbright commission.
Register for a Webinar: Webinars allow prospective applicants to learn more about Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program opportunities
Fulbright Scholar Directory: Find Fulbright Scholars by program, discipline, country, academic year or institution
Leave and Support: Information regarding Fulbright Scholar award benefits, research leave, teaching replacements, etc.
Sign up to Fulbright Scholar Newsletters: Stay up to date through monthly emails sent out by the Institute of International Education (IIE) on behalf of the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Fulbright Named Awards
Common Question: “What are the awards that have a specific university name associated with the grant title?”
Answer:
Did you know many Fulbright Scholar awards are offered in cooperation with specific universities in the host country? These awards are no less prestigious than the All Disciplines awards, and carry some unique advantages. Awards with a university name indicate that the university has a dedicated interest in hosting an American scholar, and are often contributing toward the overall support and benefits of the award. University partner awards include the names and contact information of a university administrator who can answer questions. Fulbright Austria offers over 20 university partner awards that combine teaching and research and where an invitation letter is optional or not required. Israel offers eight postdoctoral awards at specific universities across the country.
These partner universities are frequently located away from metropolitan areas, thereby offering the scholar the chance to learn about regional nuances of the host country and to meet students and fellow academics working in their discipline in that context. In some cases, these awards also feature applied research in cooperation with industry or governmental partners, such as Australia’s Fulbright Scholar Award at Curtin University, which is recognized for strong industry connections in minerals and energy and seeks applications in the geosciences and resource engineering.
The award catalog is built through a collaborative process with bi-national Fulbright Commissions and Embassies abroad. Commission may offer new awards, whether in collaboration with a specific university or in response to their own national interests and priorities. Award descriptions contain details regarding specific disciplines activities, and areas of interest for scholars to consider in relation to their own project goals.
Mines Fulbright Faculty Recipients: Fulbright Scholar Program
| Name | Home Institution | Host Institutions | Discipline | Program Country | Academic Years | Program |
| Leslie Lamberson | Colorado School of Mines | Mechanical Engineering | Germany | 2026-2027 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program | |
| Kamini Singha | Colorado School of Mines | Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry | Geology and Geological Engineering | India | 2026-2027 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
| Supatcharee Wanchana | Coastal Aquaculture Research and Development Division | Colorado School of Mines | Fisheries | Thailand | 2024-2025 | Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program |
| Juan Lucena | Colorado School of Mines | National University of Colombia, Medellin | Engineering | Colombia | 2024-2025 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
| Kevin Cash | Colorado School of Mines | Carlos III University of Madrid | Medical Sciences | Spain | 2024-2025 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
| Christopher Dunn | Colorado School of Mines | Stefansson Arctic Institute | Environmental Sciences | Iceland | 2023-2024 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
| Meenakshi Singh | Colorado School of Mines | Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru | Physics | India | 2023-2024 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
| Amy Landis | Colorado School of Mines | Technological Institute of Santo Domingo | Engineering | Dominican Republic | 2023-2024 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
| Ryan Richards | Colorado School of Mines | University of New South Wales | Chemistry | Australia | 2023-2024 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
| Jessica Calvo Munoz | Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech | Colorado School of Mines | Materials Science | Spain | 2023-2024 | Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program |
| Marte Gutierrez | Colorado School of Mines | University of Chile | Engineering | Chile | 2022-2023 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
| Neal Sullivan | Colorado School of Mines | Curtin University | Engineering | Australia | 2022-2023 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
| Denwood Griffiths | Colorado School of Mines | University of Newcastle | Engineering | Australia | 2022-2023 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
| Geoff Brennecka | Colorado School of Mines | Jozef Stefan Institute | Materials Science | Slovenia | 2022-2023 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
| Nanette Boyle | Colorado School of Mines | University of Amsterdam | Engineering | Netherlands | 2021-2022 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
| Brianna Buljung | Colorado School of Mines | Tunghai University | Library Science | Taiwan | 2020-2021 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
| Kathryn Johnson | Colorado School of Mines | University of Calgary | Education | Canada | 2020-2021 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
| Sok Chea Am | Institute of Technology of Cambodia | Colorado School of Mines | Engineering | Cambodia | 2020-2021 | Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program |
| Ryan O’Hayre | Colorado School of Mines | University of Oslo | Materials Science | Norway | 2019-2020 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
| Bernard Bialecki | Colorado School of Mines | University of Warsaw | Mathematics | Poland | 2019-2020 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
| Ning Lu | Colorado School of Mines | Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Engineering | Hong Kong | 2019-2020 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
| Kamini Singha | Colorado School of Mines | University College Cork | Geology | Ireland | 2019-2020 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
| Erik Prasetyo | Indonesian Institute of Sciences | Colorado School of Mines | Engineering | Indonesia | 2019-2020 | Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program |
| Leandro Rafael Alejano Monge | Universidade de Vigo | Colorado School of Mines | Engineering | Spain | 2019-2020 | Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program |
| Nicolas Emanuel Tenaglia | Research Institute of Materials Science and Technology (INTEMA) | Colorado School of Mines | Engineering | Argentina | 2018-2019 | Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program |
| Faouziya Haissen | Faculty of Sciences Ben Msik – Hassan 2 University of Casablanca | Colorado School of Mines | Geology | Morocco | 2018-2019 | Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program |
| Kim Williams | Colorado School of Mines | The Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research | Chemistry | Germany | 2017-2018 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
| Luis Enrique Aragon | National Council for Scientific and Technical Research | Colorado School of Mines | Physics | Argentina | 2017-2018 | Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program |
| Abdullah Ceylan | Hacettepe University | Colorado School of Mines | Physics | Turkey (Türkiye) | 2017-2018 | Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program |
| Tina Gianquitto | Colorado School of Mines | Universita Degli Studi I Naples | Literature | Italy | 2016-2017 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
| Te Kipa Kepa Brian Morgan | University of Auckland | Colorado School of Mines | Engineering | New Zealand | 2016-2017 | Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program |
| Katrine Alling Andreassen | Technical University of Denmark | Colorado School of Mines | Engineering | Denmark | 2015-2016 | Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program |
| Marcelo Simoes | Colorado School of Mines | Aalborg University | Engineering | Denmark | 2014-2015 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
| Stephen Liu Chuen | Colorado School of Mines | Federal University of Pernambuco | Engineering | Brazil | 2014-2015 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
| Rachel Morrish | Colorado School of Mines | University of Trento | Engineering | Italy | 2013-2014 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
| Viktor Mykhaskiv | Pidstryhach Institute for Applied Problems of Mechanics and Mathematics | Colorado School of Mines | Mathematics | Ukraine | 2012-2013 | Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program |
| Aniko Toth | University of Miskolc | Colorado School of Mines | Engineering | Hungary | 2011-2012 | Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program |
| Miguel Garcia March | University of the Balearic Islands | Colorado School of Mines | Physics | Spain | 2008-2009 | Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program |
| Junko Munakata Marr | Colorado School of Mines | Silpakorn University | Engineering | Thailand | 2007-2008 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
| Mohd Azhari Abdul Karim | Colorado School of Mines | Political Science | Malaysia | 2007-2008 | Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program | |
| Ivar Reimanis | Colorado School of Mines | Indian Institute of Science | Engineering | India | 2006-2007 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
| Eldar Mammadov | Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan | Colorado School of Mines | Physics | Azerbaijan | 2006-2007 | Fulbright Visiting Scholar P |
| Tracy Camp | Colorado School of Mines | University of Canterbury | Computer Science | New Zealand | 2005-2006 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
| Mohammad Salem Nemat Alhwaiti | Jordan Phosphate Mines Company | Colorado School of Mines | Environmental Sciences | Jordan | 2004-2005 | Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program |
| Carl Mitcham | Colorado School of Mines | University Pais Vasco (UPV/EHU) | Philosophy | Spain | 2003-2004 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
| Robert Niven | The University of New South Wales at the Australian | Colorado School of Mines | Engineering | Australia | 2002-2003 | Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program |
| Paul Shiundu | University of Nairobi | Colorado School of Mines | Chemistry | Kenya | 2001-2002 | Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program |
| Eul Pang | Colorado School of Mines | National University of Malaysia (UKM) | History | Malaysia | 2000-2001 | Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program |
| Roger Thompson | University of Pretoria | Colorado School of Mines | Engineering | South Africa | 2000-2001 | Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program |
To see list of recipients before the year 2000, go to the Fulbright Scholar Alumni Directory and type in “Colorado School of Mines” within the Institution filter.