Students scramble for scholarships<\/p>\n
MANADO, North Sulawesi: Thousands of students from several
\nuniversities in Manado have been queuing up at the North Sulawesi
\ngovernor's office this past week to apply for scholarships
\noffered by the governor.<\/p>\n
More than 2,300 students had registered as of Friday.<\/p>\n
The students were from institutes and universities in Manado,
\nincluding the top university in the province, Sam Ratulangi
\nUniversity.<\/p>\n
Ivana, a student, said that the scholarship would ease the
\nburden of paying tuition.<\/p>\n
She complimented the administration for awarding scholarships,
\nsaying that the requirements to apply were simple. She only
\nneeded a letter showing her last semester's examination results,
\na passport photograph, a letter from her university saying that
\nshe qualifies for a scholarship and her application for the
\nscholarship.<\/p>\n
Spokesman for North Sulawesi provincial government B. Monunutu
\nsaid on Friday that the government had allocated Rp 9 billion
\n(US$957,447) for the scholarships, popularly called Si Tou Timou
\nTumou Tou scholarship (ST-4).<\/p>\n
He said that some Rp 5 billion had already been disbursed to
\nuniversity students and the remaining amount would be disbursed
\nsoon.<\/p>\n
\"The scholarships are important to enhance the quality of
\nhuman resources in the province,\" said Monunutu. -- Antara<\/p>",
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