The National Research Council of Sri Lanka (NRC) is a Sri Lanka government funding agency, that provides financial assistance to the public sector scientists of the country. It has created as a Special Agency by His Excellency the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in the exercise of powers vested in him by Article 33 of the Constitution, aiming to assist the Government to plan, coordinate and facilitate research in Science and Technology so as to build a vibrant national scientific and technological community in the country to derive the maximum benefit.