American University of Central Asia | 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

Kyrgyz Republic

City

Bishkek

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Woei Hung	University of North Dakota	American University of Central Asia	Education	Kyrgyz Republic	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Matthew Derrick	California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt	American University of Central Asia	Geography	Kyrgyz Republic	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jon Mahoney	Kansas State University	American University of Central Asia	Humanities	Kyrgyz Republic	2010-2011	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Maria Martin	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	American University of Central Asia	Journalism	Kyrgyz Republic	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Alexander Diener	George Washington University	American University of Central Asia , Unknown Institution , Tajik State University of Commerce	Physical Sciences	Tajikistan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan	2011-2012	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Vanessa Ruget	Salem State University	American University of Central Asia	Political Science	Kyrgyz Republic	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Laura Kelly	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	American University of Central Asia	Professional/Other	Kyrgyz Republic	2013-2014	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Carlos Rufin	Suffolk University	American University of Central Asia	Business	Kyrgyz Republic	2020-2021	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Sarah Henderson Lee	Minnesota State University, Mankato	American University of Central Asia	Education	Kyrgyz Republic	2020-2021	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Amiso George	Texas Christian University	American University of Central Asia	Communications	Kyrgyz Republic	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Amanda Wooden	Bucknell University	American University of Central Asia	Political Science	Kyrgyz Republic	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mo Zhang	The Village School	American University of Central Asia	Lang Teaching	Kyrgyz Republic	2024-2025	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Emil Nasritdinov	American University of Central Asia	George Washington University	Anthropology	Kyrgyz Republic	2018-2019	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Salima Bekbolotova	American University of Central Asia	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	Economics	Kyrgyz Republic	2017-2018	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Nurlan Atabaev	American University of Central Asia	Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg	Economics	Kyrgyz Republic	2019-2020	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Nurlan Sheripov	American University of Central Asia	Indiana University, Bloomington	Law	Kyrgyz Republic	2019-2020	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Zhyldyz Bekbalaeva	American University of Central Asia	Georgetown University	Library Science	Kyrgyz Republic	2017-2018	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program