Thirty first-, second- and third-year students from 13 national education institutions received stipends to the value of 10,000 lei each in the framework of the fifth program “Scholarships for Your Future”. The money is provided to students for good academic standing and is intended for covering education-related costs. The finalists of the program were awarded in a solemn festivity staged by the Educational Advising Center with financial support from Moldova Agroindbank, IPN reports.
According to project coordinator Olga Rusu, this year’s edition of the program involved 119 applicants. The files were examined by a commission of independent experts. The target group included young people from families with modest revenues and families with many children, orphans, young people under guardianship or with disabilities, but who have good academic results. This year the program supports 16 first-year student and 14 beneficiaries of the previous editions who are currently second- and third-year students.
Attending the event, Minister of Education, Culture and Research Monica Babuc said the given stipends are important as they cover a part of the costs incurred by a student. She voiced hope the students who competed, but didn’t become finalists will be motivated to take part in the future edition, while this who reached the final will achieve results that will be the foundations that will strengthen Moldova as a European state.
Secretary of state at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Protection Viorica Dumbrăveanu said the awarded young people showed they want to invest in their future and in the future of the Republic of Moldova by perseverance and academic performance. “The impact of these projects is important for the young people and for the country,” stated Viorica Dumbrăveanu.
Sergei Cebotari, president of the Administration Board of Moldova Agroindbank, said he was glad to see the projects intended for young people are continued. This year the stipend was raised from 7,000 to 10,000 lei for a student. “I hope these funds will be used for the right purpose,” stated Sergei Cebotari.
Ana Maria Gaidarji, first-year student at the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, said she learned about the possibility of obtaining a stipend through the Educational Advising Center and from this continues to learn about other project that can contribute to her development. Owing to this stipend, she started to learn German and is convinced the importance of such a decision for her will become evident in time.
Vladislav Golban, third-year student of the Moldova Free International University, said the financial support provided in the form of this stipend to improve the quality of studies is important. He can purchase books and other educational materials.
During the five annual editions of the program, as of 2014, 540 students took part in the contest and got a total of about 2,000 stipends.
