Australian alumnis award scholarship

Australian alumnis award scholarship

JAKARTA: The Surabaya Branch of the Australian Alumni
Association in Indonesia has awarded one-year scholarships to 31
elementary school students in East Java province.

On top of the scholarships, which amount to Rp 500,000 per
student, the association has also awarded scholarships to five
elementary school students to allow them to take three-month
English courses.

Shannon Smith, an education, science and training counselor at
the Australian Embassy, said that the scholarships would help the
children in continuing their studies. "Education is the key to a
student's future," said Shannon during the scholarships award
ceremony recently.

The alumni association has been raising money for scholarships
for poor elementary school students since 2002. -- JP