Challenges Online posted on June 19, 2010 23:29
Shell Malaysia Announces Scholarships to Benefit Students with Disabilities
Kuching, June 16, 2010: Shell Malaysia will introduce a new scholarship programme for students with disabilities this year to mark the centenary of its upstream operations and complement its existing scholarship and bursary programme. To be launched in Sarawak for 2010, the programme will be extended nationwide from 2011.
Leslie Hayward, Shell Malaysia's Director of Human Resources made the announcement in his speech at the Shell Educational Excellence Awards presentation ceremony held in Kuching. He was representing Shell Malaysia Chairman Mohd Anuar Taib.
Deputy Chief Minister, Yang Berhormat Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr George Chan Hong Nam officiated at the event and presented scholarships to university students and bursaries to secondary students.
"We hope to be able to make a significant and very positive difference to the lives of young and disabled people in the country," Leslie said. He disclosed that details on the scholarship will be published on August 10, a date which coincides with the drilling of the first oil well in Sarawak in 1910.
For 2010, 19 students from Sarawak received Shell scholarships to further their studies at universities throughout Malaysia for 2010.
A further eight students will pursue their studies overseas. Students were initially identified on the basis of outstanding results in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), matriculation year or Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM). Almost 200 students received bursaries for excellent results in their Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) and SPM examinations.
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