The Enriching Learning, Teaching, Assessment and English Language Skills Enhancement (ELTA-ELSE) DP aims at improving the quality of higher education and has two main components: (a) academic and socio-emotional skills development^[1] and (b) enhancement of English language skills.

The AHEAD project will initiate a funding scheme with a view to improving the quality of learning, teaching, and assessment combined with socio-emotional skills and English language skills of students from the fields of the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Commerce, Management, and Pure and Applied Sciences, so as to strengthen the social and economic relevance of the university programs.

The ELTA-ELSE Faculty DP will be a competitive funding scheme under the overall leadership and responsibility of the Dean of the Faculty. Grant winners will received Rs.100 million.

List of Faculties  won the round one  ELTA – ELSE grant of the AHEAD project

• Faculty of Humanities and Social Science – (FHSC) – Coordinator Prof. T.M.S.P.K. Thennakoon (Rs.120 million)

  • Agreement Sign on 6th May 2019
  • Progress as at 31st March 2022
  • Financial Progress – 72%
    

• Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce- (FMSC)-Coordinator Prof. S.T.W.S. Yapa (Rs. 120 million)

  • Agreement Sign on 6th May 2019
  • Progress as at 31st March 2022
  • Financial Progress – 52%

• Faculty of Applied Science –(FAS) – Coordinator  Prof. Hemanthi Ranasinghe (Rs.120 million)

  • Agreement Sign on 30th September 2019
  • Progress as at 31st March 2022
  • Financial Progress – 54%

Enriching Learning, Teaching, Assessment and English Language Skills Enhancement (ELTA-ELSE) Development Projects (DPs) for Departments/Units, a vitally important component of Results Area Two: ‘Improve the quality of higher education’ and provides guidelines for proposal preparation for the ELTA-ELSE Department/Unit DPs.

The ELTA-ELSE Department/Unit DP will be a competitive funding scheme under the overall leadership and responsibility of the Head/Coordinator of the Department/Unit.

The ELTA-ELSE Department/Unit DPs will be available to Departments/Units in the Faculties of Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Commerce, Management, and Pure and Applied Sciences in the Universities which come under the purview of the UGC and have internal students.

Each DP will be to the value of LKR 15 million, of which LKR 10.5 million is to be spent on ELTA and LKR 4.5 million is to be spent on ELSE

List of Departments won the round one  ELTA – ELSE grant of the AHEAD project

• Department of Geography – Faculty of Humanities and Social sciences – Coordinator Mr. B.A.S.C.Kumara Grant Value Rs. 18 million.

  • Agreement Sign on 2nd September 2019
  • Progress as at 31st March 2022
  • Financial Progress – 50%

• Department of Anthropology – Faculty of Humanities and Social sciences – Coordinator Dr. Sepala Samarasekara Grant Value Rs. 18 million.

  • Agreement Sign on 30th August 2019
  • Progress as at 31st March 2022
  • Financial Progress – 52%

• Department of Marketing Management – Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce – Coordinator Aso. Prof. Asoka Malkanthie Grant Value Rs.18 million.

  • Agreement Sign on 29th October 2019
  • Progress as at 31st March 2022
  • Financial Progress – 53%

• Department of Decision Science – Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce – Coordinator Ms. Amali De Silva, 

  Grant Valve Rs. 18 million.

  • Agreement Sign on 19th August 2019
  • Progress as at 31st March 2022
  • Financial Progress – 64%

• Department of Sport Science – Faculty of Applied Science – Coordinator Dr. Sashie Weerasinghe Grant Valve Rs. 18 million.

  • Agreement Sign on 27th November 2019
  • Progress as at 31st March 2022
  • Financial Progress – 70%

AHEAD will assist HEIs to strengthen the quality of their academic staff through suitable PhD programmes. This scholarship program will be offered in collaboration with the UGC and NCAS scholarship schemes. Funding will be provided for upto 36 months support towards completion of a three year full time PhD programs in overseas universities or full time Split-Site PhD programs.

A maximum allocation of LKR 9 million for a candidate, the grant amount will depend on factors such as whether it is a full or split site program, living cost of the country, and registration/course fee of the program, etc. Individuals winning the grant for a full time PhDs will receive the program registration fees and the cost of living allowances/monthly allowance for the a maximum of three years as well as any other research expenses incurred

The Scholarships will be available to Probationary Lecturers, Lecturers and Senior Lecturers of Universities, Campuses and Undergraduate Institutes without PhD qualifications, subject to the following eligibility criteria:

1. The Candidate should be less than 40 years of age
2. The Candidate should be a permanent member of the academic staff
3. The Candidate should be entitled for full time leave for the entire period of PhD
4. The Candidate should have obtained IELTS minimum score 7.0 or equivalent at the time of commencement of training
5. The Candidate should fulfill the eligibility requirement of the Trainer University