The University of Peradeniya (Sinhalese: පේරාදෙණිය විශ්ව විද්‍යාලය , Tamil: பேராதனைப் பல்கலைக்கழகம் ) is a state university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission.
 It was established as the University of Ceylon in 1942.
Veerasingham Dhuruvasangary B.Sc, M.Sc.
, M. Phil (5 September 1950 - 2 December 2006) was a scientist and inventor born in Point Pedro, Sri Lanka.
 His father named him after the Pole Star, ""Dhuruvan Natchathra"".
 He is the youngest from 12 siblings.
 Being born in a successful family encouraged one of his brothers to V. Anandasangary, become a Tamil politician.
 In his student years, Dhuruvasangary attended Hartley College, and completed his M.Sc at Patrice Lumumba University, Moscow, USSR in 1977 and his M.Phil at Peradeniya University, Sri Lanka in 1983 (Assessment of Drainage Effects in the Mahaweli Area.
 M.Phil Thesis.
 PGIA, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka).
Prof. S. B. S. Abayakoon is the former Vice-Chancellor of University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
 Prior to that, he was the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering for four and a half years.
 He is a Senior professor of Civil Engineering, at Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya.
 He was appointed the 20th vice-chancellor of the university in August 2009.
The University of Arkansas (often shortened to U of A, UARK, or just UA) is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university in Fayetteville, in the U.S. state of Arkansas.
 It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System which comprises six main campuses within the state – the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the University of Arkansas at Monticello, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
 More than 26,000 students are enrolled in over 188 undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs.
 It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with highest research activity.
 Founded as Arkansas Industrial University in 1871, its present name was adopted in 1899 and classes were first held on January 22, 1872.
 It is noted for its strong architecture, agriculture (particularly animal science and poultry science), business, communication disorders, creative writing, history, law, and Middle Eastern studies programs.
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The Postgraduate Institute of Science (PGIS) is a graduate school of the University of Peradeniya.
 It was established in 1996.
 The institution functions as a semi-autonomous unit within the University of Peradeniya.
 The PGIS offers several programmes, namely, Postgraduate Diploma, M.Sc., M.Phil.
 and Ph.D.
Dr. Diongu Badaturuge Nihalsingha (known as "D. B. Nihalsinghe", 27 May 1939 – 21 April 2016) was an accomplished Sri Lankan film director, cinematographer, editor, producer.
 He was noted for his versatility : as a film cameraman, as a film director, as a (pioneering) television director, as an administrator, and as a teacher.
 He is a pioneer who introduced professional television production to Sri Lanka (in 1979), commencing with Sri Lanka's and South Asia's first color teledrama, "Dimuthu Muthu".
 He was the founding Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Sri Lanka's National Film Corporation and a distinguished alumni of the then University of Ceylon, Peradeniya (presently University of Peradeniya).
 He is the only Sri Lankan who has been conferred Life Fellowship of the Society of Motion picture and Television Engineers USA, the oldest film organisation in the world, established in 1915.
 The Society determines film and television standards worldwide.
Teaching Hospital, Peradeniya, is one of the three hospitals in Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
 It is one of the leading community teaching hospitals in Sri Lanka, affiliated with the University of Peradeniya.
 In addition to delivering medical care to patients, it facilitates undergraduate training programmes for the university students studying in the faculties of Medicine, Dental Sciences and Allied Health Sciences.
 It was established in 1980.
The University of Peradeniya library is a centrally administered network of libraries in the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
 It is considered the oldest academic library in Sri Lanka and one of the largest libraries in Sri Lanka today.
Professor Kapila G. A. Gunasekara is a Sri Lankan academic.
 He was the first Vice Chancellor of the University of Vocational Technology (UNIVOTEC), Sri Lanka.
 A Professor of Agriculture, he was the Vice Chancellor of the University of Peradeniya from 2000 to 2006.
 Before serving as the vice chancellor of the Peradeniya University , he also served as the Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture.
P. D. Premasiri is a Buddhist scholar specializing in the areas of Buddhist Ethics and Buddhist Philosophy.
 Premasiri's academic training represents a synthesis of both the Buddhist and Western philosophical traditions, first at the University of Peradeniya and subsequently at Cambridge and Hawaii.
 He is currently President of the Buddhist Publication Society and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies at the University of Peradeniya.

Question: What does the University of Peradeniya and University of Arkansas have in common? 
Answer: Grants