University of Palermo | 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

City

Palermo

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Philip Chase	West Virginia University	University of Palermo	Psychology	Italy	1989-1990	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Paul Deussen	Michigan State University	University of Palermo	Archaeology	Italy	1981-1982	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Peter Merenda	University of Rhode Island	University of Palermo	Psychology	Italy	1967-1968	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Scali	Evening Star	University of Palermo	Journalism	Italy	1955-1956	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jerre Mangione	University of Pennsylvania	University of Palermo	Language	Italy	1964-1965	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jane Schneider	The Graduate Center, The City University of New York	University of Palermo	Anthropology	Italy	1995-1996	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Dennis Kivlighan	University of Maryland, College Park	National Taiwan Normal University , University of Palermo , University of Palermo	Psychology	Taiwan,Italy	2024-2025	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Michele Sabatino	University of Palermo	University of California, Los Angeles	Medical Sciences	Italy	1993-1994	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Mario Barbagallo	University of Palermo	Wayne State University	Medical Sciences	Italy	1994-1995	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Fabrizia Giuliani	University of Palermo	Harvard University	Philosophy	Italy	1997-1998	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Alida Lo Coco	University of Palermo	University of California, Los Angeles	Psychology	Italy	1987-1988	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Giuseppe Pontieri	University of Palermo	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	Biology	Italy	1967-1968	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Melchiorre Brai	University of Palermo	Public Health Research Institute	Medical Sciences	Italy	1972-1973	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Alessandro D'Aprano	University of Palermo	Yale University	Chemistry	Italy	1972-1973	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Melchiorre Brai	University of Palermo	Public Health Research Institute	Medical Sciences	Italy	1973-1974	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Elena Pizzuto	University of Palermo	Boston University	Linguistics	Italy	1978-1979	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Sergio D'Alessandro	University of Palermo	Polytechnic Institute of New York University	Chemistry	Italy	1966-1967	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Marco Ortolani	University of Palermo	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Engineering	Italy	2016-2017	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Antonino Spada	University of Palermo	University of California, San Diego	Engineering	Italy	2017-2018	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Marina Cacioppo	University of Palermo	Queens College, The City University of New York	Area Studies	Italy	2010-2011	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Arturo Russo	University of Palermo	University of California, Berkeley	Physics	Italy	1980-1981	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Maria Sergio	University of Palermo	University of Virginia	Medical Sciences	Italy	2011-2012	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Francesco Ciccarello	University of Palermo	Duke University	Physics	Italy	2016-2017	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Mario Schiavello	University of Palermo	University of California, Berkeley	Chemistry	Italy	1984-1985	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Agatino Di Paola	University of Palermo	Columbia University	Chemistry	Italy	1988-1989	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Giuseppe Brancatelli	University of Palermo	University of Pittsburgh	Medical Sciences	Italy	1999-2000	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Carla Monteleone	University of Palermo	Columbia University	Political Science	Italy	2009-2010	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program