Sampoerna offers scholarships

Sampoerna offers scholarships

JAKARTA: The Sampoerna Foundation has announced it is
providing scholarships to study in state universities for seven
Indonesian students who won medals in international science
competitions.

The scholarships will include admission fees, tuition fees for
a maximum eight semesters, book allowances and money to cover
their daily needs, the foundation's program director and alumni
affairs, Eddy F. Henry said.

It will be the third year in a row the foundation providing
scholarships for international science competition winners.
Founded by cigarette giant Sampoerna in 2001, the foundation has
awarded scholarships for 12,110 senior high school students,
1,000 junior high school students, 91 students pursuing bachelor
degree at home, 93 students pursuing master degree at home and 10
students seeking master degree overseas as of March 2005. -- JP