University of Ruhuna | 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

State

Southern

City

Galle

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Cherrice Traver	Union College, New York	University of Ruhuna	Engineering	Sri Lanka	2018-2019	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Carrie Manfrino	Kean University	University of Ruhuna	Environmental Sciences	Sri Lanka	2015-2016	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ragupathy Kannan	University of Arkansas, Fort Smith	University of Ruhuna	Biology	Sri Lanka	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ashok Ramasubramanian	Union College, New York	University of Ruhuna	Engineering	Sri Lanka	2010-2011	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Francois Amar	University of Maine	University of Ruhuna	Chemistry	Sri Lanka	2006-2007	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Murali Nair	Cleveland State University	University of Ruhuna	Social Work	Sri Lanka	2007-2008	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Richard Fisher	University of Colorado, Denver	University of Ruhuna	Medical Sciences	Sri Lanka	2007-2008	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jordan Berg	Texas Tech University	University of Ruhuna	Engineering	Sri Lanka	2007-2008	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Palawinnege Cumaranatunga	University of Ruhuna	University of Hawaii, Manoa	Biology	Sri Lanka	1996-1997	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Danny Atapattu	University of Ruhuna	University of Florida	Economics	Sri Lanka	1992-1993	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Pallagae Mangala Chathura Surendra De Silva	University of Ruhuna	Harvard University	Environmental Sciences	Sri Lanka	2017-2018	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Gallage Sudhira Yasapriya De Silva	University of Ruhuna	University of Connecticut	Engineering	Sri Lanka	2018-2019	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Wanni Arachchilage Disna Piumravini Rupi Ratnasekera	University of Ruhuna	University of California, Riverside	Genetics	Sri Lanka	2019-2020	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Pilane Ariyananda	University of Ruhuna	Duke University	Education	Sri Lanka	2010-2011	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Sudarshanee Geekiyanage	University of Ruhuna	University of Washington	Agriculture	Sri Lanka	2014-2015	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Madurani Edussuriya	University of Ruhuna	Mississippi State University	Chemistry	Sri Lanka	2015-2016	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Dona Munasinghe	University of Ruhuna	Brigham Young University	Biology	Sri Lanka	2011-2012	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Weligalle W Gunawardena	University of Ruhuna	University of Nevada--Reno	Biology	Sri Lanka	2001-2002	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Lakshmi Ratnayake	University of Ruhuna	Brown University	Sociology	Sri Lanka	1991-1992	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Sudas Wanniarachchi	University of Ruhuna	Kansas State University	Agriculture	Sri Lanka	2008-2009	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Mahinda	University of Ruhuna	University of Arkansas, Fayetteville	Animal Science	Sri Lanka	2020-2021	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Indu Gamage	University of Ruhuna	Cornell University	Literature	Sri Lanka	2022-2023	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Manjula Deshapriya Hettiarachchi	University of Ruhuna	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Medical Sciences	Sri Lanka	2023-2024	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Dilanthi Nadeeka Koralagamage	University of Ruhuna	Michigan State University	Fisheries	Sri Lanka	2025-2026	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program