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Eligibility Criteria of Mahapola Scholarship Awards

Lalith Athulathmudali Mahapola Scholarship is awarded under two categories, namely Merit Scholarship and Ordinary Scholarship.

• Merit Scholarships

  • Merit scholarship is awarded to students who produce exceptional results at G.C.E. (A/L). 10% of the total scholarships are awarded under this category.

• Ordinary Scholarships

  • Ordinary Scholarship is awarded based on students’ performance at G.C.E. (A/L) and family income. 90% of the total scholarships are awarded under this category.

Eligibility Criteria for Mahapola Scholarship

• Students who satisfy the following requirements are eligible to receive a scholarship.

• The student should be a citizen of Sri Lanka.

• He/She should be registered as an internal student for a full-time course of study in a University or an Institute affiliated to a University.

• Parental Income Ceiling

  • Parental income should be equal to or less than Rs.500,000/- per annum from the academic year 2017/2018 onwards.

  • The above Income ceiling will be effective for the students registered for the academic year 2017/2018 onwards. However, students who are not in receipt of any financial assistance as at the effective date of this circular shall also be eligible to apply for Mahapola if their parental income falls within the revised limit.

• At the time of selection of students for scholarship, if the parents of the students are separated and there is neither documentary evidences to prove it nor legal action initiated in relation to the said separation, the determination of the income ceiling shall be considered after receiving reports from Grama Niladhari and Police of the respective division.

• If the student is employed his/her income from such employment should be added to the parental income.

• If the student is employed and married, the student and the spouse should be considered as a separate family and his/her eligibility for Mahapola will be determined according to the rules and regulations specified in above (Parental Income Ceiling).

Conditions Relevant to Mahapola Scholarship Awarding

The following requirements and conditions are applicable to be entitled for the Mahapola Scholarship and to receive Scholarship installment payments on behalf of the said scholarship within the academic duration.

• Scholarship installments will be paid monthly as per the recommendation made by the university based on the progress made by the scholarship recipient on studies for which the scholarship was awarded.

  • For university scholarships, scholarship installments will be paid subject to a maximum of 10 installments per an academic year.

  • It is required to attend, properly, for the lectures, tutorial classes, and practical classes prescribed for the course and to have an 80% attendance. In situations contradictory to that, scholarship payments will be suspended in accordance with the recommendation made by the university in that regard.

  • Only one installment per month during the period of conducting the course will be paid to the scholarship recipient by the Mahapola Scholarship Trust Fund.

  • The university recommends the names of scholarship recipients for paying the scholarship installments, if it is not recommended so, it should be inquired from the university in that regard.

  • After acceptance of this scholarship, you are not permitted to receive any other scholarship oar bursary connected with this same course of studies or any other course of studies. In case the students become eligible for another such scholarship he/she will have the option either to retain the former scholarship only or to have the former scholarship cancelled and to receive the new scholarship. In such cases, the student should notify this office immediately.

• The Scholarship will be cancelled in below mentioned situations. Appeals submitted in that regard also will not be considered.

  • Non attending to the course.

  • Long term absence to the course.

  • Failure in annual exams

  • Abandonment of the study course.

  • Class suspension due to disciplinary matters

  • Receiving punishments with regard to ragging

  • At an instance where student has been punished after a disciplinary inquiry conducted by the university for offences on act of misconduct, delinquency or abuse or when punished by a court for other offences.

  • Receiving punishments for damaging university or public property.

  • The reasons of engaging in a business, service or employment for generating income will be caused for the discontinuance of the scholarship installments and eligibility.

• In the event of a student obtaining permission for postponement of his/her studies on unavoidable and uncontrollable circumstances, if he /she wishes to receive this scholarship in the next relevant year, the student should obtain his/ her scholarship certificate at the scholarship awarding to be entitled for the scholarship even in such postponements.

• If the study course in the university is later changed, when such a student is found eligible for a Mahapola scholarship also under the new study course based on the marks that the student has scored, a new scholarship will be awarded as per the recommendation of the University Grants Commission. In order to be eligible for that scholarship, it should be recommended by the university.

• The decision of the Mahapola Higher Education Scholarship Trust Fund regarding scholarships or scholarship installments will be treated final.

Director

Mahapola Higher Education Scholarship Trust Fund