Scholarship

Myliddy Swaminathan Sri Baskaran Memorial Award

Donated by Dr. S. Suseendirarajah of Thirunelvely.

Year of founding-1992

Original Endowment Rs.63, 000.00

Funds available as on May 2022: Rs 20,471.97

Awarded to the candidate who performs best in the Second Examination.

Valvai Valliyammal Sinnarathinam Memorial Prize

Donated by Mr. Sinnarathinam of Valvettiturai.

Year of founding-2005

Original Endowment Rs.  165,000.00

Funds available as on May 2022: Rs 84,627.55

Awarded to the two students who perform best at the Second Examination.

Kandiah Rajaratnam Scholarship for Parasitology

Donated by the late Mr. Kandiah Rajaratnam.

Year of founding-2000

Original Endowment Rs.90, 000.00

Funds available as at 2022: Rs.57960.22

Awarded to the student who gets the highest marks in Parasitology among those with distinctions in Parasitology who have obtained at least a Second Class.

Chemical Industries (Colombo) Ltd. (CIC) Award in Pharmacology

Donated by the CIC Charitable and Educational Trust Fund.

Year of founding-

Original Endowment Rs. Awarded directly to students.

Funds available as at 2022: None

Awarded to the candidate who demonstrates the highest competency in Pharmacology and obtains a distinction in that subject.

Prof. Senaka Bibile Commemoration Award in Pharmacology

Year of founding-

Original Endowment Rs. None. Cash prize is given directly to students from the above association

Funds available as at 2022: none

The State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka awards scholarships of Rs. 5000 monthly to one year to medical students who perform extremely well in Pharmacology in each medical faculty to commemorate the late Prof. Senaka Bibile.

Dr. C. Palasuntheram Prize for Microbiology

Donated by Dr. C. Palasuntheram, Consultant Microbiologist.

Year of founding-2004

Original Endowment Rs.185, 000.00

Funds available as on May 2022: Rs.113, 189.25

Awarded to the student with the highest marks in Microbiology at the Second Examination.

Dr. Vaithianathan Nadarajah Memorial Prize for Community Medicine

Donated by Mrs. S. Nadarajah of Jaffna in memory of her late husband Dr. Vaithianathan Nadarajah.

Year of founding-1989

Original Endowment Rs.65,000.00

Funds available as at 2022: Rs 24,125.20

Awarded to the best candidate in Community Medicine who obtains a distinction in the subject.

Prof. N. Saravanapavananthan Memorial Award for Forensic Medicine

Established by Prof. (Mrs.) T. Saravanapavananthan.

Year of founding-1994

Original Endowment Rs.40, 000.00

Funds available as on May 2022: Rs 37,364.26

Awarded to the candidate who shows the highest competency in Forensic Medicine with more than 60 marks.

Chelliah Ponnammah Memorial Prize for Pathology

Donated by Prof. C.C. Balasubramaniam, Professor of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Jaffna, in memory of his parents. 

Year of founding-1999

Original Endowment Rs.26,000.00

Funds available as on May 2022: Rs 17,505.39

Awarded to the candidate who shows the highest competency in Pathology and obtains a distinction in the subject.

Dr. Nagaruban Arumugam Memorial Scholarship

Donated by Dr. Pon Keetheswaran from Australia in memory of late Dr. Nagaruban Arumugam.

Year of founding- 2010

Original Endowment Rs.  1,371,150.00

Funds available as on May 2022: Rs 214,149.42

A scholarship for the elective period for students who opt to do the elective in Paediatrics. Students will be selected on the performance at the First and Second Examination for Medical Degrees and also financial need.