Scholarship of Rs 30,000 for Degree Girl Students in Andhra Pradesh
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A minister in Andhra Pradesh has made an announcement. It is about money for girl students.
The money comes from the Azim Premji scholarship. Azim Premji is a rich businessman. He helps students with money for school.
Girl students who study for a degree can get this money. A degree is a course at college. Students study for three or four years.
Each girl student can get Rs 30,000 every year. This money is free. Students do not need to pay it back.
The minister said people must know about this scholarship. He wants more girls to learn about it.
Girls who want the money must apply now. To apply means to send a form and ask for something.
This scholarship helps poor families. It helps girls stay in college and finish their studies.
The government wants more girls to study. This scholarship is one way to help them.
Vocabulary15 words
- scholarship
- money given to help a student study
- degree
- a course you study at college for some years
- apply
- to ask for something in an official way
- minister
- an important person who works for the government
- announcement
- important news told to people
- eligible
- allowed to get something because you meet the rules
- awareness
- when people know about something
- businessman
- a man who runs a company
- free
- you do not pay money for it
- government
- the group of people who run a country or state
- college
- a school for older students after high school
- form
- a paper with questions you must answer
- poor
- having very little money
- finish
- to end or complete something
- study
- to learn about something
Quiz
Answer key
1. Girl degree students 2. Rs 30,000 3. No, it is free