Scholarship for PWDs
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, July 12, 2013:
To help Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in pursuance of their higher education, Handicapped Development Foundation, Manipur has announced launching of a Post-Matric Scholarship for them.
Issuing a statement in this regard, the Foundation noted that with most PWDs coming from poor family, they face lot of difficulties in pursuance of higher education.
It is solve the financial burden of educating PWDs that the Post Matric Scholarship has been launched in the hope that students with disabilities would also contribute their mite towards the welfare of the society after completing higher education.
The scholarship can be available by those PWD students who obtained 50%o or above marks in their annual examination.
Issuing of form for availing the scholarship would be started from July 13 with August 14 as the last date of form submission.
Interested students may contact the office of the Foundation at Sayang Leirak, Sagolband Tera Pukhri Achouba Mapal, near Kebol High School for details, according to a statement issued by N Rishikanta Singh, Media and Communication Officer of the Foundation.