Sri Lanka Insurance offers 600 Suba Pathum scholarships
Sri Lanka Insurance (SLI) is once again offering talented Sri Lankan students a golden opportunity to receive valuable scholarships through its Life Suba Pathum National Scholarship Scheme.
Suba Pathum 2018 is now open and SLI is accepting applications from students who had excelled at the Grade-five Scholarship, GCE Ordinary Level and Advanced Level examinations in 2016 and 2017. A total of 600 students from across the island, 300 for each year, will be the beneficiaries of this scheme.
Once all applications for the scholarships are received, SLI will select the top four achievers from each district at the Gradefive Scholarship and GCE O/L examinations and present each student with a scholarship worth Rs.20,000 and Rs.40,000 respectively. From the A/L applicants, winners will be selected based on national rankings from the Arts, Science, Mathematics and Commerce streams for scholarships worth Rs.50,000 each.
If the parents/guardian of the student hold a life insurance policy with SLI, the student will benefit over a longer period, until they sit the next major national examination. Accordingly, Grade-five students whose parents hold SLI Life policies will receive the scholarship continuously for five years, O/L students will benefit for two years and A/L students for three years.
The Suba Pathum scheme was introduced by SLI in 2014 to applaud the achievements of the children of the country and to encourage others also to perform well and reach their best potential. This is the fourth time it is being conducted. So far, Suba Pathum has benefited over 300 students each year with the total value of the scholarships presented annually being over Rs.18 million. It is one of the most beneficial of such schemes in the industry.
Applications for the scheme can be downloaded from the Sri Lanka Insurance website or collected from the nearest branch office. The closing date for applications is May 31st 2018.
Leading fashion retailer Fashion Bug recently concluded two successful career guidance programmes in Kandy and Matara, in a bid to serve students with an opportunity to enhance their knowledge in career guidance.
Fashion Bug under its educational CSR platform launched the ‘Sisu Dirimaga’ campaign in order to benefit schools across the country demonstrating the company’s laudable service as a corporate citizen.
Fashion Bug Director and Sisu Dirimaga programme Founder Shabier Subian attributed the success of the platform to the company’s clear, coherent and long term objectives of establishing a unique CSR identity. “Fashion Bug has always been a responsible corporate citizen. We take pride in the fact that our CSR projects have made our very own consumers the contributors to a sustainable cause, where we mould the futures of the next generation,” Subian said.
“The impressive numbers of participation at each programme held across Sri Lanka stands testimony to the retail clothing giant’s accomplishments,” he added.
The first programme held at Dharmaraja College, Kandy was organised in partnership with the Kandy Zonal Education Office, where 550 students from diverse communities participated in the event. The programme was conducted for Sinhala medium students by Lecturer at the Department of Psychology of the University of Peradeniya, Asanka Jayarathne. The exclusive workshop provided the young adults present with much needed support, motivation and guidance in devising the path of their chosen vocation.
The second career guidance programme hosted by Fashion Bug was held at St. Servatius College, Matara which saw the participation of over 550 students. The unique workshop benefitted students representing many schools in Matara including students from St. Servatius College, Mahamaya Balika Vidyalaya and St. Mary’s Convent. The conveyor for this programme Prof. Sarath Wijesuriya of the Department of Sinhala at the University of Colombo enlightened the participants on ways of effectively mapping out their future. The challenges which were addressed during both programmes included how to prepare for and face crucial examinations successfully, balancing education and extracurricular activities as well as effective time management.
The Sisu Dirimaga platform is a sustainable CSR initiative which has been successful in supporting a number of educational programmes in the country, with Fashion Bug’s long term strategic objectives coupled with the retail giant’s commitment to service. The company’s expenditure in millions annually serves various CSR initiatives that reach all corners of the country, ranging from sports and education, health, public service and beyond.
Their latest efforts in Kandy and Matara are a part of a major drive towards uplifting Sri Lankan youth through the Sisu Dirimaga programme. The award winning CSR initiative carried out by Fashion Bug, has fruitfully benefitted over 13,100 deserving students, and will continue their relentless efforts until the company achieves a goal of engaging with 120 schools and over 100,000 students across the island.