SRI MURUGAN CENTRE - 2

At the function today, Shahrol presented 1MDB Academic Grants, totalling

RM750,000, to assist poor Indian students to pursue higher education at local

universities.

Fifty students who excelled in their Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and

Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) received RM15,000 each.

The 1MDB Academic Grant, in partnership with SMC, is the brainchild of Prime

Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who is also chairman of 1MDB''s Board of

Advisors.

Yayasan 1MDB, the corporate responsibility arm of 1MDB, provides funding for

the grant while SMC is responsible for the rigourous selection of eligible

candidates.

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