Eggamuge,
S. Hithadhoo, Addu City,
May 2022
Respected Sir,
I am a 3rd year medical student pursuing Doctor of Medicine at Emilio Aguinaldo
College, Philippines. I am currently in the 2nd semester of 3rd year, leaving me with
the final year of my study along with an internship to complete.
Due to COVID-19 pandemic, I am currently staying in the Maldives and continuing
my course online. However, I am expected to travel to the Philippines and join
face-to-face classes for the upcoming school year. This pandemic has had a
huge toll on me and my family leaving us in a desperate situation financially.
In order to overcome the financial burden of my studies, I have been working
and studying ever since I came back to Maldives due to COVID-19 outbreak. I
have barely been able to make enough to cover my current semester’s payment
leaving me nothing to save for my future semestral fees and contribute towards
living expenses. In addition to it, as I already have a pending student loan taken
from the Ministry of Higher Education to complete my bachelor of science in
biology degree program, makes me ineligible to apply for another student loan.
With the 4th year (clerkship) which is my last year of college coming up, where I
have to work at a hospital 12-hour shift every day makes it impossible for me to
do hospital rounds and earn to pay for my college fee. Furthermore, the whole of
4th year and internship year is expected to be spent in the Philippines.
The table below summarises the expected costs for the two years. (Clerkship - July
2022 till July 2023 and internship Mid 2023 till mid 2024)
school
Year
Estimated Tuition
Estimated living
Total
fee (mvr)
cost (mvr)
(mvr)
year
4th year
2022 - 2023
85,000
97,000
182,000
Internship
2024
88,385
72,000
160,385
246,428
223,268
342,385
Total (mvr)
Sir, you are well known in our community for your unparalleled investments done
for the growth and wellbeing of the youth. With your kindness you have helped
and assisted a lot of the youth of this community to achieve their goals. Thus, I am
writing to you in hopes that you could assist me as well financially, by sponsoring
my studies or lending me a loan to complete my Doctor of Medicine program.
It is also my humble request for you to allow me some time from your busy
schedule to discuss the matter.
Kindly find my attached CV and other relevant documents with this letter.
I look forward to hearing a positive response from you.
Rifaa Waseem
Phone: 7646132
Email: rifawasym@gmail.com