Short Courses
The Sri Lanka Inventors Commission has implemented a program aimed at nourishing Sri Lankan inventors with knowledge and providing them with the necessary capabilities to successfully advance their inventions, thereby achieving “Capacity Development”.
Under this program, the Commission has arranged to offer more than 26 short-term courses to inventors through institutions such as the “Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI)”, “The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL)”, “The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CASL)”, “Industrial Development Board (IDB)”, “Industrial Technology Institute (ITI)”, and the “Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies (ACCIMT)” to obtain the necessary external knowledge.
The Commission will pay a course fee of up to a maximum of Rs. 20,000/- for inventors who qualify for the short-term courses facilitated by the Commission.
Apply now. For further details, visit https://slic.gov.lk/short-courses/ or https://shorturl.at/mclrB . Documents containing further information about this program can be downloaded there.
To download the application form, visit https://shorturl.at/lqpoN . The relevant application and all copies that should be submitted with the application must be sent as a single document via registered post or email to reach the Commission on or before 22.05.2026.
For further clarifications, contact us via the telephone number 0112676649.
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ශ්රී ලාංකීය නව නිපැයුම්කරුවන් දැනුමින් පෝෂණය කර සිය නව නිපැයුම් සාර්ථක ලෙස ඉදිරියට ගෙන යාම සඳහා අවශ්ය ශක්යතාවයන් නව නිපැයුම්කරුවන් වෙත ලබා දී ඔවුන්ගේ “ධාරිතා සංවර්ධනය” අපේක්ෂා කරගනිමින් ශ්රී ලංකා නව නිපැයුම්කරුවන්ගේ කොමිසම විසින් වැඩසටහනක් ක්රියාත්මක කර ඇත.
මෙම වැඩසටහන යටතේ නව නිපැයුම්කරුවන් වෙත අවශ්ය බාහිර දැනුම ලබාගැනීම සඳහා “ශ්රී ලංකා ප්රමිති ආයතනය (SLSI)”, “ශ්රී ලංකා විවෘත විශ්ව විද්යාලය (OUSL)”, “ශ්රී ලංකා වරලත් ගණකාධිකරණ ආයතනය (CASL)”, “කාර්මික සංවර්ධන මණ්ඩලය (IDB)”, “කාර්මික තාක්ෂණ ආයතනය (ITI) සහ “නවීන තාක්ෂණය පිලිබඳ ආතර් සී. ක්ලාක් ආයතනය (ACCIMT)” ආදී ආයතන හරහා කෙටි කාලීන පාඨමාලා 26ට අධික සංඛ්යාවක් නව නිපැයුම්කරුවන් වෙත ලබාදීමට කොමිසම මඟින් කටයුතු සූදානම් කර ඇත.
කොමිසම මඟින් පහසුකම් ලබා දෙනු ලබන කෙටි කාලීන පාඨමාලා සඳහා සුදුසු කම් ලබන නව නිපැයුම්කරුවන් හට උපරිමය රුපියල් 20,000/- ක් දක්වා පාඨමාලා ගාස්තුවක් කොමිසම විසින් ගෙවීම් කරනු ලබයි.
ඔබත් දැන්ම අයදුම්කරන්න. වැඩිදුර විස්තර සඳහා https://slic.gov.lk/short-courses/ වෙත හෝ https://shorturl.at/mclrB වෙත පිවිසෙන්න. මෙම වැඩසටහන පිළිබඳව වැඩිදුර විස්තර ඇතුලත් ලේඛන එහිදී භාගත කරගත හැක.
අයදුම්පත භාගත කිරීම සඳහා https://shorturl.at/wlwRP වෙත පිවිසෙන්න.
ඔබගේ අයදුම්පත 2026.05.22 දින හෝ එදිනට ප්රථමව කොමිසම වෙත ලැබෙන පරිදි අදාල අයදුම් පත සහ අයදුම් පත සමඟ යොමුකළ යුතු සියලුම පිටපත් තනි ලේඛනයක් ලෙස ලියාපදිංචි තැපෑල ඔස්සේ හෝ විද්යුත් තැපෑල ඔස්සේ යොමුකල යුතුය.
වැඩිදුර පැහැදිලි කිරීම් සඳහා 0112676649 දුරකථන අංකය ඔස්සේ අප අමතන්න.
Presidential Award Winners 2021- 2022
Southern InnovaBiz – Financial & Technical Support for Inventors in the Southern Province
The Sri Lanka Inventors Commission (SLIC), in collaboration with the Southern Provincial Industrial Development Authority, Southern Provincial Ministry of Industries, University of Ruhuna, Southern Provincial Department of Education, and the Southern Provincial Department of Agriculture, has launched “Southern InnovaBiz” – a special initiative to strengthen the innovation ecosystem in the Southern Province.
This program provides financial assistance of up to Rs. 500,000 (subject to conditions) and technical support for inventors to develop prototypes of their innovations with commercialization potential.
Key Objectives
✔ Empowering inventors by providing financial and technical support for prototype development.
✔ Identifying inventions, securing intellectual property rights, and directing them towards commercialization.
✔ Uplifting innovation within the Southern Province to contribute to national production and income.
✔ Ensuring effective and integrated project implementation through institutional collaboration.
Application Process
1️⃣ Submit the completed application.
2️⃣ Verification of required information (e.g., patent details).
3️⃣ Selection process.
4️⃣ Signing of agreement with the Southern Provincial Industrial Development Authority.
5️⃣ Release of funds according to the grant agreement.
6️⃣ Final evaluation by the six partner institutions.
Important Instructions for Applicants
- Provide accurate and clear information in the application.
- Indicate the name(s) of inventor(s)/partners as per National Identity Card.
- Ensure the applicant(s) signature(s) are included.
- Mention the relevant patent number/patent application number and attach the certificate if already granted.
- Submit the project plan (in the given format) and a one-page description explaining how the project benefits align with the program objectives.
How to Apply
Applications can be downloaded as follows
Sahasak Nimavum 2024 Winners
Financial Assistance for Patent Application
Financial Assistance for Patent Application
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iENA International Trade Fair, Ideas, Inventions, and New Products
From 01 to 03 November 2025 at Nuremberg Exhibition Center, Germany.
Apply Through SLIC and Get 30% Discount
InnoJet
🚀 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝟐 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐉𝐞𝐭! 🚀
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to drive change in Sri Lanka! 🌏 University students and young innovators, this is your chance to propose bold, tech-driven solutions for a sustainable future.
👉 Identify gaps in agriculture, waste management, tourism, education, and urban mobility.
👉 Compete for a chance to make a real impact!
📅 Key Dates
• Registration Deadline – 10th Nov 2024
• Proposal Deadline – 5th Dec 2024
⏰ Registration closes soon—secure your spot before it’s too late!
🌐 Link to register – https://forms.gle/je9Trty7fhLPpMkW8
👉Visit our website for competition guidelines (https://www.kandyconference.org/)
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Sahasak Nimavum 2024
The Exhibition Venue – BMICH, Colombo
Dates – 25th April 2025 to 27th April 2025
Main categories of the competition
Inventors can apply for the competition in one of the following categories.
- School
- Universities and Tertiary Educational Institutions
- Open
- Institutional
- Commercialized (must have taken necessary steps to secure intellectual property rights)
Guide Lines
Evaluation Criteria
Technical Areas that can be applied for the Competition
Your invention/innovations should be applied under one of the most suitable Technical Field in the relevant category.
| Public Safety, Welfare and National Defense | Applied Sciences and Technology |
| Physics | Energy |
| Medicine and Pharmacy | Environmental Conservation |
| Traditional Medicine | Engineering |
| Agriculture | Information and Communication Technology |
| Food Technology | Transportation |
| Chemistry | Public Works and Infrastructure Engineering |
Registration Fee on behalf of Applicants for the Competition
| Category | Registration Fee (Per one invention) |
| School | Free of charge |
| Universities and Tertiary Educational Institutes | Rs. 1,000/= |
| Open | Rs. 2,500/= |
| Institutional | Rs. 2,500/= |
| Commercialized | Rs. 5,000/= |
Payment details (Bank Account Details)
Account Name – Sri Lanka Inventors Commission
Account Number – 033100101791066
Branch – People’s Bank, Headquarters Branch
Closing Date for Apply: 18th November 2024
Event Dates and Venue – to be informed soon