National Science Foundation- Sri Lanka

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is a state funded Institution under the purview of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Research, Skills Development & Vocational Training and Kandyan Heritage, established by the Science and Technology Development Act No.11 of 1994. The NSF is committed to generate knowledge, dissemination and transfer of knowledge and, more importantly, to ensure the effective utilization of knowledge for the greater benefit of the people of Sri Lanka. The Foundation supports, and embraces research in all fields of fundamental and applied sciences as well as in the social sciences.

Applications are invited from citizens of Sri Lanka for the following posts.

The annual awards ceremony, NSF Awards 2017 was held on 25 July 2018 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH). The Hon. Minister of Science, Technology, Research, Skills Development & Vocational Training and Kandyan Heritage, Dr Sarath Amunugama graced the occasion as the Chief Guest and Dr Sanjiva Weerawarana, Founder, Chairman and Chief Architect of WSO2 delivered the keynote address.

The 2018 TWAS Fellowships call for applications is now open for PhD and PDoc programmes that are offered in the natural and engineering sciences to students and researchers from developing countries to gain postgraduate education and research experience at top global science institutions in the South.

Statement of Principles for Scientific Merit Review
National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka

• Expert Assessment
Each application is pre-screened for conformity with the NSF guidelines. Incomplete, inaccurate and non-compliant applications will be excluded.
Then, for each application two independent reviewers are nominated considering their expertise in the relevant field by the relevant Working Committee appointed by the NSF Board of Management. Each Working Committee consists of 08-10 members with appropriate knowledge & expertise in various aspects of that field.