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Sri Lanka Insurance s c h o l a r s h i p s c h e m e awards ceremony was held today at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre. Over 300 scholarships were awarded to achievers from 25 districts who applied for the Suba Pathum scholarship. 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. There were over 1,000 participants at the event with students, their parents and school principals. The top four students from each district who excel l ed at the g rade five 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 Po l i cy 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. T h e S u b a Pa t h u m scheme has benefited over 300 students each year from the time it was launched by SLIC in 2013; this is the third time the awards ceremony was held.
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. Sri Lanka Insurance has been in the forefront of spearheading projects that develop the children of Sri Lanka from its inception and is constantly striving to uplift and enhance the environment within which it operates and has taken a conscious effort to include sustainability reporting in to its balance sheet. The company believes in nurturing the younger generation of this country with the aim to develop a generation of academically and physically sound Sri Lankans.
