Sisudiri Scholarships were offered to 150 students from financially disadvantaged backgrounds from across the 25 districts to support them in continuing their education.
Students who achieved excellent academic results in the Grade 5 scholarship examination and G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examinations in 2020 were awarded for their efforts in the presence of Chief Guest, University Grants Commission Chairman, Senior Prof. Sampath Amaratunge at the BMICH recently.
This year marked the 14th season of the Sisudiri Scholarship Program sponsored by Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB).
Executive Director / MD / CEO of CDB Mahesh Nanayakkara said, “Our purpose at CDB is to empower aspirations of Sri Lankans, through good times and bad. As such, with this year’s Sisudiri scholarships, we increased the number of scholarships to 150 from 100 in the previous years, and also increased the amount each recipient will receive each year, so that we are able to assist more children.”
One hundred students who excelled in the Grade 5 Scholarship examination were awarded scholarships worth Rs. 12,500 per year for five years. Fifty high academic achievers of the G.C.E Ordinary Level examination were awarded annual scholarships worth Rs. 17,500 for two years for pursuing their higher education.
Senior Deputy General Manager, Marketing of CDB Darshana Jayasinghe added, “The Sisudiri scholarship program is part of the socially conscious pillar under CDB’s sustainability agenda, where we work towards the UN SDG of quality education, ultimately creating community impact and financial inclusion.”