FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

 

Q: How much money is needed per year to cover the scholarships at the current level of awards?
A: Approximately $ 28200 is needed for twelve scholarships.

Q: What are the administrative costs?
A: None! All the expenses including advertising, publicity, postage, printing, interviews, and get-togethers with the Scholars, etc. are met by the BoD and AC members. Therefore 100% of the donations received reach the Scholars.

Q: Why were only engineering and medicine selected for award?
A: Our goal is to help outstanding students from poor families so that deserving families are extricated from poverty. Although there are many respectable and worthy fields of study, in the Indian situation, engineering and medicine are two fields, which continue to be secure, and financially rewarding.

Q: Is this an organization to help only in a particular region of India ?
A: No! Students from any part of India may apply to pursue an undergraduate program in any Indian University .

 

 

 

 

 

 

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