University of Sri Lanka | 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

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Sri Lanka

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Leonard Pearson	Sonoma State University	Tel Aviv University , Haifa University , University of Sri Lanka	Psychology	Israel	1977-1978	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert Hamburger	University of California, San Diego	University of Damascus , University of Sri Lanka		Syria	1978-1979	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Henry Schaafsma	University of Hawaii-Leeward Community College	University of Sri Lanka , University of Sri Lanka	Language	Sri Lanka	1973-1974	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Gerald Udell	Ohio University	University of Sri Lanka	Language	Sri Lanka	1974-1975	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Walter Mathews	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	University of Sri Lanka	Education	Sri Lanka	1974-1975	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Joseph Shipp	University of Nebraska Medical Center	University of Sri Lanka	Medical Sciences	Sri Lanka	1977-1978	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Trimble Hedges	University of California, Davis	University of Sri Lanka	Business	Sri Lanka	1977-1978	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Thomas Strickler	Berea College	University of Sri Lanka	Physics	Sri Lanka	1973-1974	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Alan Kaye	California State University-Fullerton	University of Sri Lanka	Linguistics	Sri Lanka	1978-1979	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Arthur Cohen	Washington State University - Pullman	University of Sri Lanka	Biology	Sri Lanka	1978-1979	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John De Jung	University of Oregon	University of Sri Lanka	Education	Sri Lanka	1978-1979	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Joseph Shipp	University of Nebraska at Omaha	University of Sri Lanka		Sri Lanka	1978-1979	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Trimble Hedges	University of California, Davis	University of Sri Lanka	Economics	Sri Lanka	1978-1979	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Thirulogendran Kandiah	University of Sri Lanka	University of Chicago	Language	Sri Lanka	1973-1974	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Piyadasa Epasinghe	University of Sri Lanka	Florida State University	Mathematics	Sri Lanka	1973-1974	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Albert Arulpragasam	University of Sri Lanka	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Medical Sciences	Sri Lanka	1974-1975	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Wijitka Dissanayake	University of Sri Lanka	University of Pennsylvania	Journalism	Sri Lanka	1975-1976	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Padmasiri De Silva	University of Sri Lanka	University of Pittsburgh	Philosophy	Sri Lanka	1978-1979	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Kanagasabapathy Kailasapathy	University of Sri Lanka	University of California, Berkeley	Language	Sri Lanka	1978-1979	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Umarany Coomaraswamy	University of Sri Lanka	University of California, Riverside , University of California, Riverside	Animal Science	Sri Lanka	1979-1980	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Gunapala Dharmasiri	University of Sri Lanka	Swarthmore College	Philosophy	Sri Lanka	1981-1982	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program