The National Science Foundation (NSF) of Sri Lanka plays a pivotal role in supporting and strengthening the National Research, Development, and Innovation Ecosystem to promote wealth creation and ensure the wellbeing of the citizens of Sri Lanka. NSF, as a key government organization, has designed its programmes and initiatives to contribute to this endeavor at three different levels as shown below.
- Short-term training
- Overseas Special Training Programme (OSTP)
- Overseas Science Education Programme (OSEP)
- Science Research Project Competition (SRPC)
- School Science Competitions
- Kids Naturalists
- Long-term training, especially for Postgraduate degrees (MPhil and PhD)
- Research Scholarships (SCH)
- Competitive Research Grants (CRG)
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (PDRF)
- Funding for inventions and innovations
- Technology Development Grants (Tech D)
- Startup Grants on novel technologies (Startup)
- Gap Filling Grants (GapF)
- Access to library and online facilities
- Sri Lanka Journal Online (SLJOL)
- Digital Science Library
- Funding for participation in workshops and conferences
- International Travel Grants (ITG)
- Participation at local Conferences, Seminars and Workshops- CRG miscellaneous vote
- Individual Publications
- Journal of the National Science Foundation (JNSF)
- Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences (SLJSS)
- Science Education and Popularization Programmes (SEPP)
- Publication Grant Scheme for S & T Publications (PGS)
- Support Scheme for Publication Fees (SSPF)
- Access to S&T information and technical assistance
- Global Digital platform (GDP)
- Science and Technology Management Information System (STMIS)
- National Instrument Database (NID)
- Research and Technology Grant database (RTGra)
- Recognition of S&T Personnels
- NSF Research Awards
- Support Scheme for Supervision of Research Degrees Awards (SUSRED)
- NSF Technology Awards
- National Awards for Science & Technology Achievements (NASTA)
- Technical Assistance
- Technology and Innovation Support Centre (TISC)
- Training workshop
- Funding for R&D activities
- Competitive Research Grants (CRG)
- Gap Filling Grants (GapF)
- Public-Private/Public-Partnership Research Grants (PPP)
- Technology Development Grants (Tech D)
- Startup Grants on novel technologies (Startup)
- Infrastructure Development/Science Popularization
- Research Equipment Grants (EQ)
- Research Equipment Spare part grants (SPR)
- Science Education and Popularization Programmes (SEPP)
- National Instrument Database (NID)
- School Science Competitions
- Funding to host meeting and events
- Support schemes for scientific meetings and events (SSSME)
- Provision of library facilities and visibility
- Sri Lanka Journal Online (SLJOL)
- Digital Science Library
- Institutional publications
- Journal of the National Science Foundation (JNSF)
- Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences (SLJSS)
- Science Education and Popularization Programmes (SEPP)
- Sri Lanka Journal Online (SLJOL)
- Support Scheme for Publication Fees (SSPF)
- Publication Grant Scheme for S & T Publications (PGS)
- Recognition of S&T Personnels
- NSF Research Awards
- Support Scheme for Supervision of Research Degrees Awards (SUSRED)
- NSF Technology Awards
- National Awards for Science & Technology Achievements (NASTA)
- Global/Regional collaboration
- International Collaborative Research Programme (ICRP): MOU with National Natural Science Foundation (NSFC) China, Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF), and Brazil Government
- Global/Regional networking
- International Partnership for Science and Technology (IPSAT)
- Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)
- Science Engineering Technology and Innovation Policy Asia and the Pacific Network (STEPAN)
- Global Research Council (GRC)
- Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Green House Gases (GRA)
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB)
- International Council for Science (ICS)
- The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Federation of Asian Biotech Association (FABA)
- Science Council of Asia (SCA)
- International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB)
- Asia Pacific Advanced Network (APAN)
- Association of Asian Social Science
- Research Councils (AASSREC)
- Digital Platforms
- Global Digital platform (GDP)
- Science and Technology Management Information System (STMIS)
- National Instrument Database (NID)
- Sri Lanka Science and Technology Institute Network (SLSTINET)
- NSF e-repository
- S&T Statistical hand Book
- Special National research Programs
- Research Programme on Health Science (RPHS)
- Special Project on Cinnamon (SPC)