AMMAN — The Doroub Al Elm initiative, implemented by the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD), has secured education grants for excellent students from underprivileged families.

According to the Fund’s statistics, the total number of students who benefitted from the initiative since its establishment in 1994 has reached 13,100, 75 per cent of which were granted to female beneficiaries, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Launched out of the belief that “education is a cornerstone for development, especially for young people”, the initiative aims to provide scholarships for underprivileged students to enable them to pursue their higher education.

The fund implements the initiative in partnership with several public and private sectors’ institutions, as part of their social responsibility.

The initiative follows a scientific approach based on specific standards and conditions that define the students most in need of the grant.

The fund receive 5, 000 to 6, 000 applications yearly at its 51 offices across the Kingdom.