How To Apply

  1. Call for Application
  2. Awards

  3. Downloads

1. Call for Application

We are pleased to announce the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka – Research Excellence Awards and Vice Chancellor’s Awards 2025,  for recognizing outstanding research achievements by our academic staff.

Application Submission: The completed application, along with all supporting documents, should be compiled as a single PDF file and submitted via email to rusl.awards@rjt.ac.lk

Detailed information with award guidelines and the application forms can be found in Downloads, and should you require any clarification or assistance, please feel free to contact us at rusl.awards@rjt.ac.lk.

We look forward to receiving your applications and recognizing the exceptional research achievements. 

2. Awards

Lifetime Award: 

  1. RUSL Research Excellence Gold Award.

Annual Awards 

  RUSL Excellence Awards:

  1. Most Outstanding Senior Researcher
  2. Most Outstanding Young Researcher
  3. Top Ten Researchers with the highest number of indexed journal articles
  4. Top Ten Researchers with the highest H-index
  5. Top Ten Researchers with the highest number of citations
  6. Best Inventor

  Vice Chancellor’s Awards (per Faculty and Library):

  1. Most Outstanding Senior Researcher
  2. Most Outstanding Young Researcher
  3. Most Outstanding Researcher in Library Academic Staff
  4. Top Ten Researchers with the highest number of indexed journal articles
  5. Top Ten Researchers with the highest H-index
  6. Top Ten Researchers with the highest number of citations
  7. Recognition of indexed articles published in the preceding year
  8. Recognition of patented inventions from the preceding year
  9. Department with the highest number of indexed journal articles published