Announcement: Sikh Youth Scholarship Deadline Extended!
The following is a press release from the Sikh Youth Scholarship program:
The Sikh Youth Scholarship deadline has been extended and the board members urge Sikh Youth currently in 12th grade and plan on attending a 4-year college of university to APPLY as soon as possible via www.sikhyouthscholarship.org
The Sikh Youth Scholarship began with the small idea that excellence lies in education. A small group of Sikh youths decided to embark on a journey that would help our future generation retain their Sikhi while achieving educational merit. The whole logic behind the Scholarship Fund began in a small discussion of how Sikhism can be recognized and retained in our current society. The answer was simple: education. Through education, students are able to develop into significant, hard-working members of this world; and if those students represent the Sikh faith by retaining their full identity, they will allow it to flourish without demise.
This Sikh Youth Scholarship is open to students who are aspiring Gursikhs located in the tri-state area (NJ, NY, CT, PA). They must currently be high school seniors that plan to attend a four year college/university and have maintained at least a 3.00 GPA during high school. Completed applications (obtained from www.sikhyouthscholarship.org) should be submitted along with an official copy of their transcript by March 2nd, 2009. The judging committee will choose a small group of finalists, who will be interviewed for the selection of the winners. Two scholarships worth $2,500 each will be awarded!
For further details regarding the scholarship or to download the application and/or donation form, please visit www.sikhyouthscholarship.org or contact via email at contact@sikhyouthscholarship.org.
How To Apply
Applicant Criteria
Aspiring Gursikhs looking to apply must:
- Be seniors in high school planning on attending a four-year college/university
- Be residents of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, or Connecticut
- Maintain a minimum of 3.00 GPA throughout high school
Application Process
Candidates must:
- Complete the Sikh Youth Scholarship Application
- Compose personal statement (no more than 1000 words) and supplemental essay (no more than 400 words)
- Attach an official high school transcript
THE DEADLINE TO APPLY HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MARCH 22, 2009! PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR HIGH-SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT, ESSAY AND SYS APPLICATION ON TIME.
Postmark all materials to:
The Sikh Youth Scholarship
P.O Box 2361
Flemington, NJ 08822
Applicant Selection
All applications will be reviewed by the Selection committee. Upon review, finalists will be chosen who will be required to come in for an interview. Two winners will be selected from the Tri-state area who will receive $2,500 each.
Donors
The Scholarship Committee is a close-knit group of young Sikhs with a vision. However, this vision cannot be attained without your support. We ask that all members of the Sikh Panth support us in our ambition by donating their time and/or money. If we do not get the sangats support this year as our first year running this project then it will be difficult to continue in years to come.
While all donations are accepted, special recognition will be awarded to our donors who donate within the following brackets. All donations are tax deductible as this organization is NON-PROFIT.
Platinum: $501-$1000
Gold: $251-500
Silver: $101-250
Please print out the Sikh Youth Scholarship Donation Form and send it along with your check to:
The Sikh Youth Scholarship
P.O Box 2361
Flemington, NJ 08822
Checks should be made payable to The Sikh Research Institute.
Tax ID Number: 41-2090424
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can you applpy if you are an undergraduate sikh student and are need of help for just one more semester in college?
Please visit the Sikh Youth Scholarship website and contact them through the information provided. Keertan.Org is not directly involved so we cannot answer your question. Thank you!
I M VERY HAPPY TO SEE YOUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.PLEASE SEND ME ON MY E-MAIL ID OF THE IMFORMATION OF THIS PROGRAM. THANK YOU.
Veer Jee,
Please visit http://www.sikhyouthscholarship.org in order to contact the organizers of the program and learn more.