Hera invests in the future: 50 new scholarships for the children of its employees, and 10 to support study experiences abroad
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In addition to the 40 scholarships of 750 euro each awarded for the second year in a row to the most deserving university students, ten 2,000 euro scholarships were also awarded to high school students to help them participate in study experiences with Intercultura. The initiative, backed by a total investment of 50,000 euro, is part of "HExtRA", the multi-utility's corporate welfare plan
Hera Group repeated its commitment to support the school-age children of its employees and enriched the programme once again, for 2018. In fact, in addition to the 40 scholarships provided for the second year in a row to the most deserving university students, this year ten more have been added for high school students, who will be able to participate in study experiences abroad in collaboration with the Intercultura foundation.
The initiative, launched to reward scholastic achievement based onto principles of fairness and meritocracy, as well as the ability to rise to challenges right from the educational stage, reached its conclusion today as prizes were awarded during a ceremony held in Bologna, at the Spazio Hera, attended by the Executive Chairman, Tomaso Tommasi di Vignano.
The forty most deserving university students were identified by an excellence ranking drawn up according to the following parameters: being on schedule with the 2016-2017 academic year exam deadlines, the number of credits obtained and the average number of exams passed during the year. The company received more than 170 applications (more than twice as many as last year). Each of the 40 winners (graduates and undergraduates in economics, engineering, humanities and medicine) was awarded an individual scholarship worth 750 euro, for a total of 30,000 euro invested by the company. Among the winners there were also students studying abroad: a way to support a more complex life choice and to stimulate value creation, determined by acquiring experience in a range of settings.
For high school students, on the other hand, the selection was carried out entirely by Intercultura's experts and consisted of aptitude tests, individual and group interviews, a meeting with the family and a health check-up. The ten winners were awarded 2,000 euro grants that will support the cost of attending a one-month study period abroad in Europe (UK, Finland and Denmark are the most popular destinations), the US (Washington is the favourite location) and South America (Argentina).