Faculty of Humanities, The University of Manchester
The BWPI de Silva PhD Scholarship for Sri Lanka
Award of this scholarship has been made possible by the generosity of Dr Harin de Silva (BSc Mech Eng 1982).
Value of award:
Total award = US$90,000 (this will be augmented through BWPI support for fees and maintenance)Criteria:
This scholarship is open to Sri Lankan nationals to research poverty and poverty reduction in Sri Lanka. The award seeks to support a Sri Lankan citizen in their intellectual development and it is hoped that the successful candidate will subsequently work on poverty analysis from a Sri Lankan base and push forward the understanding of how to reduce poverty in the country.
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Senani Karunanayake
I am an Attorney-at-Law employed in a fund Management Company. I was practising in Matale for over a period of Ten years and have understood the difficulties faced by the Villagers specially the women in villagers. I would like to do a research on poverty and would like to analyse the same to find a way to help the poor in villagers. If you give me an oppotunity to have a discussion I wouldlike to share my experience that I have gained whilst practising in Matale Bar. In the circumstances I would like to be considered for the above scholaship at least to find a solution to reduce the poverty in our Country
samarajiva
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