Manama: The Crown Prince's International Scholarship Programme (CPISP) has started the assessment process for 1081 scholarship applicants from governmental and private schools, as well as Bahrainis studying overseas. The programme, in cooperation with the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF), started qualifying tests at BIBF headquarters to assess candidates' English language and critical reasoning skills. According to Bahrain News Agency, Shatha Ahmed Ali, CPISP Executive Director of Finance and Administration Affairs, noted that the qualifying tests measure the English Language Proficiency of the student, in addition to three critical reasoning tests to assess verbal, numerical, and diagrammatical reasoning. For applicants currently studying outside of Bahrain, the programme arranged for applicants to take the tests under supervised conditions at an appropriate location. Ali highlighted that the next step will be for the programme to select a minimum of 80 candidates based on the results of the qualifying tests and their Grade Point Average. The candidates, who will be announced before the end of June of this year, will then undergo various training and preparation courses for standardised testing throughout the summer and the next academic year until the final recipients are selected in April 2026. Ali confirmed that the programme received a total of 1197 applications during the submission period of March 1-15. The programme's application criteria include Bahraini citizenship, a GPA of 97% or higher, and enrollment in the 11th grade (or equivalent) with graduation in 2026.
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