University of Catania | 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

Italy

State

Sicily

City

Catania

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Dawn Trouard	University of Akron	University of Catania	Literature	Italy	1982-1983	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Charles Dechert	Catholic University of America	University of Catania	Political Science	Italy	1981-1982	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Hashim Al-Tawil	Henry Ford College	University of Catania	Art History	Italy	2006-2007	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Randolph Lewis	University of Oklahoma	University of Catania	Area Studies	Italy	2005-2006	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Rocco Caporale	Saint John's University, New York	University of Catania	Sociology	Italy	1978-1979	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert Lewis Jr	University of Texas at Austin	University of Catania	Literature	Italy	1967-1968	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jackson Burgess	University of California, Berkeley	University of Catania	Literature	Italy	1968-1969	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Charles Samuels	Williams College	University of Catania	Literature	Italy	1964-1965	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Edward Grier	University of Kansas	University of Catania	Literature	Italy	1963-1964	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Irene Neu	Connecticut College	University of Catania	History	Italy	1954-1955	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Etta Madden	Missouri State University	University of Catania	Literature	Italy	2008-2009	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Patricia Schroeder	Ursinus College	University of Catania	Literature	Italy	2009-2010	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Denise Pilato	Eastern Michigan University	University of Catania	Area Studies	Italy	2007-2008	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Warner Berthoff	Bryn Mawr College	University of Messina , University of Catania	Language	Italy	1957-1958	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert Williamson	Duke University	University of Catania	Physics	Italy	1959-1960	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
David Porter	University of Massachusetts, Amherst	University of Catania	Literature	Italy	1966-1967	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Hudson Hartmann	University of California, Davis	University of Pisa , University of Catania	Biology	Italy	1964-1965	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Vincenzo Pezzino	University of Catania	University of California, San Francisco	Medical Sciences	Italy	1977-1978	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Sebastiano Filetti	University of Catania	University of San Francisco , University of San Francisco , University of San Francisco	Medical Sciences	Italy	1979-1980	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Francesco Belfiore	University of Catania	George Washington University	Medical Sciences	Italy	1966-1967	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Paolo Roccaro	University of Catania	University of Arizona	Engineering	Italy	2010-2011	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ignazio Fragala	University of Catania	Northwestern University	Chemistry	Italy	1982-1983	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Giuseppe Grasso	University of Catania	University of Pennsylvania	Chemistry	Italy	2015-2016	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Roberto Moscati	University of Catania	University of California, Los Angeles	Sociology	Italy	1983-1984	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Maria D'Amico	University of Catania	San Diego State University	Language	Italy	1985-1986	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Giovanni Marino	University of Catania	University of Pittsburgh	Medical Sciences	Italy	2000-2001	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Lorenzo Pavone	University of Catania	Texas Tech University	Medical Sciences	Italy	1974-1975	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Giovanni Muscato	University of Catania	University of New Mexico	Engineering	Italy	1992-1993	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Antonella Agodi	University of Catania	Boston University	Medical Sciences	Italy	1991-1992	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Iole Pina Fontana	University of Catania	The University of Texas at El Paso	Political Science	Belgium	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program