Credito Siciliano awards scholarship 'Un Anno all'Estero' (One Year Abroad)

Acireale, Thursday January 22, 2004 - This year, also Credito Siciliano - a bank within the Credito Valtellinese banking Group - will award an annual scholarship to a Sicilian student, who will spend one year abroad choosing the destination from more than 20 countries available in Europe and in the rest of the world.

The candidate chosen by the association Intercultura will be welcomed by a selected foreign family and will go to a local high school in his favourite country. Back to Italy, the school year from 2004 to 2005 will be recognized, in conformity with article 192 of the Unified Body of Laws on Education 297/94.

The candidates must be cart@perta teen prepaid debit card holders with Credito Siciliano. They must be students of a local high school; date of birth must be between January 1, 1987 and June 30, 1989. Applications should be given in within January 31, 2004.

The application form is available at any Credito Siciliano branch office, as well as at any Intercultura centre, where all information about the initiative is provided. Further information is also available in the Group's web site (www.creval.it), where you can submit your application form on line.

The scholarship is inclusive of all travel expenses and stay expenses, costs for the local education, continuous attendance, preparatory course before leaving and at the arrival in the host country, medical expenses and insurance cover.

The candidate is leaving in July or August, 2004. He will be back in July, 2005.