As part of its social commitment the Bank of Ceylon annually conducts a CSR program to felicitate two thousand Grade 5 scholarship highflyers with a scholarship worth Rs. 15,000/- each, encouraging students to pursue their education diligently. Further, BOC offers twenty five differently-abled students who have passed the Grade 5 scholarship examination were offered scholarships worth Rs. 15,000/- and there will be a monthly grant of Rs. 1000/- till the student passes through the O/L examination. This additional commitment was undertaken by the Bank in good faith to assist courageous youngsters with special needs with that extra strength they need to achieve life ambitions.
This annual programme which began in 2002, is one of the bank’s key Corporate Social Responsibility programs to uplift the country’s education by supporting and encouraging school children to make an extra effort in their studies.
Since then the Bank has granted a total of 20,500 scholarships as of 2019 (need 2021 details) the total amounting to over Rs.236 Million. Further, as a part of this sustainability initiative, the Bank conducts the “Hapana” program island-wide to coach students for the year 5 scholarship examination. This program is conducted at provincial level with the assistance of the Education Ministry. The Bank of Ceylon sincerely takes pride in been able to coach thousands of students all over the country through the “Hapana” scholarship coaching program covering over 1500 sessions recently.
As a part of its CSR initiatives, the bank conducts scholarship programs, for both Grade 5 and A/L examination highflyers who have excelled in their respective exams, to appreciate the courage and dedication shown by students to become scholars and thereafter, commit themselves to the economic development of the country. The Bank has been conducting the Grade 5 scholarship examination since 2002 offering higher education scholarships to achievers across the nation. This scholarship offer is available for Ran Kekulu (RKG) account holders apart from many other benefits that are lined up together with the account.
