The Municipality of Aljezur approved, at an executive meeting, the continuity of the attribution of scholarships to higher education students for the 2011/2012 academic year, also maintaining the number of scholarships to be awarded, in a total of 30.
The submission of applications will take place from October 17th to November 15th.
"In a year that appears difficult for families, especially for those who have children at this level of education, the municipal executive believes that it is important to maintain measures like this and to support young people in the county so that they can continue their school journeys", stresses the Chamber of Aljezur.
Thus, and despite the severe budget cuts that are being announced for the municipalities, “which will be forced to drastically reduce expenses in various sectors of their action, that municipality claims to intend to “maintain as much as possible the socio-educational measures it has implemented”.
"Incidentally, there are still requests for support in the context of school social action for other levels of education, which the executive does not fail to meet," he adds.
In the 2010/2011 academic year, 30 scholarships were also awarded to higher education students, with a total value of 35.150 euros.
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