The Tisspa Scholarship Program is intended to provide financial assistance to those in need, who are students of Tissa Central National school, Kalutara or Padagoda Maha Vidyalaya, Beruwala and are studying full time for an undergraduate degree or similar qualification at a State University or similar institution in Sri Lanka.
A successful applicant has the opportunity to win a scholarship tenable for 10 months of the selected year, paid monthly from March to December. The current value of the scholarship is LKR 25,000 for the year.
Don and Dona Wijewardana were students of Tissa Central National School, Kalutara and Padagoda Maha Vidyalaya, Beruwala.
Due to economic hardship, Don was unable to enter university from Tissa and so worked as an external student to gain an economics degree from Peradeniya University. He went on to do a postgraduate degree at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand.
Years later, along with their two children Arjuna and Sajeeva, the family migrated to New Zealand.
Today the four of them form the core management team of TSP and offer the TISSPA scholarship to recognise capable students from these two schools, and provide financial support to allow them to undertake higher education.
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
The selection is made by the Tisspa Scholarship Management Team.
The selection of scholarship recipients is based on three main criteria:
Each year
| Applications open for the following year | 15th November |
| Applications close | 31st January |
| Applications assessed | February |
| Scholarships advised | March |
Applications, completed in English, should be submitted to tisspascholarshipprogram@gmail.com