AFNA Assam Foundation Akadamics Scholarship

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AFNA Assam Foundation Akadamics Scholarship

Areas of Study :
General
Level :
Graduation
Scholarship Funded by :
Assam Foundation of North America (AFNA)
Provided to :
Financially deprived Assam students to pursue bachelor’s degree course in any discipline

Assam Foundation of North America (AFNA) provides Akadamics Scholarship to award educational scholarships and mentoring to students who are financially deprived but have demonstrated promising academics. The scholarships are awarded to students pursuing post secondary education. The objective is to encourage higher education among financially needy students and eventually making them capable of providing for their family.

AFNA is a volunteer-driven US-based non-profit organization with a thirty-year history of supporting social development projects in Assam, a north-eastern state of India, and helping with charitable work in the US and abroad.

Scholarship Details

The scholarship is paid in 4 equal installments in a year.
The scholarship matches the schedule of an academic year in Assam (starts in July of an academic year and ends in and July of the following year).
The scholarship is deposited to the bank account of the awardees. Awardees must have a bank account in a recognized bank.

A scholarship once awarded will be until the completion of the academic year for which it was awarded. Scholarship shall be renewed for the next academic year if the awardee meets the criteria listed below:

The awardee will need to reapply for renewal of the scholarship for the new academic year.
The awardee will need to obtain a clear promotion to the next academic year per the institution’s criteria.
Good conduct and regularity in attendance certified by the Head of the College/Institution would be required. In case of low attendance, applications may be considered based on explanation by the student.
The applicant continues the course as a regular student until the completion of the course. If the applicant discontinues the course, he/she should inform AKADAMICS immediately and the scholarship will be discontinued.

AFNA Scholarship Selection Board (SSB) for AKADAMICS will have the final authority on scholarship renewals.

Eligibility

Students seeking to or already enrolled in a bachelor’s degree course in any discipline are eligible; no scholarship is available at this stage for pursuing diploma/certificate level courses.
The applicant should have passed his/her Higher Secondary/Pre-University/CBSE/ISC or equivalent board qualifying examination.
Students of families whose per-head family income (i.e. total family income/total family members) is at or below Rs. 50,000 per year are eligible for the scholarship. Family income refers to the income after deductions for taxes or other purposes. Only direct family members will count towards the total family members.
A potential awardee should be a permanent resident of the state of Assam verified through appropriate documentation.

Selection Procedure

There is no minimum academic score, grade or percentage necessary to be eligible for the scholarships. AFNA SSB will use all information provided in the application form including the essay questions in Section 10 to make the scholarship .
Potential awardees will be required to complete an application form. Applications are accepted between January 1st and April 30th of every year.
Completed applications are reviewed by the AFNA Scholarship Selection Board (SSB) and the decision of the Board is final.

How to Apply

Candidates can apply online through http://www.assamfoundation.net/a/codes-akadamics/AKADAMICS-OnlineForm.html

For completing paper applications, please print the online form and mail it to the address provided at the bottom of this page.

The application form can be emailed to afna.akadamics@gmail.com or mail to

AFNA - AKADAMICS
4391 McMenemy Street,
Vadnais Heights, MN 55127, USA
For more details visit Website: www.assamfoundation.net

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scholarship for graduate students , Scholarship for Assam students , Scholarship for Financially backward students

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