SHORT-TERM GRANTS Reports – 2024


1st Round

No. Name of the Recipient Title of the Research Date of Commencement Expected Date of Completion Research Reports
01 Dr. E.M.P.C.S. Ekanayake
Dean, Faculty of Arts
University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya
Meaningful Citizenship for Hill Country Tamils in Sri Lanka through Education: History in Text Books to Promote Multiculturalism and Co-Existence in a Multi-Ethnic Country 01 October 2024 30 September 2025 Click here to view research report
02 Professor W.M.P. Sudarshana Bandara
Department of Fine Arts
Faculty of Arts
University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya
The Grammar of Art in Buddhist Mural Paintings of the Kandyan Tradition as a Method of Expression (with special reference to Central Kandyan and Southern Province Traditions in Sri Lanka) 01 October 2024 30 September 2025 Click here to view research report
03 Mr. P. Vijith Rohan Fernando
Department of Christian Culture and Western Classical Culture
Faculty of Humanities
University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya
Passion Play on Marcan Jesus: A New Paradigm in Sri Lankan Passion Play Based on Modern Biblical Exegesis 01 October 2024 30 September 2025 Click here to view research report

2nd Round

No. Name of the Recipient Title of the Research Date of Commencement Expected Date of Completion Research Reports
01 Professor Anton Piyrathne
Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Open University of Sri Lanka
Nawala, Nugegoda
Survival of Religious Beliefs within the Indian Origin Plantation Tamil Community against the Changing Socio-Economic Order in Sri Lanka 01 February 2025 31 January 2026 Click here to view research report
02 Mr. V. Alagarathnam
Senior Lecturer
Department of Philosophy and Value Studies
Faculty of Arts and Culture
Eastern University, Sri Lanka, Chenkallady
Assessing the Impact of Transportation Accessibility and Affordability on the Socio-Economic Development of the Urban Poor: A Comparative Study of Colombo and Batticaloa 01 February 2025 31 January 2026 Click here to view research report

SHORT-TERM GRANTS Reports – 2025


1st Round

No. Name of the Recipient Title of the Research Date of Commencement Expected Date of Completion Status
01 K.V.J. Koshalee
Lecturer in Archaeology
Department of History and Archaeology
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
Evolving Divinity: Tracing the Religious Conception of the Buddha in the Colossal Statues of Sri Lanka 01 July 2025 30 June 2026 Click here to view research report