The USAID Teacher Education Project (Pre-STEP) awarded scholarships to the students of the B Ed. Honours Elementary at the Institute of Education and Research (IER), University of the Punjab. The event was attended by Project officials and senior faculty members of the IER. Scholarships to the tune of Rs 300,000 were distributed among the top 15 students of the third semester of B Ed. Honors (Elementary) at the IER. The scholarships will encourage students to give better results and will set a healthy academic tradition besides providing financial help to the young students.