Mahapola Higher Education Scholarship Trust Fund

Mahapola Trust Fund
මහපොළ භාරකාර අරමුදල
Trust fund
Founded 29 October 1981 (1981-10-29)
Founder Lalith Athulathmudali
Headquarters Colombo, Sri Lanka
Owner Government of Sri Lanka

The Mahapola Higher Education Scholarship Trust Fund (also known as the Mahapola Trust Fund or the Mahapola Scholarship) is an educational trust fund created and operated by the Government of Sri Lanka. Established by Minister of Education Lalith Athulathmudali through the Mahapola Higher Education Scholarship Trust Fund Act No. 66 of 1981, its objective is the provision of financial assistance to students undertaking higher education. The original funds were raised by Athulathmudali through personal donations and a series of regional fairs known as Mahapola. The Trust is managed by a Board of Trustees chaired by the Chief Justice.

The fund has also founded the Development Lotteries Board and the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Mahapola Higher Education Scholarship Trust Fund and its activities
  2. ↑ Obtaining Financial Assistance/Scholaships for Undergraduate Studies
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