{"id":7986,"date":"2026-03-06T07:57:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T07:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/?p=7986"},"modified":"2026-03-06T09:53:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T09:53:09","slug":"the-national-research-council-awarded-target-oriented-multi-disciplinary-research-project-for-the-year-2025-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nrc.gov.lk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/06\/the-national-research-council-awarded-target-oriented-multi-disciplinary-research-project-for-the-year-2025-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The National Research Council Awarded Target oriented multi- disciplinary Research project for the year 2025\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


The Target-Oriented Multidisciplinary Research Grants Programme is a major funding programme of the NRC, which provides funding up to LKR 20 million per research project. The programme aims to support target and problem-oriented multidisciplinary research that addresses nationally relevant issues and contributes to sustainable development, social welfare, and environmental sustainability.
The National Research Council Awarded 10 Target oriented multi- disciplinary Research project for the year 2025\/2026. NRC has called pre-proposals to Target oriented multi- disciplinary research and NRC received 58 pre-proposals and 10 research projects selected for funding, after the competitive evaluation process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following projects were awarded: for the year 2025\/2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project No<\/td>Project Title<\/td>Principal Investigator (PI)<\/td>Institution <\/td><\/tr>
TO 25-04<\/td>A Locally Developed Affordable and Enhanced Fluoride Varnish for Prevention of Early Childhood Caries.<\/td>Prof. G. A. Sewvandi<\/td>Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Moratuwa<\/td><\/tr>
TO 25-23<\/td>Development, diversification, and commercialization of mycelial-based bio-composites using plastic\/ polythene wastes towards environmental, agricultural, food and commercial applications: \u201cWaste-to-Profit\u201d.<\/td>Dr. A.D.S.N.P. Athukorala<\/td>Department of Botany, University of Peradeniya<\/td><\/tr>
TO 25-41<\/td>Development and evaluation of inactivated and mRNA vaccines for controlling virulent APEC strains in Sri Lanka\u2019s poultry industry, aiming for safe and effective immunization.<\/td>Dr. D.P.H. Wijesekera<\/td>Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Peradeniya<\/td><\/tr>
TO 25-38<\/td>Forest Landscape Restoration and Ecotourism-Based Conservation Plan for the Hantana Environmental Protected Area, Sri Lanka.<\/td>Prof. Thilanka Gunaratne<\/td>Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya<\/td><\/tr>
TO 25-26<\/td>Rapid point-of-care capillary and cerebrospinal fluid lactate diagnostics enhanced by nanotechnology to reduce adult bacterial meningitis mortality in Sri Lanka.<\/td>Dr Kishara Gooneratne<\/td>Department of Medicine & Mental Health,
University of Moratuwa<\/td><\/tr>
TO 25-12<\/td>Enhancing Dairy Farm Productivity: Assessing the Impact of Awareness Programs and Management Practices on Transition Cow Nutrition and Management in Mahaweli H, Anuradhapura.<\/td>Prof. W.A.D. Nayananjalie<\/td>Dept of Animal and Food Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka<\/td><\/tr>
TO 25-31<\/td>Nature-Powered Pathogen Control: Developing a Plant-Derived Bactericidal Treatment Technique for Sustainable Household Water Purification.<\/td>Prof. G.Y. Jayasinghe<\/td>Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna<\/td><\/tr>
TO 25-07<\/td>Explainable AI-Enabled mHealth Platform for Early Detection of Preeclampsia.<\/td>Dr. Lalith Senarathna<\/td>Department of Health Promotion, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka<\/td><\/tr>
TO 25-10<\/td>AI-Driven Digital Twin Framework for Sustainable and Optimal Resource Use in Tea Cultivation.<\/td>Prof. M. P. B. Ekanayake<\/td>Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering,
University of Peradeniya.<\/td><\/tr>
TO 25-08<\/td>Eco-Friendly Solar Drying Solutions for Tomato Preservation: Reducing Post-harvest Losses and Carbon Footprint in Sri Lanka.<\/td>Dr. Jayani Kulathunga<\/td>Department of Multidisciplinary
Studies, Faculty of Urban and Aquatic Bioresources, University of Sri
Jayewardenepura<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We wish them all the best. 06th March 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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