Financial Assistance

NoName of the Financial AssistanceAmountCriteriaSource of Fund
01Mahapola ScholarshipRs.10,000 per month
(10 installment per year)
MoreLalith Athulathmudali Mahapola
Scholarship Trust Fund
02Payment of BursariesRs.9,000 per month
(10 installment per year)
MoreUGC
03Scheme for payment of allow Universities / Higher Educational Institutions (HEIS) s with disabilities studying in UniversitiesRs.5,000 per month
(10 installment per year)
w.e.f 01.01.2026
MoreUGC

Other Financial Assistance

NoName of the Financial AssistanceAmountCriteriaSource of Fund
01VC FundRs.3000 per month
(10 installment per year)
1. Parents should not be government employees/government pensioners.
2. Not receiving scholarships of financial support from other organizations
University of Vavuniya
02Empower – EDU programme
Provided by Ratnam Foundation, UK
Rs. 8000/- per month
(12 installments per year)
1. Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 and pass all subjects eachsemester.Students must uphold good conduct and not engage in activities that bring disrepute to the University or the Scholarship Provider.
2. Students from vulnerable backgrounds facing financial hardship
3. Women/ Widow-headed families & single-parent households
4. Families with persons with disabilities or chronic patients
5. Students from Malayagam, preferably
6. Students from Large families (4+children)
Ratnam Foundation,UK
03Engineers Charity Fund by Tamil Engineers FoundationRs. 8000/- per month
(12 installments per year)
1. lost both parents or no support from both parents
2. from single-parent / women-headed families
3. Current income source
4. From low - income (monthly income below Rs 40,000) families or no financial support from family or friends.
Do not receive scholarships or financial support from other organisations (excluding Mahapola and Bursary) (needs to be declared by each student)
Engineers Charity Fund, Tamil Engineers Foundation Australia.
04University Fund by Australian Society of Graduate Tamils
(ASGT)
Rs. 10,000/- per month
(10 installments per year)
1. students facing financial challenges to proceed their studies
2. lost their single/both parents or no support from both parents
3. Parents/ siblings with disabilities
Dr. P. Ketheswaran through the
Australian Society of Graduate
Tamils (ASGT).
05Northern Provincial Council1. Students from Vulnerable students from Northern Province
2. Women/ Widow-headed families & single-parent households
3. Families with persons with disabilities or chronic patients
4. Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 and pass all subjects each semester.
5. Students must uphold good conduct and not engage in activities that bring disrepute to the University or the Scholarship Provider.


Northern Provincial Council
07Chinese
Ambassador
Scholarship
No of Students: 60
(30
with excellent academic
performance, 30 from
families with financial
difficulties.)
Embassy of the People's
Republic of China