1) The Principal Investigator or Supervisor or Senior Researcher must be an ASN Life Member.

2) The application form should be submitted through the ASN Life Member. 

3) The research project must be completed within the prespecified time period of the research study. In situations where timely completion is not possible due to reasons beyond the control of the  investigators, the Research Committee may consider the approval of 2 extension periods of 6 months. In exceptional circumstances this may be further extended on the decision of the Research  Committee. The ASN Life Member through whom the application is made will be liable if the  proposed research does not culminate in a publication in a peer reviewed journal or a presentation  at a local or international conference acceptable to the ASN (including SLJoN or ASNAC).  

4) Progress Reports must be submitted every 6 months/1 year, depending on the project.

5) Research findings must be presented at the ASN Annual Academic Sessions. 

6) If the original publication is not in the SLJoN, a brief report summarising the research should be  submitted to be considered for publication in the Sri Lanka Journal of Neurology (SLJoN) (This  can follow the original publication in another journal). 

7) Ethics Review Committee (ERC) approval will be required for funding to be released. 

8) Applicants who have previously received Research Grants will not be eligible for a further  Research Grant, until the project has been completed with appropriate Progress Reports and  publication or presentation.  

9) Applicants who have previously received Research Grants will not be eligible for a further grant  for 3 years from receipt of the previous grant (even if the project has been completed and  published/presented prior to 3 years).  

10) The ceiling of funding for an individual grant will be Rs 2,000,000. (In exceptional circumstances  the Research Committee can make recommendations to the ASN Council regarding the award of  higher values.) The funding will be released in instalments based on the decision of the Research  Committee. The second instalment will be released after a satisfactory progress report. 

11) The total annual funds for ASN Research Grants will be allocated equally between University and Ministry of Health Principal Investigator led applications. Any balance of funds not utilised by  one category may be given to the other category if appropriate.