Prahlad & Bindu Pant Scholarship Award

Awarded on the basis of student’s financial needs 

Managed by

Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA) 

1. Beginning in 2013, An annual $2,000 (Two Thousand US Dollars) scholarship award has been established by Dr. Prahlad and Bindu Pant. This award is managed and coordinated by Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA).
2. This scholarship is awarded annually to one student on the basis of the financial needs of the student and not on the basis of merit.
3. The scholarship award is open to any freshman or sophomore undergraduate student of Nepali origin (one or both parents from Nepal) residing in the United States, who is a US high school graduate and has been admitted as a full-time student to a US college or university.
4. The selection process involves completing the application form together with all the documents (listed in no. 15 in page 3 of this application form) and the verification of the total annual income of the student and/or the student’s parents.
5. NASeA Academic and Professional committee will make the selection on the basis of the financial needs of the applicant, and its decision will be final.
6. Application forms are due by the second Saturday of every August. For this year, the application deadline is Saturday, August 8, 2015. The application is attached to this email. Please complete the application form in the next page and submit documents mentioned in no. 15 of page 3 and send it to Academic and Professional Committee chair at [email protected] by August 8, 2015.
7. The decision on the winner and a runner-up of the award is made by the fourth Saturday of every August. For 2015, the selection will be made by Saturday, August 22, 2015 or at the earliest possible date thereafter.
8. The award is given out to the winner at the NASeA/ ANMA Joint Convention in Greensboro, NC during the cultural program. The student must be present at the convention to receive the award. Visit convention website http://www.jointconvention.org for more information about the convention. If the winner fails to show up at the convention, the award will be given to the runner-up if he/she is present.
9. For questions or information, please contact [email protected].

   Application deadline August 8, 2015

   Click here to download the application form

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Ramjee Sharma, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

DeVry University, Atlanta, GA

Chair, Academic and Professional Committee

Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA)

Ph: 404-509-1965

Nepalese community around the world is shocked to hear the natural disaster caused by recent earthquake in Nepal. Our heart and pray to all the family members who lost their loved ones during this tragic incidence and extend our best wishes and speedy recovery to all the injured and sympathy to all those who lost their property during this disaster. NASeA looks forward to welcoming all her partner organizations Presidents and Community leaders of this region to come together and extend our support to our beloved country Nepal and needy Nepali community facing this natural disaster. Our token of contribution will go a long way and kindly request all to be the part of this noble cause.

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