Elementary Scholarship

Elementary Scholarship
Thursday, 25 May 2006

The Indonesian government has implemented a nine-year compulsory basic education program in a bid to create a better educated populace.

In the effort to help the successful implementation of the program, Sampoerna Foundation, in cooperation with the Directorate General of Primary and Secondary Education, Ministry of National Education, Republic of Indonesia, will provide 1,000 scholarships for elementary scholars across the nation annually.

This agreement was signed on 18th July 2005 between Elan Merdy (Chief Operating Officer of the Foundation) and Prof. Suryanto, PhD (Director General for the Management of Elementary and Secondary Education of the National Education Department).

The Foundation is committed to providing support for qualified students to complete their elementary education as initial part of the completion of the basic education requirement. For the distribution of the scholarships' funds, the Foundation is cooperating with Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) by facilitating the grant to BRI branches and units all across the archipelago.

(http://www.sampoernafoundation.org/content/view/211/51/lang,en/)