CA Sri Lanka awards scholarships to 130 outstanding students

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) recently rewarded 130 outstanding students including the top achievers at the 2014 Advanced Level examinations with scholarships to embark on a globally sought-after career in chartered accounting. 

CA Sri Lanka scholarships were awarded to a total of 30 students including the top 10 students from the four streams at the 2014 GCE A/L examinations and district first in the commerce stream.  

The scholarships were awarded in the presence of Higher Education Ministry Secretary Piyasena Ranepura, CA Sri Lanka President Arjuna Herath, CA Sri Lanka Vice President Lasantha Wickremasinghe, CA Foundation Chairman B.R.L. Fernando, CA Sri Lanka Chief Executive Officer Aruna Alwis and representatives from the corporate sector. 

A total of 60 scholarships were also awarded under the L.A. Weerasinghe scholarship scheme where students are waived off from paying all compulsory fees and another 36 scholarships were granted to Business Level Trainees, along with a Rs.3000 monthly allowance, which will be paid for 18 months.  

The CA Foundation of CA Sri Lanka was established in 2010 with the aim of helping thousands of students from across the country to help realize their future ambition of becoming globally sought-after chartered accountants.

The foundation is tasked with awarding the scholarships every year and comprises of a committee of chartered accountants who follow a gruelling process including interviewing the applicants to choose exceptionally talented students who are awarded scholarships annually based on their requirements and financial hardships.

CA Sri Lanka is one of the country’s leading and largest tertiary education providers outside the university system, with a mammoth student base of over 44,000.