The Bank of Ceylon’s BOC 18 Plus, a savings account for youth, for the 12th consecutive year, awarded scholarships for eligible account holders currently studying in State universities, in recognition of their achievements in the 2014/2015 Advanced Level examination.
Each Merit student received a scholarship of Rs. 50,000 from the bank. The other 187 students were selected based on their district rank and each one of them were awarded a scholarship worth Rs. 30,000.
This year the bank will present scholarships to 198 students, where 11 students will be eligible for the special merit awards.
Those eligible for these special merit awards were those who obtained the highest marks in Science, Mathematics, Commerce, Arts, engineering technology, Bio-System and Common streams. The BOC has been conducting this annual scholarship awards ceremony since year 2002.