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Organization : Toronto Mahavihara Scholarship Foundation
Scholarship Name : Scholarship For Grade 8 Students
Country: Sri Lanka

Website : http://www.mahaviharafoundation.com/program.htm

Scholarship Program:

Qualifying Grades:
In the year the scholarship is awarded the student must be in the Grade 8 from the beginning of that year.

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Numebr Of Grants And The Value Of The Grant:
The number of grants available for each year will be determined by the amount of available funds together with the donations received at the beginning of the year. The total number of grants will be divided proportionately among the 6 Tsunami affected Districts, namely Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara, Hambantota, Matara and Galle.

The value for the grant will be 2000.00 SLR (Sri Lankan Rupees) maximum per child per month. Actual amount of the grant will depend on the prevailing Sri Lankan Bank interest rate for 3-month term Fixed Deposits.

Scholarship Period:
The scholarship recipients will continue to receive the grant till the end of their secondary education i.e. until the time of University Entrance, subject to the performance requirements as detailed under “SUSPENSION AND TERMINATION” clause below.

Reporting Requirement:
Toronto Mahavihara Society Scholarship Foundation will regularly evaluate the educational performance of the grant recipients.

Suspension And Termination:
Drop in the performance by -10% (minus 10%) in three consecutive terms relative to the performance of the previous year will result in suspension or termination of the grant.

Rewarding High Achivers:
A number of top achievers from each batch who have been selected for University education and wishing to pursue higher studies will continue to receive the current grant during their term in the University up to a maximum of 4 years.

Eligibility Mandatory Requirements:
Applicants must reside in one of the school boards in the Tsunami affected regions in Sri Lanka.

Scholarship grants are available for the following Districts only:
** Galle
** Matara
** Hambanthota
** Amparai
** Batticaloa
** Trincomalee
** Tsunami affected area, Sri Lanka

Applicants must be in Grade 8 on the 1st January of the year in which the scholarships are awarded.

The average score of the academic subjects should be over 65% at the final term tests of the previous year.

Selection Criteria will be based on the following:
** Impact of Tsunami (2004)
** Average Marks of the previous year ( average of the last three terms)
** Family Income
** Extra curricular activities will be given (10 Points out of 100)

** Scholarships are awarded strictly under the above selection criteria. Decision of the Toronto Mahavihara Scholarship Foundation Administration Committee is final.

How You can Help :
People like you who understand that great results come from taking consistent and small steps and joining others to leverage the effect of their actions.

We in the Toronto Mahavihara Scholarship Foundation are all volunteers devoting their time and effort with the hope that our action will change the lives of at least some of the needy children in Sri Lanka for a better future.

Contact Address :
Toronto, Canada
Toronto Mahavihara Meditation Center
4698 Kingston Road,
Scarborough,
ON M1E 2P9,
Canada
Tel: 1 416 208 9276
Fax:1 647 349-0444

Ahangama, Sri Lanka :
Toronto Mahavihara Scholarship Foundation,
Jayasumanaramaya,
Goviyapana,
Ahangama,
Sri Lanka
Tel:94 091 2282235
Email: admin AT mahaviharafoundation.com