Education

Sunday June 22, 2008

Aid for Indian students

By A. LETCHUMANAN

THE MIC-owned Maju Institute of Educational Development (MIED) has launched a scholarship scheme to assist Malaysian Indian students who are unsuccessful in getting scholarships.

MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said that scholarships would be offered to those who have excellent results in the SPM and STPM examinations.

“We will give priority to those who had submitted their results for the annual President’s Merit Award,” he said.

Samy Vellu (fifth from left) and other MIC leaders posing with top SPM and STPM scorers at the awards presentation ceremony.

According to Samy Vellu, only 50 out of the 192 students who had appealed to the Public Services Department (PSD), through MIED, for scholarships, were successful.

“We will absorb the 142 unsuccessful students into our scholarship scheme to enable them to pursue foundation studies in science or business at AIMST University in Sungai Petani, Kedah,” he said, adding that students who scored 10 1As and above would be awarded full scholarships whilst those with 9 1As and 8 1As would be awarded 60% and 50% fee waivers, respectively, to pursue foundation courses in science.

“There are also about 100 full scholarships for students who wish to pursue foundation studies in business,” he said.

This scheme will help more Indian students further their studies.

Samy Vellu had earlier presented trophies, certificates and cash awards to 374 students who scored 8 1As and above in the SPM examinations, and 37 students who had 4As and above in the STPM examinations last year.

“By honouring these high achievers, we hope to motivate them and build up their self-esteem and confidence,” he said.

MIC, through MIED, has honoured 2,074 students who have done well in the SPM and STPM examinations between 2000 and 2007.

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