The scholarships were distributed among the students through a function at the premises of its Bibiyana Gas Plant which was attended, among others, by US Ambassador in Bangladesh Earl Robert Miller, Chevron Bangladesh President Neil Menzies, Corporate Affairs director Ismail Chowdhury, and Bibiyana Gas Plant Superintendent Ashiq Rahman.
Chevron said that of those who received stipends for this year, 64 are females while 20 scholarships went to students who received excellent grades in the recently published results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams.
It said the company has been giving scholarship to financially disadvantaged, meritorious students, for last nearly two decades.
The average pass rate of Chevron’s scholarship recipients in the recently published results of the 2019 Secondary School Certificate exams was nearly 100%.
Aside from its scholarship distribution drive, Chevron’s Quality Education Support Initiative aims to improve the learning environment of schools near its three gas fields, said the company.
In addition to stipends, support is provided in the form of additional teaching, computer labs, coaching support and endowment fund for selected schools, school uniforms, sports equipment, furniture, sanitation facilities and potable water. Chevron’s support for schools helps improve their overall performance.
Chevron has been running its corporate social responsibility initiatives in economic development, education and health for communities near its gas fields since 2005.