Research scholarships for trainees
During 2024–2025, the College, through its Knowledge & Research Hub, offered research scholarships to support MSc and MD trainees in Community Medicine. Applications were invited for competitive assessment, with priority given to originality, feasibility and potential public health impact. Eleven MD trainees and six MSc trainees were offered scholarships.
The scholarships were paid in two instalments. The initial payment required ethics approval and confirmation, through the supervisor, that data collection had begun. The final payment required completion of the research, submission of a one-page abstract and a statement of expenditure. Recipients were required to hold CCPSL membership and to acknowledge the College’s support in resulting publications and presentations.
Research awards at the Annual Academic Sessions
Awards presented at the Global Public Health Summit / Annual Academic Sessions 2025:
| Award | Area |
|---|---|
| Dr. Ranjan De Sylva Research Award for Epidemiology | Infectious disease prevention and control; cancer prevention and control |
| College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka Research Award for Health Promotion, Health Systems and Non-Communicable Diseases | Digital health; mental health and prevention of alcohol and tobacco use; health systems and NCDs; nutrition and food security; interdisciplinary approaches |
| Dr. N.W. Vidyasagara Research Award for Maternal and Child Health | Maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health |
| Dr. H.M.S.S.D. Herath Research Award for Environmental and Occupational Health | Environmental and occupational health, and climate change |
| Dr. H.S.R. Perera Award for Health Systems Strengthening for Public Health Enhancement in Sri Lanka | Health systems strengthening |
| Best Oral Presentation Awards (1st, 2nd, 3rd) | Best practices in public health |
| Best Poster Awards (1st, 2nd, 3rd) | All areas |
