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Why should children participate in the NSF Contests?
For the answer, please view the video by Kavya Shivashankar, the NSF Champion in 2004 and Scripps National Champion in 2009.
NSF conducts contests in 75 locations across the country. If you don't have a chapter in your area, please contact us.
To see the video, click here.
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Another Year! Another NSF Contestant tops Scripps Spelling Bee Championship
Anamika Veeramani, a NSF Contestant is the 2010 Scripps Champion!
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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 4,500 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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NSF National Finals were held on August 21st and 22nd, 2010
at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped to make the
event successful.
Please click
here
to watch a video clip of the interviews done with NSF Volunteers at the finals.
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Online registration for 2010 Regional Contests is now closed.
For general questions about NSF contests, read
General Contest FAQ .
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2010 NSF Educational Workshops:
A great way to prepare for educational contests. They also provide a non-competitive way for children to learn
and excel in spelling, vocabulary, geography and math. Please see the upcoming workshops at a chapter near you
by selecting the “Bee Workshops” option on the left.
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A new feature “Math Challenge” is added to the Kids Corner, providing kids with fun problems to solve. Check it out!
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NSF Bee workshops - click here
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NSF Video - click here
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Video : NSF India - Part 1
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Video : NSF India - Part 2
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NSF kid Surabhi Iyer, Franklin, MA
won the “Jeopardy! Kids Week” show on Jul-5-2010.
In addition to a prize of $23,001/- she also won her
family a 11 day expedition trip “Land Of The Ice Bears: An In-Depth
Exploration Of Arctic Svalbard” run by Lindbald Expeditions and
National Geographic. A remote archipelago situated just over 350 miles
north of Norway’s North Cape, Svalbard is a place of deep fjords,
mountains and massive sheets of ice and is home to Arctic wildlife
such as Polar bears, walrus, arctic birds etc.
Photo courtesy: Jeopardy! Productions, Inc.
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Rajit Krishnamurthy's Fundraiser sends 10 kids in India to College for a year.
Sixteen-year-old Rajit Krishnamurthy raised $2,500 to help students in India
attend college because he wanted to give back to a cause that was 'CLOSE TO MY HEART'.
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Geography Bee icons at the 2009 National Geography Bee.
NSF children Arjun Kandaswamy from Beaverton, OR and Shantan Krovvidi from Raleigh, NC ranked 2nd and 3rd respectively
at the National Geography Bee held in Washington D.C.
NSF children are heading to Washington D.C. for the National Geography Bee in May.
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NSF Spelling Bee icons move on to 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Once again, many NSF children are heading to Washington D.C. for the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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USA National Brain Bee Champion
Nithya Vijayakumar wins the 4th place at the 2009 USA National Brain Bee Championship
in Washington, DC. Nithya was the NSF Brain Bee Champion in NSF Nationals 2008 held at MIT.
She was also a Scripps National Spelling Bee Finalist in 2007.
She is from the NSF Detroit Chapter."
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