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
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
Jon Pearce	San Jose State University	University of Colombo	Computer Science	Sri Lanka	2001-2002	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
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
Ranjini Obeyesekere	Princeton University	University of Colombo	Language	Sri Lanka	1991-1992	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
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
Robert Elder	Hope College	University of Colombo	Political Science	Sri Lanka	1993-1994	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Patricia Masters	Antioch University - Ohio	University of Colombo	Political Science	Sri Lanka	1999-2000	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert Stoddard	University of Nebraska	University of Colombo	Geography	Sri Lanka	1985-1986	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jane Schukoske	University of Baltimore	University of Colombo	Law	Sri Lanka	1996-1997	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
Janet Davis	Purdue University Northwest - Hammond	University of Colombo	Nursing	Sri Lanka	2024-2025	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Dushani Palliyaguru	HealthSurveil	University of Colombo	Environmental Sciences	Sri Lanka	2025-2026	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Rev Medawachchiye Dhammajothi Thero	University of Colombo	University of California, Los Angeles	Religious Studies	Sri Lanka	2015-2016	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
Santiago Uditha Ekaratne	University of Colombo	University of Oregon , Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis	Environmental Sciences	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
Sumudu Atapattu	University of Colombo	George Washington University	Law	Sri Lanka	2000-2001	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Dona Munesinghe	University of Colombo	New York University	Biology	Sri Lanka	1989-1990	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Siripala Hettige	University of Colombo	University of Pennsylvania , University of Pennsylvania	Anthropology	Sri Lanka	1994-1995	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Kusuma Karunaratne Ediriweera	University of Colombo	Princeton University	Literature	Sri Lanka	1991-1992	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Yasasmala Widyalankara	University of Colombo	Savannah College of Art & Design	History	Sri Lanka	2008-2009	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Lokuketagodage Hasini Rangika Perera	University of Colombo	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	Chemistry	Sri Lanka	2025-2026	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program