University of Kelaniya | 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

Kelaniya

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Steven Bonta	Pennsylvania State University-Altoona	University of Kelaniya	Linguistics	Sri Lanka	2014-2015	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Holt	Bowdoin College	University of Kelaniya	Religious Studies	Sri Lanka	1988-1989	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Nancy Weiss	University of California, Los Angeles	University of Kelaniya	Education	Sri Lanka	1986-1987	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Paul Wasserman	University of Maryland, College Park	University of Kelaniya	Library Science	Sri Lanka	1986-1987	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Herta Keilbach	Long Beach City College	University of Kelaniya	Lang Teaching	Sri Lanka	2004-2005	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Roderic Mitchell	University of Denver	University of Kelaniya	Biology	Sri Lanka	1979-1980	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert Wei	Cleveland State University	University of Kelaniya	Chemistry	Sri Lanka	2000-2001	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Steve Xue	Portland State University	University of Kelaniya	Medical Sciences	Sri Lanka	2007-2008	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Alexander Sutherland	Nazareth College of Rochester	University of Kelaniya	Language	Sri Lanka	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Michael Richardson	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	Madras University , University of Kelaniya	Theater Arts	Sri Lanka, India	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kathryn Myers	University of Connecticut	Center for Environmental Planning and Technology , University of Kelaniya	Arts	India	2010-2011	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Michael Inman	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	University of Kelaniya	Linguistics	Sri Lanka	1993-1994	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Nancy Goldring	Montclair State University	University of Kelaniya	Arts	Sri Lanka	1994-1995	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
David Schirm	University at Buffalo, The State University of New York	University of Kelaniya	Arts	Sri Lanka	1994-1995	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Henry Rowe	Norfolk State University	University of Kelaniya	Biology	Sri Lanka	1994-1995	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Nihal De Lanerolle	Yale University	University of Kelaniya	Biology	Sri Lanka	1998-1999	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kevin Trainor	University of Vermont	University of Kelaniya	Religious Studies	Sri Lanka	1997-1998	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Justin Fifield	Trinity College	University of Kelaniya	Theology/Religion	Sri Lanka	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Theresa McGarry	East Tennessee State University	University of Kelaniya	Linguistics	Sri Lanka	2025-2026	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Priyani Paranagama	University of Kelaniya	University of Arizona	Chemistry	Sri Lanka	2004-2005	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Daya Wickramasinghe	University of Kelaniya	Gallaudet University	Linguistics	Sri Lanka	1993-1994	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Sudath Kalingamudali	University of Kelaniya	Louisiana State University and A&M College	Engineering	Sri Lanka	2010-2011	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Nalawatta Appuhamilage Kapila Pinto Jayathilake Seneviratne	University of Kelaniya	University of Massachusetts, Amherst	Chemistry	Sri Lanka	2010-2011	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Chinthaka Ranasinha	University of Kelaniya	Cornell University	Language	Sri Lanka	2013-2014	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Bilinda Nandadeva	University of Kelaniya	University of Delaware	Art History	Sri Lanka	2000-2001	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Sudath Rajendra Kalingamudali	University of Kelaniya	Georgia State University	Physics	Sri Lanka	2001-2002	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
W Karunatillake	University of Kelaniya	Cornell University		Sri Lanka	1989-1990	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Miguel Goonatilleka	University of Kelaniya	University of New Orleans	Drama/Theater Arts	Sri Lanka	1990-1991	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ruwan Abeysekera	University of Kelaniya	Shepherd University	Business	Sri Lanka	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program