Current Fulbrighters
This list showcases Fulbright Iceland grantees for the current fiscal year. Below you will find some basic information about them and their projects. Please note that additional names may be added as the year progresses.
This list showcases Fulbright Iceland grantees for the current fiscal year. Below you will find some basic information about them and their projects. Please note that additional names may be added as the year progresses.
LL.M. - Master of Law
Business Law
Host: Columbia Law School
Home Institution: University of Iceland
LL.M. - Master of Law
Human Rights Law
Host: Harvard Law School
Home Institution: University of Strasbourg
PhD in Biology
Biochemistry and proteins
Host: Dartmouth College
Home Institution: University of Iceland
PhD in Linguistics
Syntax & historical linguistics
Host: Harvard University
Home Institution: University of Iceland
PhD in Business at Reykjavik University
Research Project: Negotiations and Dispute Resolution
Host: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PhD in Environmental Sciences at the University of Iceland
Research Project: System dynamic modeling of business models
Host: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PhD in Pharmacology at the University of Iceland
Research Project: Gene therapy through lipid nanoparticle formulation
Host: University of Georgia
Project: Comparative Study on Parental Choices and Practices in New York and Reykjavík
Host Institution: Columbia University
Home Institution: University of Iceland
Project: The Text of the Prose Edda – A Reconstructive Approach
Host Institution: University of California - Berkeley
Home Institution: University of Iceland
Project: Language and Memory
Host Institution: University of Pennsylvania
Home Institution: University of Iceland
Project: Methods of Gene Mapping of Complex Traits
Host Institution: Stanford University
Home Institution: University of Iceland
Working Group: Climate Change and Arctic Resources
Project: Tourism Development in the Arctic as Resilience Enhancement in Wake of Climate Change Effects
Host Institution: University of Alaska Anchorage
Home Institution: University of Iceland
Working Group: Climate Change and Arctic Resources
Project: Delivering a Just Energy Transition for the Arctic
Host Institution: Polar Institute, Wilson Center
Home Institution: University of Akureyri
Working Group: Mental Health and Well-Being
Project: Mental Health and Well-Being; Trauma, Stress, Suicide Prevention, Trauma-Informed Approach
Host Institution: University of Alaska Anchorage
Home Institution: University of Akureyri
Summer Institute on Environmental Issues
Host: Shippensburg University
Home Institution: Reykjavik University
Subject: Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Host: Boston University
Home Institution: Verzlunarskóli Íslands
Subject: Aerospace Exploration/US Higher Education & Application Process
Host: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Home Institution: Framhaldsskólinn í Austur-Skaftafellssýslu
Subject: International Diplomacy, Media and Journalism, Global Problems, Democracy, and Civic Education
Host: Purdue University
Home Institution: Kvennaskólinn í Reykjavík
Project: Study of Mitochondrial DNA Damage via the Northern Lights Assay
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Amherst College
Project: Icelandic Sustainability Practices in Textile Printing and Production
Host: Host: University of Iceland/Reykjavik School of Visual Arts
Home Institution: School of Visual Arts
MSc in Geology, Climate Control from the Ground Up: Geochemistry of Geothermal Systems in Iceland
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Project: Occupancy Modeling of Icelandic Artic Fox Den Sites
Host: University of Iceland/Icelandic Institute of Natural History
Home Institution: University of Vermont
Independent Research: Afforestation Suitability Map
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Drexel University
Independent Research: Impact of Eyjafjallajökull Volcanic Eruptions on Respiratory Health of Arctic Community
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Johns Hopkins University
Independent Research: Rapid Deglaciation and Changes in Volcanism and Seismicity: Sólheimajökull Case Study
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: State University of New York at Buffalo
PhD Research: Listening With Glaciers: The Sounds and Songs of a Melting Landscape
Host: University of Iceland/Iceland University of the Arts
Home Institution: New York University
Project: Leveraging Bioinformatics for Innovative Biotechnological Insights: Applied Learning in Akureyri
Host: University of Akureyri
Home Institution: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Project: Developing Location Intelligence in Business Curriculum
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Carthage College
Project: Impact of Climate Change on Iceland’s Economy and Supply Chains: A Stakeholder Approach
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Sacred Heart University
Project: Seeds of Change: Research on Glacier Afforestation
Host: Iceland University of the Arts/Icelandic Forest Service
Home Institution: University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Project: As Winter Recedes and Summer Arrives: Changes in the Ecology of Lake Mývatn
Host: Myvatn Research Station
Home Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Project: Improving Icelandic Avalanche Forecasts with Observations of Falling and Blowing Snow
Host: Icelandic Met Office
Home Institution: University of North Dakota
Project: Protecting Nordic Species and Culture: Intersections of Eider Ducks and Seaweed
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: University of Washington - Bothell
Project: Icelandic Snow Cover Changes and Impacts under the Warming Climate
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: The University of Texas - San Antonio
Project: The Future of the Arctic: Changing Practices of Security in a Changing Environment
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Project: Usable Cybersecurity
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Clemson University
Project: Using Project-Based Sustainability Education to Empower Student Changemakers
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: East Side Community High School
Project: Security and Compounded Crisis Management
Host: Bifröst University
Home Institution: Cornell University
Project: Ukrainian Refugee Stories on the Screen
Host: Fulbright Commission Iceland / Iceland University of the Arts
Project: Feminist Approaches to Folklore
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: Diablo Valley College
Project: International Collaboration Concerning Family Nursing
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: University of Northern Carolina at Chapel Hill
Project: Capacity Building in International Master's Programs
Host: University Centre of the Westfjords
Home Institution: Student Freedom Initiative
Project: Emerging Organic Micropollutants in Icelandic Waters
Host: University of Iceland
Home Institution: The University of Rhode Island