Tertiary students will benefit from scholarship, MP says

ALOTAU MP Charles Abel says about 100 students entering tertiary institutions this year will benefit from the district’s scholarship scheme.
He was responding to a query by The National on whether the scholarship scheme would continue this year.
Abel said K200,000 had been allocated to support the students.
He said students had benefited from the scheme since its inception in 2015.
Abel said the main requirement to be eligible was that they lived in Alotau.
He said the Milne Bay government had similar financial programmes so his office coordinated with them to avoid instances of double-dipping.
“The officer responsible for the scholarship provides an annual report to the district administration and makes a formal announcement on the scholarships on radio Milne Bay,” he said.