What We Do
Educational Scholarships to Students and Undergraduates
Loyalty Pledge offers the following scholarships to Royalists who are pursuing secondary and tertiary education in Sri Lanka. The students are selected for the scholarships through a stringent criterion which considers academic and co-curricular activities of the student.
Educational Scholarship Programmes
Help a Needy Student Scholarship (HNS)
- Loyalty Pledge HNS scholarships with an annual financial value of Rs 48,000 are available to deserving students from financially challenged backgrounds from Year 6 to Year 13.
- The scholarship period is one year period commencing from 1st July to 30th June every year.
- The total amount of the scholarship is deposited to the Student’s bank account directly in four instalments which is remitted at the beginning of each quarter.
- Once awarded the recipient has to meet strict academic and co-curricular performance criteria and standards to renew the scholarships.
- Those who are meeting the performance standards during annual review continue to receive the scholarship till the end of the entire school career.
Tertiary Education Support (TES) Scholarships for Royalists in State Universities
- Loyalty Pledge TES scholarships are awarded to Royalists from financially challenged backgrounds entering the state universities.
- The financial support continues until the completion of the Degree.
- The undergraduates selected for the scholarships are awarded Rs. 48,000/- for a year.
- The total amount of the scholarship is deposited to the Student’s bank account directly in four instalments which is remitted at the beginning of each quarter.
Loyalty Pledge Honorarium Scholarships
- Loyalty Pledge Honorarium Scholarships recognize the exceptional achievements of gifted students when they represent Sri Lanka at international competitions recognized by the Ministry of Education.
- An honorarium scholarship is paid to defray the cost to travel and other expenses for those traveling overseas.
- Some of the sports and core curricular events supported include Boxing, Baseball, Rugby, Badminton, Squash, Karate, Basketball, Badminton, Chess, Hockey, Mathematics Olympiad and Science Olympiad.
Selection Criteria
- The average score of the student at the last examination at the time of application should be 60 or above.
- The student should be involved in a sport and co-curricular activity through a club or society of the School.
- The monthly income of family should be lesser than Rs. 40,000/- which should be certified by the Grama Sevaka Niladhari.
- For the TES programme, a letter from the University confirming the enrolment of the student in the University.
Performance Monitoring
Annual Medical Screening Camp
Ensuring that numerous health issues among students are addressed promptly at various stages is extremely important among a population of 8500 plus students at Royal. Annual Health Camp for year 6 students introduced in 2003 by Loyalty Pledge in association with Royal College Doctors Association (“RCDA”) has seen over 10,000 students being screened during the past 16 years.
Students identified with acute and chronic health conditions that require further attention are referred to various specialty clinics with due attention from RCDA members.
Personality and Communication Skills Development Programme
Loyalty Pledge recently embarked on an initiative to enhance the language, personality & communication skills development of the students of Royal College by conducting structured educational program with the assistance of the professionally qualified English teachers. The first phase of the program was commenced in February 2020, with the participation of grade 6 and 7 students. Loyalty Pledge intends to expand this program to the other grades in the junior school within this year