Mahapola

Step 2
Duly filled application forms along with required documents should be submitted to the UGC through Grama Niladari and the Divisional Secretary of the respective area of residence on or before the closing date specified in the Application form.

Step 3
All the applications are entered to a computerized system and a reference number unique to each applicant is generated for each application.

Step 4
Incomplete applications will be rejected and notified to the applicant in writing.

Step 5
Acknowledgement card informing the receipt of the Mahapola Scholarship application form with a reference number is sent to each candidate.

Step 6
Selections are done by the UGC according to four subject streams (ie. Arts, Commerce, Bio Science and Physical Science) on the basis of,
1. Merit (the top 10% of each subject stream will be selected under this method.)
2. Need (based on the annual income, Z score and the district from where the candidate has been selected for admissions.)

Step 7
The list of selected candidates will be sent by the UGC to the Mahapola Trust Fund and candidates selected for Mahapola Scholarships will be informed by the Trust Fund.