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 Sort ascending	Program
Patricia Masters	Antioch University - Ohio	University of Colombo	Political Science	Sri Lanka	1999-2000	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
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
John Holt	Bowdoin College	University of Peradeniya , University of Colombo	Religious Studies	Sri Lanka	1989-1990	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
Jay Erstling	University of Saint Thomas, Minnesota	University of Colombo	Law	Sri Lanka	1988-1989	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Michael Burns	Nova Southeastern University	University of Colombo	Law	Sri Lanka	1987-1988	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
David Averbuck	University of California, Berkeley	University of Colombo	Law	Sri Lanka	1986-1987	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert Stoddard	University of Nebraska	University of Colombo	Geography	Sri Lanka	1985-1986	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
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

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years Sort ascending	Program
Dhammika Senanayake	University of Colombo	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	Agriculture	Sri Lanka	1994-1995	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Siripala Hettige	University of Colombo	University of Pennsylvania , University of Pennsylvania	Anthropology	Sri Lanka	1994-1995	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Santiago Ekaratne	University of Colombo	Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution Incorporated	Biology	Sri Lanka	1993-1994	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Lorna Dewaraja	University of Colombo	University of Saint Thomas, Minnesota	History	Sri Lanka	1992-1993	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Kusuma Karunaratne Ediriweera	University of Colombo	Princeton University	Literature	Sri Lanka	1991-1992	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Kamini Nirmala	University of Colombo	Harvard University	Medical Sciences	Sri Lanka	1991-1992	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Genevieve Rita Leitan	University of Colombo	American University	Public Administration	Sri Lanka	1990-1991	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Dona Munesinghe	University of Colombo	New York University	Biology	Sri Lanka	1989-1990	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
M Cooray	University of Colombo	American University	Political Science	Sri Lanka	1986-1987	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program