Scholarships, Prizes and Medals
The following awards are made to undergraduates in the Faculty of Science on the basis of their academic performances at the examinations conducted by the Faculty.
Nimal and Savithri Gunatilleke Gold Medal for excellence in Biology
This Medal awarded to the students who shows the greatest performance at all 100, 200, 300 and 400 level Honours Degree programme examinations in Biology. A minimum of B+ or its equivalent at the first available attempt has to be earned for these courses and student should pass all the course units at the first available attempt in the relevant examinations conducted by the Faculty of Science. A minimum of a second Class (Upper Division) pass or its equivalent Cumulative or Final GPA should be obtained to be eligible for the award.
Prof. M.D. Dassanayake Gold Medal for Botany
This gold medal is awarded to the student who shows the greatest competence in Botany at the Honours Degree Examination in Botany.
Prof. M.D. Dassanayake Prize for Botany
This Prize is awarded to the student who shows the greatest competence in Botany at the 200 level.
Savitri and Nimal Gunatilleke Scholarship for Excellence in Ecology
This Scholarship is awarded annually to a 400 level student who has recorded the best performance in the subjects of BT 201 - Plant Diversity I, BT 202 - Plant Diversity II, BT 203 - Vegetation Dynamics and Measurements, BT 309 - Biodiversity Conservation and Management, BT 310 - Ecosystems of Sri Lanka, their Ecology and Conservation, and also passed all the courses at the first available attempt to the satisfaction of the Faculty Board of Science.
S.A. Kulasooriya Gold Medal for Excellence in Microbiology
This gold medal is awarded annually to the student who has recorded the best performance at the 100, 200, 300 and 400 level examinations in the area of Microbiology (i.e., BL 107- Basic Microbiology, BT 201 –Plant Diversity I, BT 302 – Advanced Microbiology and BT 412 – Applied Microbiology).
Sultanbawa Prize in Organic Chemistry
This prize is awarded to the student who shows the greatest competency in Organic Chemistry with A /A+ grades for all 300/400 or 3000/4000 level Organic Chemistry theory course units while maintaining at least a B grade for practical Organic Chemistry Course (CH 329/CHE 3292) at the Honours Degree Examination in Chemistry.
Bhikaji Framji Khan Gold Medal for Chemistry
This medal is awarded to the student who shows the greatest competence in Chemistry at Honours Degree Examination in Science.
P.W. Vitanage Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to the student who shows the best performance by obtaining the highest GPA for 100 and 200 level courses offered by the Department of Geology.
Dr. C.A. Hewawitharana Memorial Prize for Physics
This prize is awarded to the student with best overall performance in the Honours Degree Programme in Physics.
Prof. V. Appapillai Memorial Scholarship in Physics
This scholarship is awarded to the student with the best performance in 100 and 200 Level Physics courses and was selected and registered to follow the Honours Degree Programme in Physics.
Prof. A.W. Wolfendale Prize for Physics
This prize is awarded to the student with the best performance during the first year of the Honours Degree Programme in Physics.
George Dissanaike Memorial Gold Medal for Physics
This gold model awarded to the student with the best performance at the examinations of the 300 and 400 Level compulsory courses in Physics.
Felix Prashantha Amarasinghe Memorial Gold Medal for Excellence in Zoology
This gold medal is awarded to the student who obtained the highest final GPA at the B.Sc. Zoology Honours Degree on the basis of the criteria determined by the Faculty of Science and all the courses required for the B.Sc. Honours Degree of the Zoology at the first available attempta. A. minimum of 3.5 final GPA should be obtained to be eligible for the award.
Coomaraswamy Prize for Science
Three prizes are awarded to the students who show the greatest competence at the B.Sc. Degree Examination in Science of which one is for the student who secures over 60 % in Biological Science and the other two for the students who secure 1st and 2nd places in Physical Science in order of merit.
Chemical Industries (Colombo) Ltd. Prize
Two awards are given each year on the basis of the performance at the 200 level examination (B.Sc. / B.Sc. Honours Degree programmes).
Prof. Lakshman Dissanayke Gold Medal for Excellence in Physics
The gold medal awarded to the Physics honours student who has recorded the highest GPA of not less than 3.70 for the compulsory Physics courses at 100, 200, 300 and 400 levels based on the criteria as determined by the Faculty.
Alumni Prize for excellence in Computer Science
The prize awarded to the Computer Science Honours Degree student who has recorded the highest Cumulative GPA (CGPA) for all the courses recommended by the Department of Statistics & Computer Science at 100, 200, 300 and 400 levels based on the criteria as determined by the Faculty.
Alumni Prize for excellence in Statistics
The prize awarded to the Statistics Honours Degree student who has recorded the highest Cumulative GPA (CGPA) for all the courses recommended by the Department of Statistics & Computer Science at 100, 200, 300 and 400 levels based on the criteria as determined by the Faculty.
G.P Wannigama Gold medal for Excellence in Chemistry
The award shall be given annually to the student who has recorded the highest cumulative GPA for all the Chemistry courses with "CH" course code at 100, 200, 300 and 400 levels required for the B.Sc (Special) degree Examination in Science.
The Peradeniya University Gold Medal for Excellence in Scholastic and Extra-Mural Excellence
The gold medal awarded to the students who have the following qualifications:
- Highest academic excellence with Second Class Upper or above
- Participate actively in Sports, Registered Societies and Unions, Arts, Drama, Music, Literary and Creative work during your studentship at the University
- Excel in Research Publications