Faculty of Engineering, University of Jaffna is offering various studentships and scholarships to assist financially disadvantaged students. The intention of giving studentships/scholarships is to prevent a student being affected by financial problems in continuing his/her studies. We believe that, it will at least give a small boost to the students who are really in need of financial support.
At this instance, on behalf of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Jaffna, we would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the donors who are helping us to provide the financial assistance. We assure that, your contributions will reach appropriate students. While appreciating your timely assistance wholeheartedly, I humbly request you to continue helping us whenever the necessity arises.
Presently, there are ten studentships/ scholarships offered by the Faculty of Engineering, University of Jaffna. The details of each of them are given below.
| Name of theStudentship/ Scholarship | Details | |
| 1 | Engineering Studentship – 01* | Rs. 2, 000 per student/ month for 05 financially unsound students from Engineering Faculty, University of Jaffna. |
| 2 | The Eliathamby Ambikairaja Studentship for financially disadvantaged students | Rs. 4, 000 per student/ month for 01 financially unsound student from Engineering Faculty, University of Jaffna. |
| 3 | The Eliathamby Ambikairaja award for the best performance | Rs. 4, 000 per student/ month for 01 student from Engineering Faculty, University of Jaffna who has the best overall academic performance. |
| 4 | Engineering Studentship – 02 | Rs. 2, 000 per student/ month for 10 financially unsound students from Engineering Faculty, University of Jaffna. |
| 5 | Engineering Studentship – 03 | Rs. 3, 000 per student/ month for 04 financially unsound students from Engineering Faculty, University of Jaffna. |
| 6 | Engineering Studentship – 04 | Rs. 10, 000 per student/ 5 times a year for 02 financially unsound students from Engineering Faculty, University of Jaffna. |
| 7 | Siva-Thaya-Thayakaran-Ramesh Memorial Studentship | Rs. 2, 000 per student/ month for 01 financially unsound student from Engineering Faculty, University of Jaffna. |
| 8 | Maheswary – Jayanthi Memorial Studentship | Rs. 2, 000 per student/ month for 02 financially unsound student from Engineering Faculty, University of Jaffna. |
| 9 | Engineering Studentship – 05 | Rs. 10, 000 per student/ 5 times a year for 02 financially unsound students from Engineering Faculty, University of Jaffna. |
| 10 | Prof. S. Mahalingam Memorial Studentship for Financially Disadvantaged Students | Rs. 3, 000 per student/ month for 02 financially unsound student from Engineering Faculty, University of Jaffna. |
*The amount for Engineering Studentship – 01 has been revised as follows: Rs. 2, 000 per student/ month for 05 financially unsound students from Engineering Faculty, University of Jaffna. It used to be Rs. 1, 000 per student/ month for 10 financially unsound students.
Applying for Studentship/ Scholarship
The application for studentship/ scholarship will be advertised on noticeboard or website of the Faculty of Engineering. Students shall collect/dowload the form and submit the duly filled form to the dean’s office, Faculty of Engineering before due date. The late and incomplete applications will not be entertained.
Studentship Application Form
The studentship/ scholarship application forms can be downloaded here. You may also collect them from Dean’s office, Faculty of Engineering, University of Jaffna. When you submit the form, please make sure that you have provided all the necessary information and signatures from the required authorities. We appreciate your corporation.
Selection Criteria
The collected applications from the applicants will be shortlised immediately after the deadline. The sub-committee for studentship/scholarship, Faculty of the Engineering, has prepared a set of rules to select eligibigle candidates for studentship/scholarship which can be found here.