University of Johannesburg | 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

South Africa

City

Auckland Park 2008

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Sarah Brooks	Ohio State University	University of Johannesburg	Political Science	South Africa	2014-2015	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jeffrey Lash	University of Houston, Clear Lake	University of Johannesburg	Geography	South Africa	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
	Purdue University	University of Johannesburg , Catholic University of Leuven	Education	South Africa, Belgium	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Marie Hastings-Tolsma	University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus	University of Johannesburg	Health and Medical Sciences	South Africa	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Gary Griffin	American University	University of Johannesburg	Film/Cinema Studies	South Africa	2009-2010	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Peffer	Ramapo College of New Jersey	University of Johannesburg	Art History	South Africa	2014-2015	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kris Marsh	University of Maryland, College Park	University of Johannesburg	Sociology	South Africa	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Karida Brown	University of California, Los Angeles	University of Sydney , University of Johannesburg	Sociology	South Africa, Australia	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Sakina Hughes	Santa Clara University	University of Johannesburg	History	South Africa	2023-2024	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Rozina Vavetsi	New York Institute of Technology	University of Johannesburg	Design	South Africa	2024-2025	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Orou Gaoue	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	University of Johannesburg	Biology	South Africa	2022-2023	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Shadrack Nasongo	Rhodes College	University of Johannesburg	Political Science	South Africa	2025-2026	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Shonda McLaughlin	The Consolidated Rehab Group	University of Johannesburg	Social Work	South Africa	2025-2026	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Weidong Zhang	Winona State University	Mahatma Gandhi University , University of Sao Paulo , University of Johannesburg	International Relations	India,Brazil,South Africa	2025-2026	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Dorothea De Wet	University of Johannesburg	Wittenberg University	Anthropology	South Africa	2010-2011	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Josephine Uys	University of Johannesburg	George Washington University , University of Cincinnati	Sociology	South Africa	2012-2013	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Saurabh Sinha	University of Johannesburg	Princeton University	Engineering	South Africa	2022-2023	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Nokulunga Candice Shabalala	University of Johannesburg	Boston Medical Center	Psychology	South Africa	2023-2024	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Dustin Terence Van Der Haar	University of Johannesburg	Emory University	Computer Science	South Africa	2023-2024	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Habib Noorbhai	University of Johannesburg	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Education	South Africa		Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program