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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
Asokan Anandarajan	New Jersey Institute of Technology	University of Colombo	Business	Sri Lanka	2013-2014	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Susanne Mrozik	Mount Holyoke College	University of Colombo	Humanities	Sri Lanka	2010-2011	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 Oberst	Nebraska Wesleyan University	University of Peradeniya , University of Colombo	Political Science	Sri Lanka	1989-1990	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Crista Arangala	Elon University	University of Colombo	Physical Sciences	Sri Lanka	2013-2014	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Sally Seidel	University of New Mexico	University of Colombo	Physics	Sri Lanka	2015-2016	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
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
Larry Price	Portland State University	University of Colombo	Geography	Sri Lanka	1982-1983	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
David Averbuck	University of California, Berkeley	University of Colombo	Law	Sri Lanka	1986-1987	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mark Nichter	University of Hawaii, Manoa	University of Colombo	Anthropology	Sri Lanka	1983-1984	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Holt	Bowdoin College	University of Peradeniya , University of Colombo	Religious Studies	Sri Lanka	1989-1990	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Michael Burns	Nova Southeastern University	University of Colombo	Law	Sri Lanka	1987-1988	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert Stoddard	University of Nebraska	University of Colombo	Geography	Sri Lanka	1985-1986	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Patricia Masters	Antioch University - Ohio	University of Colombo	Political Science	Sri Lanka	1999-2000	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jay Erstling	University of Saint Thomas, Minnesota	University of Colombo	Law	Sri Lanka	1988-1989	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	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
Shirani Bandaranayake	University of Colombo	University of Virginia	Law	Sri Lanka	1996-1997	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Yasasmala Widyalankara	University of Colombo	Savannah College of Art & Design	History	Sri Lanka	2008-2009	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Fyona Neloufer De Mel	University of Colombo	Yale University	Language	Sri Lanka	2005-2006	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Nadira Karunaweera	University of Colombo	Harvard University	Biology	Sri Lanka	2005-2006	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Weraduwage De Silva	University of Colombo	Harvard University , Harvard University	Sociology	Sri Lanka	1996-1997	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Kusuma Karunaratne Ediriweera	University of Colombo	Princeton University	Literature	Sri Lanka	1991-1992	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Siripala Hettige	University of Colombo	University of Pennsylvania , University of Pennsylvania	Anthropology	Sri Lanka	1994-1995	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program