Grants & Projects

AHEAD – Development Oriented Research Grants (DOR)

Description: Project on “Heavy Metal Contamination of Soil, Water Resources and Food in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka – Development of Cost Effective Remediation Techniques”.
Grant size:LKR 40,000,000/=
Source of Funds:AHEAD Project

RIC RA3 AHEAD

Description: Develop a novel and commercially viable early diagnostic toolkit for chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu), using proteomics and machine-learning techniques.
Grant size:LKR 40,000,000/=
Source of Funds:AHEAD Project, RIC Component

AHEAD Omega 3

Project Title:Encapsulation of Omega -3 fish oil from Sri Lankan Fishes and Development of Omega -3 Fortified Foods
Grant size:LKR 40,000,000/=
Source of Funds:AHEAD Project, RIC Component

SRI-PROM

Project Title:SRI-PROM – Integrated Rural Development in Sri Lanka: rice and spices from Production to Market – AID 11490
Contact signed on:05/09/2018
Duration:Three (3) years
Description:Scientific research on the above project entails “Development of a farmer-friendly-biofertilizer for rice and field crops using Panicum maximim as the source”
Partners:Istituto Cooperazione Economica Internazionale (ICEI), and The University of Milan
Funding source:Italian Agency for Development Cooperation
Budget:43.280.00 Euro (= LKR 7,790,400/00)