The President’s Fund has initiated two additional scholarship programmes alongside the on-going scholarship initiatives as per the instructions of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
These scholarships will be extended to monks, nuns, and lay students enrolled in Piriven and Seelamatha Educational Institutions, as well as those pursuing Information and Communication Technology (ICT) at G.C.E. (Advanced Level) from May 2024.
The scholarship distribution will cover all 822 Piriven and Seelamatha Educational Institutions across the country. A total of six scholarships will be granted to each institution. The selection of scholarship recipients from the respective departments/Seelamatha Educational Institutions will be the responsibility of the Parivenadhipathi Thero/Institution Director.
Scholarships will be granted in two categories, with an anticipated 5,000 scholarships set aside for lay scholars. Under the first category, scholarships will amount to Rs.3,000 per month for 12 months, beginning in May 2024. The second category will offer scholarships at Rs.6,000 per month for a duration of 24 months.
Further details and the application form will be made available on the official website of the President’s Fund, www.presidentsfund.gov.lk, as well as on the official Facebook page, www.facebook.com/president.fund. Additionally, the application and instructions will be published in the Government Gazette on May 10, 2024.
Candidates interested in this scholarship programme must submit their duly completed application forms to the Parivenadhipathi/Head of Institute by May 22,2024. The selected scholarship recipients’ names, chosen by the Parivenadhipathi/Head of Institution, will be forwarded to the Director of (Piriwen) at the Ministry of Education via the Regional Assistant Director of Education (Piriwen).
Under the guidance of the President, a scholarship programme has commenced with operational backing from the President’s Fund, utilizing funds provided by the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka for the students who are following Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as a subject for G.C.E. (Advanced Level) Examination.
