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Six primary school students receive Bank of Montserrat scholarships
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| Published on Saturday, July 18, 2009 | Email To Friend Print Version
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BRADES, Montserrat -- Six students from three primary schools, Lookout, Brades and St Augustine respectively were happy recipients of scholarships funded by the Bank of Montserrat Scholarship Assistance Programme.
The assistance is in the form of monetary contributions towards the purchase of uniform, text books and other accessories. The scholarships were targeted at six grade students who will start attending the Montserrat Secondary School in the new school year. The assistance program was launched in October 2008 when the Bank celebrated its 20th Anniversary.
The awardees were informed of their selection at a reception held at the Bank premises on July 16, 2009.
The criteria for the award were as follows:
a. Outstanding academic achievements
b. Demonstrated good behaviour
c. Regular and punctual attendance at school
d. Performance beyond the regular requirement
e. Extra-curricular involvement
In addition to the criteria one of the students was selected based on a needs assessment.
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