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Scholarships in India
North South Foundation (NSF) is a non-profit voluntary organization
that awards scholarships to qualified and needy students in India
entering colleges regardless of religion, gender, caste or creed.
The Scholarship program in India
is designed to encourage excellence among the poor.
It is targeted at qualified, needy students entering college.
Over 2,500 scholarships have been awarded to date. Each scholarship is
$250 per student per year.
2007 Scholarship News
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Contests in USA
Educational contests in the US
are designed to encourage academic excellence among
Indo-American children.
The NSF spelling, vocabulary, math, essay writing, public speaking and
geography bees are conducted annually in two steps. Children initially
participate in regional contests. Winners of these contests are invited
for the national finals. National top rankers are awarded scholarships
ranging from $1,000 to $250, redeemable in the winners’ freshman
year of college. There are more than 65 centers in the US and Canada.
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2008 Finals at MIT, Cambridge, MA
MIT, Cambridge, MA is the venue for the NSF 2008 National Finals during the Labor Day Weekend, Aug 30-Sep 1, 2008. Invitation list for the Finals will be published at the end of May. Selections are based on the scores across the country, not on ranks and on the capacity of the rooms at the venue. Online registrations will be open during the first week of June.
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The Photo Gallery for the 2007 NSF National Finals in Columbus, OH is now online!
For more information
click here.
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The results of 2007 National Finals are now available.
To view the ranks, click
here
to go to the finals home page.
To view scores use parent login.
To view the percentiles, click
here.
- NSF Bee workshops - click here
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NSF Video - click here
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North South Foundation: Charity and Academic Excellence
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Suneil Iyer Wins Second-place at the 2007 National Geographic Bee.
WASHINGTON (May 23, 2007)-- Second-place winner was Suneil Iyer, 12, a seventh-grader at Indian Trail Junior High School in Olathe, Kan., who received a $15,000 college scholarship. Suneil was the NSF Champion during 2006.
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Rajiv Tarigopula, NSF Champion, won National Vocabulary Contest in St. Louis.
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To view pictures of 2007 Contests in USA, click on one of the centers below:
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