DAANA Scholarship Program
Dharmaraja Scholarship Program is the largest project that DAANA has launched. The goal of this program is to identify bright young Rajans who are in need of financial support to continue their education. We started our program by supporting one student, Chinthake Bowatte, in year 2009. He exceeded our expectations by getting selected to the Engineering School in Sri Lanka.
Since the inception of the DAANA Scholarship Program, as of Dec 31 2023, we have offered 499 scholarships on academic-merits and 16 scholarships for outstanding achievements in extracurricular activities. We have so far more than USD 50,000 in total for DAANA Scholarships.
Those who educate children well are more to be honored than parents, for these only gave life, those the art of living well
Aristotle
Donation programs 2024
How much does it cost?
A single scholarship based on the academic merit costs US$100 per year.
How does it work?
- Every year, around August/September, we send out a simple application form to Dharmaraja College through the Principal.
- Students fill the application forms and get the approval from their class teacher and hand them over with any other support documents, to the school.
- The school mail the collected application forms by the deadline, to DAANA.
- DAANA appoints a committee to review the applications and select the recipients based on the students academic merit and the financial need.
- We offer the scholarships to selected students the following year starting January.
 How do I know that my $ are put to good use?
We wanted to keep the application process simple so that the burden to the student is minimal. We rely on the staff members who recommend the students and their academic report cards to make the decision to award a scholarship. Scholarships are offered for a year and there is no renewal process. The student can reapply the following year along with other students. We do not require any other progress reports.
How to donate?
When you donate to Dharmaraja Scholarships fund, managed by DAANA, we can assure you that your contribution is helping a young student to secure his future.
Donations can be made via checks or can be made on line. To make it on line click “DONATE Now” Button below.
To make a donation via a check, write it payable to “DAANA“, and send it to the DAANA mailing address:
DAANA
8212 Red Gate Ct
Bowie
MD 20715
Also mark that this is for “Dharmaraja Scholarships”.
DAANA has the tax exempt status in the US as defined by section 501(c)(3) of the US Internal Revenue Code, so your donations are US tax deductible.