Scholarship open for High School Juniors and Seniors

Nepalese Association in Southeast America (NASeA)
in collaboration with Asia Pacific American Council of Georgia (APAC-GA)

invite students of grades 11, 12 or recent high school graduate to apply for NASeA Youth Scholarship which has an award of $500 (five hundred dollars). The applicant need to write an essay titled

“The value of Volunteerism in my Life and Different Ways Students can Volunteer in NASeA”

The word limit for the essay is 500 words and need to be turned in no later than Friday midnight, April 13. In the essay, students need to include different volunteer activities she or he has been involved with either NASeA or other organizations, schools etc. The application is open to the students of grade 11, 12 or recent high school graduate residing in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, South Carolina and North Carolina. The winner of the scholarship is highly expected to attend the function below with parent(s) or guardian, at their own cost, below where it will be awarded with parent(s) or guardian. The scholarship prize will be awarded at the APAC’s 27th Annual Unity Gala & Scholarship Award Banquet, held at Atlanta Marriott Gwinnett Place. The address is 1775 Pleasant Hill Road, Duluth, GA 30096 http://www.apacga.org/calendar-events/
The judges who will decide the best essay are,

i. Prof Bijaya Karki, Louisiana State University, Baron Rouge, Louisiana

ii. Prof Neelam Paudyal, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

iii. Choonamani Khanal, Chairperson, NASeA Publication Committee

Deadline: 11.59 PM Eastern Time, April 13, 2012

NASeA Scholarship Award: $ 500
(plus, the winner will enter Inter-Organization Contest whose award is $1,000)
All essays should be send to NASeA liaison to APAC (and NASeA former president) Raja Ghale in his email at RajaGhale@aol.com

For questions or further information, please contact;
Raja Ghale
NASeA Liaison to APAC-GA
Email rajaghale@aol.com
Phone 404-447-8272

Sincerly,
Sanjeeb Sapkota
President
Nepalese Association in Southeast America
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