Bank of Maldives (BML) has introduced Sports Scholarship for top athletes. The scholarship is launched as part of the series of 12 high-impact monthly community initiatives to celebrate its 40th anniversary.
BML stated the scholarship programme aims to support athletes achieve their sporting potential through targeted programs and will provide three fully funded scholarships for top national athletes to train and develop at recognised high-performance training centres worldwide. The scholarships will be managed in association with the Maldives Olympic Committee (MOC) and will be open to all registered national sports associations. according to the national bank.
Acting Managing Director Aishath Noordeen stated that BML remains committed to playing an important part in developing sporting talent in the country through youth development programmes and partnerships with national associations.
BML revealed that details of the application process will be published at a later date.