Research Excellence Award | Faculty of Business Studies – University of Vavuniya<\/title>\n <style>\n * {\n margin: 0;\n padding: 0;\n box-sizing: border-box;\n }\n\n body {\n background: #eef2fa; \/* soft blue-gray background *\/\n font-family: 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\n line-height: 1.5;\n color: #0a1c2f;\n padding: 2rem 1rem;\n }\n\n .container {\n max-width: 1100px;\n margin: 0 auto;\n background: white;\n border-radius: 32px;\n box-shadow: 0 20px 35px -12px rgba(0, 20, 40, 0.25);\n overflow: hidden;\n transition: all 0.2s ease;\n }\n\n \/* header \/ hero section - dark blue theme *\/\n .hero {\n background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0a2a44 0%, #123e6e 100%);\n padding: 2rem 2rem 1.8rem 2rem;\n color: white;\n text-align: center;\n }\n\n .hero h1 {\n font-size: 2rem;\n font-weight: 700;\n letter-spacing: -0.3px;\n margin-bottom: 0.5rem;\n text-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);\n }\n\n .hero .sub {\n font-size: 1.1rem;\n opacity: 0.92;\n border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.3);\n display: inline-block;\n padding-top: 0.6rem;\n margin-top: 0.4rem;\n }\n\n .badge {\n background: #ffcd7e;\n color: #0a2a44;\n display: inline-block;\n padding: 0.25rem 0.9rem;\n border-radius: 40px;\n font-size: 0.8rem;\n font-weight: 700;\n margin-top: 0.8rem;\n letter-spacing: 0.3px;\n }\n\n \/* main content *\/\n .content {\n padding: 2rem 2rem 2rem 2rem;\n }\n\n .section {\n margin-bottom: 2.2rem;\n border-left: 5px solid #1e4a76;\n padding-left: 1.2rem;\n background: #fafcff;\n border-radius: 0 20px 20px 0;\n transition: 0.1s;\n }\n\n .section h2 {\n font-size: 1.6rem;\n font-weight: 600;\n color: #0c3260;\n margin-bottom: 0.75rem;\n display: flex;\n align-items: center;\n gap: 10px;\n }\n\n .section h2 i {\n font-size: 1.6rem;\n }\n\n .section p, .section li {\n color: #1f2f3e;\n font-size: 1rem;\n margin-bottom: 0.6rem;\n }\n\n .eligibility-box, .nomination-box {\n background: #ffffff;\n padding: 0.9rem 1.2rem;\n border-radius: 20px;\n box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03);\n margin-top: 0.6rem;\n }\n\n ul {\n padding-left: 1.5rem;\n margin: 0.8rem 0;\n }\n\n li {\n margin: 0.5rem 0;\n }\n\n .highlight {\n background: #e9f0f9;\n padding: 1rem 1.3rem;\n border-radius: 24px;\n font-weight: 500;\n border: 1px solid #cbddee;\n }\n\n .pdf-card {\n background: #f4f8fe;\n border-radius: 28px;\n margin-top: 1.8rem;\n padding: 1.5rem 1.8rem;\n display: flex;\n flex-wrap: wrap;\n align-items: center;\n justify-content: space-between;\n gap: 1rem;\n border: 1px solid #cddef0;\n box-shadow: 0 5px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);\n }\n\n .pdf-info {\n display: flex;\n align-items: center;\n gap: 1rem;\n flex-wrap: wrap;\n }\n\n .pdf-icon {\n background: #0b3b5f;\n color: white;\n font-weight: bold;\n font-size: 1.2rem;\n width: 48px;\n height: 48px;\n display: flex;\n align-items: center;\n justify-content: center;\n border-radius: 16px;\n font-family: monospace;\n }\n\n .pdf-text strong {\n font-size: 1.1rem;\n color: #0c3260;\n }\n\n .pdf-text small {\n color: #4c6278;\n display: block;\n }\n\n .btn-group {\n display: flex;\n gap: 0.9rem;\n flex-wrap: wrap;\n }\n\n .btn {\n display: inline-flex;\n align-items: center;\n gap: 8px;\n background: #1e4a76;\n color: white;\n padding: 0.7rem 1.4rem;\n border-radius: 40px;\n text-decoration: none;\n font-weight: 600;\n font-size: 0.9rem;\n transition: all 0.2s ease;\n border: none;\n cursor: pointer;\n font-family: inherit;\n }\n\n .btn-outline {\n background: transparent;\n border: 2px solid #1e4a76;\n color: #1e4a76;\n }\n\n .btn-outline:hover {\n background: #e7eff8;\n transform: scale(0.97);\n }\n\n .btn:hover {\n background: #0a3460;\n transform: translateY(-2px);\n box-shadow: 0 6px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);\n }\n\n .footer-note {\n margin-top: 2rem;\n font-size: 0.85rem;\n text-align: center;\n color: #3e5a77;\n border-top: 1px solid #dce5f0;\n padding-top: 1.8rem;\n }\n\n hr {\n margin: 1rem 0;\n border: none;\n height: 1px;\n background: #d4e0ec;\n }\n\n @media (max-width: 680px) {\n .content {\n padding: 1.5rem;\n }\n .hero h1 {\n font-size: 1.5rem;\n }\n .section h2 {\n font-size: 1.3rem;\n }\n .pdf-card {\n flex-direction: column;\n align-items: flex-start;\n }\n .btn-group {\n width: 100%;\n justify-content: flex-start;\n }\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"container\">\n <div class=\"hero\">\n <h1>Faculty of Business Studies – University of Vavuniya<\/h1>\n \n \n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"content\">\n \n <div class=\"section\">\n <h2>Purpose of Award<\/h2>\n <p>The purpose of the award is to recognize and encourage excellence in academic research. Applications will be based on a recognized record of research and scholarly work, high quality, recent receipt of significant research findings, or other meritorious achievement. Applicants are expected to have appropriate quality of service in the areas of research activities in the field relevant to the Faculty of Business Studies.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"section\">\n <h2>Eligibility<\/h2>\n <div class=\"eligibility-box\">\n <p>To be eligible for this award, an applicant must hold a <strong>full-time position<\/strong> in the Faculty of Business Studies, <strong>University of Vavuniya<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"section\">\n <h2>Nomination procedure<\/h2>\n <div class=\"nomination-box\">\n <p>Each applicant from the faculty could apply research excellence award application to the <strong>Chairperson \/ Faculty Research Committee (FRC)<\/strong> through respective Heads of the departments on or before the deadline.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"section\">\n <h2>Description of the Award<\/h2>\n <div class=\"highlight\">\n <p>The <strong>Research Excellence Award<\/strong> will consist of a <strong>certificate<\/strong> and <strong>memorandum<\/strong>. The applicant could claim for his\/her research publication for <strong>past consecutive five years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"pdf-card\">\n <div class=\"pdf-info\">\n <div class=\"pdf-icon\">\ud83d\udcc4<\/div>\n <div class=\"pdf-text\">\n <strong>Official Guidelines & Application Form<\/strong>\n <small>Research Excellence Award \u2014 Academic Staff | Details, criteria & submission info<\/small>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"btn-group\">\n \n <a href=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Research-Excellence-Award-Academic-Staff.pdf\" class=\"btn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n \ud83d\udcd6 View PDF\n <\/a>\n \n <a href=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Research-Excellence-Award-Academic-Staff.pdf\" class=\"btn btn-outline\" download=\"Research_Excellence_Award_FBS_Vau.pdf\">\n \u2b07\ufe0f Download PDF\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div style=\"margin-top: 1.2rem; font-size: 0.9rem; background: #eef3fc; border-radius: 20px; padding: 0.8rem 1.2rem;\">\n <p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Research publications for the <strong>past consecutive five years<\/strong> (relative to application year) are considered. Ensure that your submission complies with Faculty Research Committee guidelines. For more details, refer to the official PDF above.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"footer-note\">\n <p>\u00a9 Faculty of Business Studies, University of Vavuniya \u2014 Promoting excellence in research & innovation<\/p>\n <p style=\"margin-top: 5px;\"><strong>For inquiries:<\/strong> Chairperson \/ Faculty Research Committee (FRC) | fbs@vau.ac.lk<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Excellence Award | Faculty of Business Studies – University of Vavuniya Faculty of Business Studies – University of Vavuniya Purpose of Award The purpose of the award is to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10968","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10968"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10974,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10968\/revisions\/10974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

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Applications will be based on a recognized record of research and scholarly work, high quality, recent receipt of significant research findings, or other meritorious achievement. Applicants are expected to have appropriate quality of service in the areas of research activities in the field relevant to the Faculty of Business Studies.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"section\">\n <h2>Eligibility<\/h2>\n <div class=\"eligibility-box\">\n <p>To be eligible for this award, an applicant must hold a <strong>full-time position<\/strong> in the Faculty of Business Studies, <strong>University of Vavuniya<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"section\">\n <h2>Nomination procedure<\/h2>\n <div class=\"nomination-box\">\n <p>Each applicant from the faculty could apply research excellence award application to the <strong>Chairperson \/ Faculty Research Committee (FRC)<\/strong> through respective Heads of the departments on or before the deadline.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"section\">\n <h2>Description of the Award<\/h2>\n <div class=\"highlight\">\n <p>The <strong>Research Excellence Award<\/strong> will consist of a <strong>certificate<\/strong> and <strong>memorandum<\/strong>. The applicant could claim for his\/her research publication for <strong>past consecutive five years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"pdf-card\">\n <div class=\"pdf-info\">\n <div class=\"pdf-icon\">\ud83d\udcc4<\/div>\n <div class=\"pdf-text\">\n <strong>Official Guidelines & Application Form<\/strong>\n <small>Research Excellence Award \u2014 Academic Staff | Details, criteria & submission info<\/small>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"btn-group\">\n \n <a href=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Research-Excellence-Award-Academic-Staff.pdf\" class=\"btn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n \ud83d\udcd6 View PDF\n <\/a>\n \n <a href=\"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Research-Excellence-Award-Academic-Staff.pdf\" class=\"btn btn-outline\" download=\"Research_Excellence_Award_FBS_Vau.pdf\">\n \u2b07\ufe0f Download PDF\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div style=\"margin-top: 1.2rem; font-size: 0.9rem; background: #eef3fc; border-radius: 20px; padding: 0.8rem 1.2rem;\">\n <p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Research publications for the <strong>past consecutive five years<\/strong> (relative to application year) are considered. Ensure that your submission complies with Faculty Research Committee guidelines. For more details, refer to the official PDF above.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"footer-note\">\n <p>\u00a9 Faculty of Business Studies, University of Vavuniya \u2014 Promoting excellence in research & innovation<\/p>\n <p style=\"margin-top: 5px;\"><strong>For inquiries:<\/strong> Chairperson \/ Faculty Research Committee (FRC) | fbs@vau.ac.lk<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Excellence Award | Faculty of Business Studies – University of Vavuniya Faculty of Business Studies – University of Vavuniya Purpose of Award The purpose of the award is to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10968","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10968"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10974,"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10968\/revisions\/10974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fbs.vau.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}