Submission Process

Documents to be submitted

1.Covering letter signed by the applicant

2.Fully completed application form

3.Research proposal

4.Study instruments (if applicable), – in all three languages – Only English version is required for the undergraduate students

5.Information sheets, and consent forms (if applicable)- in all three languages – Only English version is required for the undergraduate students

6.Recommendation of the supervisor (if applicable)

7.Bank receipt

Submission process

Principal Investigator/Applicant should credit the appropriate processing fee (non-refundable) to the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Faculty of Applied Sciences Development Fund at People’s Bank, Gangodawila, Nugegoda.

    • Acc. Name: Research projects and Self Finance Programme, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
    • Acc.Number: 097-100-1700-14075
    • Bank: Peoples Bank, Gangodawila Branch
    • Bank code: 7135
    • Branch Code: 097
    • SWIFT CODE: PSBKLKLXThe processing fees are as follows:
    • When the principal investigator is an academic of FAS, USJ, and the research is self-funded – Rs.1000/-
    • All others where the research is self-funded – Rs 3000/-
    • For research funded by funding agencies (i.e. NSF, JICA, UGC, etc) – Rs 5000/-
    • Industry-sponsored research – Rs 25,000/-
    • Research work originating from outside Sri Lanka – USD 1,000
    • The paying slip should be attached to the application at the time of submission.
    • All postgraduate student projects must obtain approval from their respective Boards of Study BEFORE submitting an application.

OPENING HOURS FOR SUBMISSION

  • ERC Office is located on 2ndfloor of the FAS Building.
  • Opening hours: Monday to Friday – 9.00 a.m. – 4.00 p.m.
  • Applications and document submissions should be between 9.00am to 11.00am and 2.00pm to 4.00pm.
  • If you need to submit applications and documents outside these hours, please contact the office.
  • ERC Office: Seminar Room contatcs
  • Dr. Anuradha Ariyaratne +94 772264300 (Secretary)
  • Ms. Ruwini Hettiarchchige +9477 (Administrative Assistant)
  • E-mail : erc@sci.sjp.ac.lk
  • Both a soft copy and a hard copy of the application need to be submitted.
  • Hard copy : Handover to the ERC office
  • Soft copy: Completed and signed applications along with supporting documents to be scanned and saved as a single PDF and e-mail to erc@sci.sjp.ac.lk
  • Submission deadline – The ERC committee meets on the last week of every month and the application submission deadline is the 15thof each month.