Legal basis of the Institution
(The National Science Foundation functions under the purview of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Research).


Values

MISSION
Initiate, facilitate and support research, development, innovations and technology transfer through funding, knowledge creation, capacity building, partnerships, information dissemination and popularizing science.
- Create a knowledge driven economy and well informed society efficiently and effectively, and
- Contribute to improve the quality of life and standard of living of our people, by nurturing a competent staff and ensuring transparency, accountability, fairness, equity and principles of sustainability.

VISION
“To be the nation’s premier driving force in promoting Science, Technology and Innovation for economic and social prosperity of Sri Lanka”
a. To initiate, facilitate and support basic and applied scientific research by universities, science and technology institutions and scientists, with a view to:
- Strengthening scientific research potential, including research in the social science, and science education programmes
- Developing the natural resources of Sri Lanka
- Promoting the welfare of the people of Sri Lanka
- Training research personnel in science and technology
b. To foster the interchange of scientific information among scientists in Sri Lanka and abroad.
c. To award scholarships and fellowships for scientific study or scientific work at recognized science and technology institutions.
d. To maintain a current register of scientific and technical personnel, and in other ways to the availability of, and the current and projected need for, scientific and technical resources in Sri Lanka, and to provide a source of information for policy formulation on science, technology and other fields.
e. To popularize science amongst the people by funding and executing programmes for the purpose.
Internal regulations, functions and powers
Internal regulations, functions and powers
There shall be established a Foundation to be called the National Science Foundation (in this Part of this Act referred as “the Foundation”). The Foundation shall be a body corporate and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal and may sue and be sued in such name.