University of Colombo | 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

Sri Lanka

City

Colombo

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Robert Oberst	Nebraska Wesleyan University	University of Peradeniya , University of Colombo	Political Science	Sri Lanka	1989-1990	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jody Miller	University of Missouri-St. Louis	University of Colombo	Sociology	Sri Lanka	1998-1999	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert Elder	Hope College	University of Colombo	Political Science	Sri Lanka	1993-1994	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Elizabeth Ruiz	Governors State University	University of Colombo	Psychology	Sri Lanka	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Christopher Koliba	University of Vermont	University of Colombo	Public Administration	Sri Lanka	2014-2015	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Lionel Mandy	California State University-Long Beach	University of Colombo	Social Sciences	Sri Lanka	2010-2011	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Asokan Anandarajan	New Jersey Institute of Technology	University of Colombo	Business	Sri Lanka	2013-2014	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mark Nichter	University of Hawaii, Manoa	University of Colombo	Anthropology	Sri Lanka	1983-1984	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Larry Price	Portland State University	University of Colombo	Geography	Sri Lanka	1982-1983	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
P Chanmugam	Louisiana State University and A&M College	University of Colombo	Medical Sciences	Sri Lanka	2007-2008	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Richard Emlet	University of Oregon	University of Colombo	Biology	Sri Lanka	2006-2007	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

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Nadira Karunaweera	University of Colombo	Harvard University	Biology	Sri Lanka	2005-2006	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Tara Silva	University of Colombo	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Biology	Sri Lanka	2002-2003	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
Shirani Bandaranayake	University of Colombo	University of Virginia	Law	Sri Lanka	1996-1997	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Sumudu Atapattu	University of Colombo	George Washington University	Law	Sri Lanka	2000-2001	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Gameela Samarasinghe	University of Colombo	Boston University	Psychology	Sri Lanka	2004-2005	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Nayani Melegoda	University of Colombo	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	History	Sri Lanka	2003-2004	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Nira Wickramasinghe	University of Colombo	New York University	History	Sri Lanka	2003-2004	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Yasasmala Widyalankara	University of Colombo	Savannah College of Art & Design	History	Sri Lanka	2008-2009	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program