🎓 Six IPS Researchers Secure Prestigious Postgraduate Scholarships

The Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) celebrated six of its young researchers winning fully funded scholarships and admissions to top international universities, boosting local policy analysis capacity. • Awardees & Universities: • Suresh Ranasinghe: Commencing PhD in Economics at Nottingham Trent University, UK (Oct 2025). Previously MSc from University of Nottingham via Commonwealth Shared Scholarship. • Usha Perera: Secured ESRC funding for PhD in Economics at Lancaster University, UK (Oct 2026). Holds MSc from University of Leeds via Commonwealth Shared Scholarship. • Chandula Idirisinghe: Awarded fully funded PhD scholarship in Management at University of Guelph, Canada (Sept 2026). • Himani Vithanage: Awarded Commonwealth Master's Scholarship for MSc in Economics for Development at University of Oxford, UK (Sept 2026). • Chaya Dissanayake: Won Commonwealth Shared Scholarship for MSc in Risk and Disaster Science at University College London (UCL), UK (Sept 2026). • Dinithi Athulathmudali: Won Commonwealth Master's Scholarship for MSc in Economics for Development at University of Oxford, UK (Sept 2026). • Core Focus Areas: • Research specializations cover critical national policy areas including health, education, and labour policy, agriculture & agribusiness, and disaster risk preparedness.