Ondo Scholarship Award For 32,784 Students

[Shola Sholaz]

The students of Ondo State now have cause to be elated as the state government has approved the sum of N396 million for scholarships and bursary for the indigenous students of the state in different tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
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The Ondo State Scholarship Board Chairman, Mr Dayo Awude, said that the bursary is for about 32, 784 students of the state for the scholarship year 2013.
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He said that; "The sum of N320 million is earmarked for bursary for 32,000 students, while N76 million is for scholarships and financial assistance to 784 students and we have commenced payment.
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The scholarship is valued at N100, 000 per student who has a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.0 and of course passed the qualifying test.
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It will be noted that all physically challenged students in tertiary institutions of the state, who applied were given N50, 000 each without any test or requirement.
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Some of the students who had problems with their bank account details has been communicated for correcting the errors.
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Congratulations to Ondo State Students that will receive the award and remember to use the money wisely.