HNB scholarship programme rewards over 2,500 children

HNB ‘Diri Daru’, a scholarship programme which presents cash prizes and scholarships to students who successfully pass the grade five scholarship exam and who have a HNB ‘Singithi’ account, has rewarded over 2,500 students prizes exceeding Rs. 20 million in value, in its latest offer.

To be eligible to receive prizes and scholarships under this national scholarship programme of the bank, students with ‘Singithi’ accounts sitting for the grade five scholarship exam should maintain a minimum balance of Rs. 10,000. Any student who meets this criterion, and who achieves the cut-off mark, is entitled to a cash prize of Rs. 5,000, which will be doubled to Rs. 10,000 if there is a monthly standing order of a minimum of Rs. 500 in place for the account, the bank said in a media release.

“This is the only programme in Sri Lanka to reward all students exceeding the cut-off mark, while meeting the minimum balance requirement,” HNB Chief Manager / Head of Deposits, Viranga Gamage said. “Hence, the Diri Daru scheme benefits thousands of Sri Lanka’s future leaders, each year. It also presents an opportunity for parents to start accumulating funds for their child’s future needs, educational and otherwise.”

Commencing initially with scholarships to top performing students at the all island and district level, the bank has expanded its scholarship programmes over the years to include high-achieving GCE and London O/L and A/L students and eventually to any grade five scholarship exam student who achieves the cut-off mark, while maintaining the minimum balance required.