'SCTV' gives scholarship<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Private television station Surya Citra Televisi
\n(SCTV) has awarded scholarships worth Rp 74 million to 75
\nstudents with high achievements selected from 1,500 state and
\nprivate universities nationwide.<\/p>\n
The scholarships were handed over on Tuesday by SCTV's
\ndirector for news and corporate affairs Riza Primadi to Minister
\nof Education and Culture Juwono Sudarsono.<\/p>\n
Riza said each student would get Rp 900,000 annually or Rp
\n75,000 monthly. He said the money would be transferred to the
\nstudents' accounts through Bank Tabungan Negara.<\/p>\n
\"This is part of our concern for students who have made high
\nachievements but can no longer continue their studies due to the
\nmonetary crisis,\" Riza said in a statement made available to The
\nJakarta Post.<\/p>\n
The scholarships were gathered by the station through a
\ncampaign from October to November held in conjunction with the
\ncommemoration of its eighth anniversary, which fell on Aug. 24.<\/p>\n
Riza said that for the sake of transparency, students awarded
\na scholarship would be given a list of the contributors, who
\nwould, in turn, get a list of the receivers.<\/p>\n
He also said that SCTV would launch a similar program next
\nyear to commemorate of its ninth anniversary. (ivy)<\/p>",
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