Outstanding STPM, SPM students called to apply for cash awards

KUCHING: STA Mutual Sdn Bhd ( STAM), a subsidiary company of Sarawak Timber Association ( STA), is calling on outstanding STPM and SPM students to apply for its cash awards.

According to a press release received here yesterday, the successful applicants will receive either RM550 for SPM or RM650 for STPM.

The objective is to develop and improve the welfare of communities in Sarawak, irrespective of race or religion, by providing cash awards to outstanding SPM and STPM students who sat for the examinations in 2017.

The project started in 2016 as part of STA’s corporate social responsibility efforts in recognising and encouraging excellent students.

Applicants must be a Sarawakian or of Sarawakian parentage, who obtained either a minimum of 8As for SPM or 2As for STPM, and who sat for the examinations in 2017 in schools throughout Sarawak.

Students must send application forms duly completed together with a certified true copy of their results, and supported by all the required documents to STA Mutual Sdn Bhd, 11 Floor, Wisma STA, 26, Jalan Datuk Abang Abdul Rahim, 93450 Kuching, Sarawak on or before April 9, 2018.

Application forms are available at STA’s official website www. sta.org. my. Only completed application forms will be considered.

The decision by the STA Cash Awards Selection Panel is final. Should the number of applications received before the closing date exceeds the number of cash awards allocated, applications will be selected based on their results and the time when the applications were received.

The names of successful applicants will be published on www. sta. org. my, four months after the closing date.

For more information, contact Thresa Aji or Eileen Ting at 082- 332222 during office hours.