78 students get scholarships

78 students get scholarships

JAKARTA: Seventy-eight needy students from the elementary
school to the university level in Palmerah, West Jakarta, have
received academic scholarships from Bina Nusantara University.

University rector Theresia Widia Soerjaningsih said on
Thursday the students, selected from some 300 applicants who live
near the university's campus in West Jakarta, all performed above
average in school.

"They will automatically continue receiving the scholarships
if they maintain their grades," she said.

The university awarded Rp 360,000 (US$41.62) a year for 40
elementary school students, Rp 600,000 for 19 junior high school
students and Rp 900,000 for 16 high school students.

Three Bina Nusantara University students were awarded
scholarships that will allow them to attend the university
tuition free. -- JP