Sri Lanka, Feb. 28 -- A student receiving the Sisudiri scholarship

150 high achieving students who excelled at the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination and the GCE Ordinary Level Examination were felicitated at the 15th "CDB Sisudiri Scholarship Awards" ceremony held at the BMICH in January. Under the aegis of CDB Chairman, Alastair Corera - who graced the occasion as Chief Guest - this annual scholarship programme awarded Rs 12,500 per year, for five years, to 100 students excelling at the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination, which totals Rs 62,500 per student.

Annually, Rs 17,500 per student was presented to high achievers at the GCE Ordinary Level Examination for the duration of two years of their Advanced Level studies. This is a total of Rs...