Sri Lanka - Canada Scholarship Foundation (SLCSF) is a Canadian charity established in 1998 and registered in British Columbia, Canada. SLCSF is also a Canadian Government (Canada Revenue Agency, CRA) approved charity.
SLCSF is run by unpaid volunteers and all your donations (except essential costs such as bank fees) go to charitable activities unlike in many other charitable organizations where a significant chunk of donations goes to pay staff salaries, office rentals etc.
SLCSF's main objective is to advance education by providing scholarships and educational material to financially disadvantaged students in Sri Lanka, who continually demonstrate academic excellence.
Our current focus is on students in Sri Lanka who are studying in grades 12 and 13. In selecting applicants, we advertise countrywide and select the most deserving applicants based on their academic performance, per person family income, special situations such as parents being sick or had passed away etc. Those are the only criteria we consider in awarding a scholarship.
The scholarship is 3,000 Sri Lankan Rupees per student per month for a total of 24 months (two years). Since 1998 we have awarded close to 2,600 scholarships.
We are delighted to let you know that among our past scholars are Doctors, Educators, Engineers, Executives, Lawyers, Nurses and in other occupations making great contributions to society. Without your help this would not have been achieved.
Donations are Tax-Deductible
Since 2008 Canada Revenue Agency has approved SLCSF as a charitable organization, making all donations tax-deductible.
100% Volunteer Organization
There are no paid staff in the Foundation. All board members and other supporters are unpaid volunteers.
- An academic achievement of a minimum of seven (7) 'A' passes (out of 9 subjects) in the most recent GCE O/L (General Certificate of Education - Ordinary Level) examination.
- GCE (O/L) examination results certified by the school principal.
- A certification from the Grama Officer (the Government Representative for the area of residence of the student) attesting to the suitability of the student for financial support for education, based on the economic standing of the family.
Please note the donation amount to sponsor a complete scholarship is in Canadian dollars (CAD).
The scholarship(s) will be specifically named as "Name-provided-by-you Memorial Scholarship(s)" and will be awarded to the recipient student(s) indicating as such. We will also separately list these memorial scholarships and their recipients in our annual newsletter. We believe this is an excellent way to ensure that the name of your deceased family member or anyone close to your heart continues to live on, while you are paving the path for a financially disadvantaged student to become successful in life!
The same selection criteria and financial commitment of regular scholarships will apply to these scholarships as well.
Please complete the memorial scholarship section in the Sponsor Application Form found on the Donate page.
Amila Kariyawasam, BE, ME, PhD
President
Chandima P. Karunanayake, BSc, MSc, PhD, P.Stat.
Vice President
Hemaguptha D. Goonetilleke, BSc, MASc, PhD
Secretary
Ranjith Muhandiram, BSc, PhD
Assistant Secretary
Manik Navaratne, BBA, CPA, CGA
Treasurer
Lakshman Gamage, BVSc, Mphil, MSc, PhD
Assistant Treasurer
Nilantha Randeniya, BSc (Hons), PhD(pending)
Public Relations
Sandeepa Nilukshi, MBBS (pending)
Assistant Sri Lankan Coordinator
Sahan Ravindu, BSc (pending)
Sri Lankan Coordinator
S N Jayantha Senarathne, BSc, MSc
Assistant Sri Lankan Coordinator
S R H Chinthani Jayarathna, LLB Dip
Newsletter Editor
Sunanda Gamage, BSc, PhD
Fundraising
Bandula Abeysundara, MSc, PhD, PEng (Retired)
Board Member