Sri Lanka Insurance felicitates high flyers of GCE AL and OL, and Grade 5 scholarship exams
View(s):Sri Lanka Insurance (SLI) this week offered over 300 scholarships to achievers from 25 districts who applied for the Suba Pathum scholarship, at an event held in Colombo this week.
The unique scholarship scheme was launched in 2013 June in an effort to nurture an academically sound generation. This is the third batch of students who were awarded scholarships under the scheme. A total of 307 students hailing from all corners of the country received financial scholarships today, the company said in a media release.
There were over 1,000 participants at the event with students, their parents and school principals.
The top four students from each district who excelled at the Grade 5 scholarship scheme received Rs. 20,000 as a lump sum while the top four district level ranking students of the G.C.E (O/L) received a lump sum of Rs. 40,000 each. The top 100 students who excelled at national level at the G.C.E (A/L) examination comprising 25 top ranking students each from the streams Bioscience, Mathematics, Commerce and Arts received a lump sum of Rs. 50,000 each. “If the student’s parents or guardian is a Sri Lanka Insurance Life Policy Holder, the benefit will be offered for a continuous period as an annual payment until the child faces the next national level examination. Eligible students should apply for the Sri Lanka Insurance Suba Pathum scholarship scheme to receive the scholarship,” the release said.
The Suba Pathum scheme has benefited over 300 students each year from the time it was launched by SLI in 2013. The scheme is one of the most beneficial of such schemes in the industry, with the total value of the scholarships presented annually being over Rs. 18 million, the release added.