“Prof. Shelton Gunaratne Merit Scholarship” is awarded to the students who score the highest marks in BA (Hons) in Mass Communication and BA (Hons) in Public Relations and Media Management degree courses on 13th of January 2022 at Board Room of Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya.

It was officially awarded to 06 students among 18 students who were selected for the academic year 2017/2018 by Prof. M.M. Gunathilake, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences of University of Kelaniya. The Coordinator of the Prof. Shelton Gunaratne Merit Scholarship Awards Senior Lecturer Dinithi Jayasekara, Department of Mass Communication, and Senior Lecturer Aruna Lokuliyana, Head of the Department of Mass Communication also participated in this event.

An amount of 5000 rupees was awarded to 18 students each for the 2017/2018 academic year during the event.