Ceylinco Life to offer 160 new 'Pranama' scholarships

Ceylinco Pranama scholarships are presented to policyholders' children who achieve the best results in their respective districts at the Year 5 scholarship examination, the GCE Ordinary Level, the GCE Advanced Level or those who excel at the national level in sports, culture, arts, drama or invention.

More than 160 new scholarships worth around Rs 5.3 million will be on offer to students and young people from all districts of Sri Lanka, in the sixth round of 'Ceylinco Pranama' scholarships to be presented by Ceylinco Life.

The company's flagship policyholder rewards initiative in the field of education has benefited 665 recipients and disbursed Rs 23.6 million since the first awards ceremony in January 2002.

Ceylinco Life has commenced the collection of applications from eligible students in all districts of the country, and will close applications on November 30, 2006 for the annual scholarships presentation at the BMICH in January 2007.

Ceylinco Pranama scholarships are presented to policyholders' children who achieve the best results in their respective districts at the Year 5 scholarship examination, the GCE Ordinary Level, the GCE Advanced Level or those who excel at the national level in sports, culture, arts, drama or invention.

Special cash awards of Rs 25,000 each are presented to students who achieve the highest marks islandwide in mathematics, biology, commerce and arts at the GCE (A/L) examinations, irrespective of whether or not they are the children of policyholders. If, however, a policyholder's child has achieved this distinction, he or she qualifies to receive both awards -- the district-wise scholarship and the special cash award.