Science and technology in Sri Lanka

However, historically, Sri Lanka has been behind its regional peers in research funding.

Sri Lanka was ranked 89th in the Global Innovation Index in 2024.

The apex body in Sri Lanka for government research funding is the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka.

[2] The Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development (AHEAD), a joint program between the Sri Lankan government and the World Bank, provides research grants to Sri Lanka's higher education institutes.

[3] This Sri Lanka–related article is a stub.