"My Fulbright visit at Rutgers has offered amazing opportunities not only to present my work in the area of Human-Animal Interactions to some of the faculties of Rutgers University and SSW students, but also to establish valuable connections for future collaborations."
Romanian Grantees 2020-2021 & 2021-2022
Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program 2020-2021
Vlad Răzvan Baciu
Home Institution: Heart Core Cultural Association, Oxygen Orchestra, Bucharest
Host University: Indiana University, Bloomington
Field: Music/Composition Techniques
Type of Grant: Research
Mihai Tudor Bălinișteanu
deferred to AY 2021-2022
Home University: “Ștefan cel Mare” University of Suceava
Host University: Columbia University
Field: Humanities/Psychology-Neuroesthetics
Type of Grant: Research
Vasile Cătălin Bobb
deferred to AY 2021-2022
Home University: Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Baia-Mare Branch
Host University: Boston College
Field: Philosophy/Ethics-Hermeneutics
Type of Grant: Research
Călin Nicolae Cotoi
Home University: University of Bucharest
Host University: Indiana University, Bloomington
Field: Sociology of Environment
Type of Grant: Reasearch
Mihai Doroftei
deferred to AY 2021-2022
Home Institution: Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development, Babadag, Tulcea
Host University: Oregon State University
Field: Biology/Ecology
Type of Grant: Research
Marius G. Guțu-Robu
deferred to AY 2021-2022
Home University: Politehnica University of Bucharest
Host University: Georgia State University
Field: Computer Science/Natural Language Processing
Type of Grant: Research
Mihai Bogdan Iovu
deferred to AY 2021-2022
Home University: Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca
Host University: State University of New Jersey, Rutgers
Field: Social Work
Type of Grant: Research
Ioana Păun
Home Institution: National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest
Host University: Pace University, NYC
Field: Fine Arts/Digital Art
Type of Grant: Research
Neculai Săndulescu
deferred to AY 2021-2022
Home Institution: National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest
Host University: University of California, Berkeley
Field: Nuclear Physics
Type of Grant: Research
Emanuel Tundrea
Home University: Emanuel University of Oradea
Host University: Biola University
Field: Bioinformatics
Type of Grant: Research
Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program 2021-2022
Antonio Roberto Momoc
Home University: University of Bucharest
Host University: Ohio University
Field: Media/Journalism
Type of Grant: Research
Alexandru Sorin Nistor
Home University: “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara
Host University: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC)
Field: Medical Sciences
Type of Grant: Research
Cristina Nistor Beuran
Home University: Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca
Host University: Columbia University
Field: Media/Journalism
Type of Grant: Research
Florin Oprea
Home University: “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași
Host University: University of Michigan-Flint
Field: Public Administration
Type of Grant: Research
Alina Brindusa Petre
Home University: “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași
Host University: Clarkson University
Field: Mass Spectrometry/Proteomics
Type of Grant: Research
Cristian Rusu
Home University: Politehnica University Bucharest
Host University: North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Field: Machine Learning/ Artificial Intelligence
Type of Grant: Research
Igor Sîrodoev
Home University: University of Bucharest
Host University: Michigan State University
Field: Remote Sensing
Type of Grant: Research
Mihai Toma
Home University: Bucharest University of Economics
Host University: California Institute of Technology
Field: Cognitive Sciences/Neuroeconomics
Type of Grant: Research
Fulbright-RAF Visiting Scholar Program 2020-2021
Sorin Gabriel Anton
deferred to AY 2021-2022
Home University: “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași
Host University: University of Rochester, AIN Center for Entrepreneurship
Field: Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies
Type of Grant: Research & Academic Training
Ciprian Romeo Comșa
deferred to AY 2021-2022
Home University: “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iași
Host University: University of Rochester, AIN Center for Entrepreneurship
Field: Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies
Type of Grant: Research & Academic Training
Cătălina Crișan
deferred to AY 2021-2022
Home University: Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca
Host University: University of Rochester, AIN Center for Entrepreneurship
Field: Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies
Type of Grant: Research & Academic Training
Elena Ovreiu
deferred to AY 2021-2022
Home University: Politehnica University of Bucharest
Host University: University of Rochester, AIN Center for Entrepreneurship
Field: Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies
Type of Grant: Research & Academic Training
Fulbright-RAF Visiting Scholar Program 2021-2022
Adriana Bujor
Home University: Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași
Host University: University of Rochester, AIN Center for Entrepreneurship
Field: Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies
Type of Grant: Research & Academic Training
Mădălina Erașcu
Home University: West University of Timișoara
Host University: University of Rochester, AIN Center for Entrepreneurship
Field: Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies
Type of Grant: Research & Academic Training
Roxana Ioana Nedelcu
Home University: Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest
Host University: University of Rochester, AIN Center for Entrepreneurship
Field: Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies
Type of Grant: Research & Academic Training
Attila Turi
Home University: Politehnica University of Timișoara
Host University: University of Rochester, AIN Center for Entrepreneurship
Field: Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies
Type of Grant: Research & Academic Training
Fulbright Student Program 2020-2021
Carina Cozminschi
Home University: University of Bucharest
Host University: The New School, NY
Field: Media Management
Type of Grant: Master’s
Miruna Chipara
deferred to AY 2021-2022
Home University: University of Birmingham
Host University: Harvard University
Field: Biomedical Engineering
Type of Grant: Research
Robert Chiș Ciure
Home University: University of Bucharest
Host University: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Field: Philosophy/Cognitive Neuroscience
Type of Grant: Research
Miruna Denis Drăghia
deferred to AY 2021-2022
Home University: “Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urban Planning, Bucharest
Host University: Affiliation pending
Field: Architecture/Urban Planning
Type of Grant: Research
Anamaria Georgescu
Home University: “Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urban Planning, Bucharest
Host University: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Field: Urban Planning
Type of Grant: Master’s
Ștefania Kerekes
Home University: Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca; “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca
Host University: The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Field: Public/Health Policies
Type of Grant: Research
Ioan Daniel Mihalcea
Home University: University of Bucharest; National University of Political Studies and Public Administration
Host University: Northwestern University
Field: Communications/Photo Studies
Type of Grant: Research
Cristina Nichiforov
Home University: Politehnica University of Bucharest
Host University: The University of Texas at San Antonio
Field: Electrical Engineering
Type of Grant: Research
Alexandra Maria Tăuțan
Home University: Politehnica University of Bucharest
Host University: Harvard Medical School, Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation
Field: Biomedical Engineering
Type of Grant: Research
Oana Țenter
Home University: University College London
Host University: University of California Santa Cruz
Field: Film Directing
Type of Grant: Master’s
Fulbright Student Program 2021-2022
Anda Bologa
Home University: College of Europe, Warsaw/ The University of Bucharest
Host University: Fordham University, NY
Field: ITech law
Type of Grant: Master’s
Horia Domnariu
Home University: The University of Bucharest; SNSPA
Host University: Oregon State University, Corvallis; United States Department of Agriculture - Pacific Northwest Research Station
Field: Soil Ecology
Type of Grant: Research
Oana Geambașu
Home University: University of Bucharest
Host University: Harvard University
Field: Public Health
Type of Grant: Master’s
Aurelian Dragoș Mohan
Home University: University of Bucharest
Host University: Columbia University
Field: Political Sciences/Public Policies
Type of Grant: Master’s
Alina Maria Pavelea
Home University: Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca
Host University: Arizona State University, Tempe
Field: Public Administration
Type of Grant: Research
Andrei Petruș
Home University: University of Bath
Host University: Brown University
Field: Biomedical Engineering
Type of Grant: Master’s
Radu Pîrlog
Home University: Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca
Host University: University of Texas
Field: Oncology
Type of Grant: Research
Ioana Laura Pop
Home University: "Ion Luca Caragiale" National University of Theater and Film, Bucharest
Host University: Arizona State University, Tempe
Field: Art/Media and Film Studies
Type of Grant: Research
Cătălina Maria Popoviciu
Home University: University of Bucharest
Host University: TBD
Field: Mental Health/Psychology
Type of Grant: Research
Florentina Cornelia Ulmeanu-Enea
Home University: University of Bucharest
Host University: Arizona State University
Field: Social Sciences/Social Network Dynamics
Type of Grant: Research
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship 2020-2021
Amedeea Enache
Home University: Estuar Foundation
Host University: University of Minnesota
Field: Economic/Sustainable Development
Delia Marinescu
Home Institution: Libertatea Daily Newspaper
Host University: Arizona State University
Field: Communication/Journalism
Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program 2020-2021
Elvira Kiss
Home Institution: Omega Secondary School, Târgu Mureș
Host Institution: Kent State University
Field: Media Literacy
Otilia Machedon
Home Institution: "Saint Mary" Secondary School, Galați
Host Institution: Kent State University
Field: Media Literacy
Corina Mariana Mitrulescu
Home Institution: "Tudor Vladimirescu" National Military College, Craiova
Host Institution: Kent State University
Field: Media Literacy
Corina Moise Poenaru
Home Institution: Technical High School, Buzău
Host Institution: Kent State University
Field: Media Literacy
2021 Study of the U.S. Institutes for Student Leaders from Europe
Alexandra Nanu
Home University: University of Bucharest
Host University: Washington State University (hybrid format)
Field: Journalism and Media
Nicoleta Solomon
Home University: Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca
Host University: University of Tennessee – Chattanooga (hybrid format)
Field: Entrepreneurship and Economic Development