Sophia Merit Scholarships
Inc. Invites Applications for 12th Annual Scholarship Award:
Sophia Scholarship is ready
to receive applications for the academic year 2010-2011 from academically
outstanding and financially deserving students. The prospective students
should download the application form
and instructions from this web site. The completed application form
along with the requested details and
attachments should reach the contact address by September 30th
2010.
After the selection process
is completed the candidates will be informed of the decision by November/December
of 2010. The awards for the selected Sophia Scholar will be distributed
towards the end February 2011 at an award ceremony in Chennai. Awards
will be sent by mail to Sophia Scholars who are unable to attend the
Award Ceremony. 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.
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)
The Scholarships will substantially
cover tuition, boarding and lodging costs for the entire length of the
Degree Program to be eligible for Sophia Scholarship for subsequent
years the students have to pass the year and also maintain the Merit
Status
For additional information
or questions please email: info@sophiascholarship.org
Prospective Candidates
should fulfill the following eligibility to be considered for Sophia
Scholarship:
1) Should have completed
Higher Secondary Education
2) Should be interested in pursuing Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
or Medicine in a recognized college or
University in India
3) Should have secured admission for the academic year 2010-2011
4) Only students who secure admission by merit will be considered. Students
who secure admission by paying
capitation fee will not be considered for Scholarship
5) Only students entering college in first year are eligible to apply.
6) Students should demonstrate financial need.
Prospective scholars will be selected from applicants who meet all the
above requirements. Selection will be
based purely on Merit and demonstrated financial need.
TIMELINE
FOR APPLICATION (2010-2011 AWARDS) |
1) Completed
application form along with required attachments should be received
at
address given below by September 30th, 2010:
T. Sivasubramanian
Sophia Advisory Committee Member “DuraSoft”, 11/6, First
Floor,
Fourth Street, Padmanabha Nagar,
Adyar, Chennai – 600020
2) Candidates selected for Sophia Scholarship will
be informed of the decision by end of November / December 2010
3) Scholarship Award will be made by end of February
2011 in Chennai
1) Completed Application
form
2) Proof of admission in the Engineering/Medical College for the year
2010-2011
3) Attested copy of the higher secondary mark sheet (+2). Attestation
can be done by any Gazette officer of the State/Central Government or
Headmaster of the school studied or by the Principal/Dean or Head of
the Department of the present college.
4) Proof of income of the parents from employer or appropriate authorities
as the case may be.
Application with insufficient information will be summarily rejected
without any further
correspondence.
Application
with insufficient information will be summarily rejected without any
further correspondence.
Download
the Latest Application Form by clicking HERE

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