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University of Colombo

Country

Sri Lanka

City

Colombo

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Jane Schukoske	University of Baltimore	University of Colombo	Law	Sri Lanka	1996-1997	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert Elder	Hope College	University of Colombo	Political Science	Sri Lanka	1993-1994	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ranjini Obeyesekere	Princeton University	University of Colombo	Language	Sri Lanka	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Srinika Jayaratne	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	University of Colombo	Sociology	Sri Lanka	2008-2009	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Laurie Lopez Charles	The American University in Cairo	University of Colombo	Psychology	Sri Lanka	2009-2010	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Estelle James	State University of New York-Stony Brook	University of Colombo , Several universities	Economics	Sri Lanka	1979-1980	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Fred Guggenheim	City University of New York-Lehman College	University of Colombo	Education	Sri Lanka	1979-1980	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Norman Rothwell	Long Island University, Brooklyn	University of Colombo	Biology	Sri Lanka	1968-1969	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Nanda Ganesan	California State University, Los Angeles	University of Colombo	Computer Science	Sri Lanka	2005-2006	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Marga Jann	Judson College	University of Colombo	Architecture	Sri Lanka	2005-2006	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Christopher Reid	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	University of Colombo	Medical Sciences	Sri Lanka	2005-2006	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Richard Emlet	University of Oregon	University of Colombo	Biology	Sri Lanka	2006-2007	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
P Chanmugam	Louisiana State University and A&M College	University of Colombo	Medical Sciences	Sri Lanka	2007-2008	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Stephen Berkwitz	Missouri State University	University of Colombo	Religious Studies	Sri Lanka	2005-2006	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jon Pearce	San Jose State University	University of Colombo	Computer Science	Sri Lanka	2001-2002	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
E Struthers	Coe College	University of Colombo	Literature	Sri Lanka	2002-2003	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Gregory Brock	University of Kentucky	University of Colombo	Psychology	Sri Lanka	2002-2003	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
William Heffernan	Saddleback College	University of Colombo	Literature	Sri Lanka	2004-2005	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Joseph Alexander	Harvard University	University of Colombo	Law	Sri Lanka	2004-2005	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Janet Davis	Purdue University Northwest - Hammond	University of Colombo	Nursing	Sri Lanka	2024-2025	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Jayaratna Haluge Chandani Liyanage	University of Colombo	Syracuse University	Anthropology	Sri Lanka	2011-2012	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Asantha Attanayake Mudiyanselage	University of Colombo	Pennsylvania State University-University Park Campus	Linguistics	Sri Lanka	2013-2014	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
M Cooray	University of Colombo	American University	Political Science	Sri Lanka	1986-1987	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Rev Medawachchiye Dhammajothi Thero	University of Colombo	University of California, Los Angeles	Religious Studies	Sri Lanka	2015-2016	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Gameela Samarasinghe	University of Colombo	Columbia University	Psychology	Sri Lanka	2013-2014	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Dona Munesinghe	University of Colombo	New York University	Biology	Sri Lanka	1989-1990	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Nelum Udagama	University of Colombo	Harvard University , Harvard University	Law	Sri Lanka	1997-1998	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Genevieve Rita Leitan	University of Colombo	American University	Public Administration	Sri Lanka	1990-1991	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Jayadeva Uyangoda	University of Colombo	American University , American University	Political Science	Sri Lanka	1995-1996	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Kamini Nirmala	University of Colombo	Harvard University	Medical Sciences	Sri Lanka	1991-1992	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Kariyawasam De Silva	University of Colombo	Michigan State University	Physics	Sri Lanka	1997-1998	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Dhammika Senanayake	University of Colombo	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	Agriculture	Sri Lanka	1994-1995	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Lorna Dewaraja	University of Colombo	University of Saint Thomas, Minnesota	History	Sri Lanka	1992-1993	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Aruna Weerasinghe	University of Colombo	Carnegie Mellon University	Computer Science	Sri Lanka	2001-2002	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Mario Gomez	University of Colombo	Harvard University , Harvard University	Law	Sri Lanka	2001-2002	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Santiago Ekaratne	University of Colombo	Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution Incorporated	Biology	Sri Lanka	1993-1994	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Sumudu Atapattu	University of Colombo	George Washington University	Law	Sri Lanka	2000-2001	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Nira Wickramasinghe	University of Colombo	New York University	History	Sri Lanka	2003-2004	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Santiago Uditha Ekaratne	University of Colombo	University of Oregon , Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis	Environmental Sciences	Sri Lanka	2001-2002	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Tara Silva	University of Colombo	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Biology	Sri Lanka	2002-2003	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program