The Faculty Research Grant (FRG-2076/77-S&T-4), provided by the University Grants Commission, entitled "Impact of Restoration Practices on Avifaunal Assemblage and Diversity in Diptherocarp Forests of Bara District, Nepal", needed a researcher. Based on the applications and proposals submitted by the students at the CDES, Mr. Ananda Kumar Shrestha has been selected for Dissertation Research Grant with an amount of NRs 50,000 before tax. The award letter is attached below.