Welcome to Sophia Merit Scholarship Inc., a charitable non-profit corporation dedicated to improve the lives of deserving and financially disadvantaged families through the gift of education

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Sophia Merit Scholarships Inc 10th Annual Announcement

Sophia Scholarship is ready to receive applications for the academic year 2008-2009 from academically outstanding and financially deserving students. Scholarships will be awarded to students for pursuing Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Medicine after completion of higher secondary education.

Students entering first year college only eligible to apply.

The completed application form along with the requested details and attachments should reach the contact address by October 30 2008. After the selection process is completed the candidates will be informed of the decision by November/December of 2008. The awards for the selected Sophia Scholar will be distributed towards the end February 2009 at an award ceremony in Chennai. Awards will be sent by mail to Sophia Scholars who are unable to attend the Award Ceremony. Deadline for receiving all required documents and application form is Oct 30, 2008.

Application form and full details of eligibility and information can be downloaded from the following links: (Click to open file in a new window and use 'Save' option, or right click to select 'Save Target As' option. Files are in .pdf format and can be viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader)

• Download Application Form
• Download Application Instructions

• Sophia, Inc. is a Public Benefit Corporation under section 501(a) / 501(c) (3) of IRC.

• Donations made to Sophia are tax-deductible in the U.S.

• Sophia in Greek means Wisdom or Knowledge!

• Our letterhead incorporates the icon of Saraswathi, the Hindu Goddess of Knowledge!

• Sophia, Inc. has been formed to provide brilliant, needy students in India with the invaluable opportunity to realize their potential by pursuing lifetime educational goals.

• Sophia, Inc., provides financial assistance to selected students to cover the tuition, lodging and boarding expenses incurred, 4 years for engineering and 5 years for medical, for an undergraduate program in India in the fields of engineering and medicine.

SOPHIA MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS, Inc

• A Charitable, non-profit Corporation

• IRS DLN# 17053077019019

• California Corporation # 2134334, FEIN # 68-0427261

Mailing Address:

SOPHIA MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS INC
5437 TREE SIDE DRIVE
CARMICHAEL CA 95608

Phone: 916-485-4238, 916-359-5104, 408-997-2702
E-mail: info@sophiascholarship.org

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