Now, Poor Students too can Study in US : India

Chennai , Tamil Nadu :

Students from the economically weaker sections in the city now have a chance of studying in the United States under the Education USA Opportunity Fund programme.

The scheme, which is being launched in India for the first time, would target those students who excel in the academics but are economically poor to pursue their education.

Interestingly, the USIEF had already screened 50 students in the city, of which 35 have applied. “We are soon going to shortlist the eligible  students,” said Meera Seshadri, senior advisor, United States India Educational Foundation (USIEF).

However, she did not give details on how many students would be eligible for the scholarship. “They would be selected for pursuing their undergraduate course during August 2017. The scholarship was available for other countries. This is the first time India has been included in the programme,” said Meera.

She said that this year the focus was only on Chennai and soon the programme would be expanded across the State. Interestingly, it is not the Class 12 students who are being targeted. “We are looking at Class 11 students,” Meera said. The programme is yet to be given due publicity, she added.

With regrad to the income criteria for selecting students, Meera said that though there were no criteria, the USIEF would do a background check before selecting the students.

“We are targeting matriculation school students under Samacheer Kalvi programme,” said Meera.

To a query how to upgrade their English skills, Meera said that the USIEF had already started mentoring classes for the 35 students.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Tamil Nadu / by C. Shivakumar / February 25th, 2016

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