BOC’s Ran Kekulu Grade 5 Scholarship Awards for 2016 concludes successfully

BOC’s Ran Kekulu Grade 5 Scholarship Awards – 2016 national event recently concluded successfully at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) Colombo on Thursday 22 June. This was organised by the Western Province (North) office of the Bank of Ceylon. 

In line with this main event nine other events were organised by each province to felicitate those achievers. Highflyers of the 2016 Grade 5 Scholarship examination who have scored above 174 marks were awarded scholarships worth Rs. 15,000 each at this ceremony. Apart from this scholarship each student received a valuable certificate and a gift pack at the event. 

The bank’s Chairman, President’s Counsel Ronald C. Perera, the General Manager D.M. Gunasekera, Deputy General Manager Sales and Channel Management Senarath Bandara and several other members of the corporate and executive management of BOC graced the main event. 

As a part of the bank’s strategic Corporate Social Responsibility activities the Bank of Ceylon conducts this annual program to support and encourage school children to make an extra effort in their studies. Simply maintaining a minimum balance of Rs. 5,000 in a Ran Kekulu account or by opening a Ran Kekulu account with any of BOC’s 627 branches across the country, on or before the date of the scholarship examination fulfils the eligibility to be considered for BOC’s Ran Kekulu scholarship. 

In addition to the scholarship scheme there are also special merit awards for all-island ranks where 1st will receive Rs. 100,000, 2nd will receive Rs.75,000 and the third will receive Rs. 50,000.