The proposal to establish a Student Crisis Fund which could be utilized to help students in acute personal crises came from one of our esteemed council members, Prof. Kapila Gunawardana. It was based on his own experiences of times when students were desperately in need of assistance when faced with extreme circumstances in their personal lives. These include, but are not limited to, serious personal health problems, serious health problems of parents or guardians including sudden death or permanent disability, and loss of or displacement from residences due to natural disasters. His suggestion was well received by the Council, following which the ‘Student Crisis Fund’ was immediately setup with contributions from our Alumni. A subcommittee comprising the President, Secretary, Treasurer and a senior member of the Advisory Board was formulated, and the operating guidelines under which this fund would function were laid down.

The procedure by which a student could request assistance of this Fund is by sending an application to the Dean, Faculty of Medicine. Only the applications which would be highly recommended by the Dean would be considered by the Subcommittee for evaluation.  PeMSAA would then decide the avenues of assistance to be offered, including the degree of financial assistance.

We welcome the support of our Alumni and other well-wishers to sustain this novel activity of PeMSAA.

How to support?

1. Donate to the Student Crisis Fund, either as one-off donation or as regular contributions.
   • Name of account: ‘PeMSAA Student Crisis Fund’
   • Account number: 87997354
   • Bank name: Bank of Ceylon
   • Bank branch: Super Grade Branch Peradeniya
   • Swift code: BCEYLKLX
2. Sign up as a ‘Benefactor’
   • Send a letter of consent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., mentioning your intent to be a benefactor. A student who is in need will be assigned to you when and if required.

This endeavor by PeMSAA is to show that we still remember how difficult life sometimes became during our undergraduate years, and we are ready to help our next generation who are in the same path.