'SCTV' gives scholarship

JAKARTA (JP): Private television station Surya Citra Televisi (SCTV) has awarded scholarships worth Rp 74 million to 75 students with high achievements selected from 1,500 state and private universities nationwide.

The scholarships were handed over on Tuesday by SCTV's director for news and corporate affairs Riza Primadi to Minister of Education and Culture Juwono Sudarsono.

Riza said each student would get Rp 900,000 annually or Rp 75,000 monthly. He said the money would be transferred to the students' accounts through Bank Tabungan Negara.

"This is part of our concern for students who have made high achievements but can no longer continue their studies due to the monetary crisis," Riza said in a statement made available to The Jakarta Post.

The scholarships were gathered by the station through a campaign from October to November held in conjunction with the commemoration of its eighth anniversary, which fell on Aug. 24.

Riza said that for the sake of transparency, students awarded a scholarship would be given a list of the contributors, who would, in turn, get a list of the receivers.

He also said that SCTV would launch a similar program next year to commemorate of its ninth anniversary. (ivy)