NEW YORK : St George’s University in Grenada (SUG), a prominent US university, will give half a million dollars worth of scholarship annually to students of Indian-origin for studying medicine.
The scholarship, to be jointly administered by the University and the United States based American Indian Association of Physiciansof Indian Origin (AAPI), will be given on the basis of merit to students who cannot afford medical education.
The University Chancellor Charles R Modica and Provost Allen H Pensick along with Sanku Rao, AAPI presidentand Sharad Lakhanpal, former AAPI president formally launched the scholarship programme recently at St George’s University campusin picturesque Grenada Islands in the Caribbean.
The scholarship is named in honour of the late CSP Rao, professor of Botany, Benaras Hindu University. The scholarship consists of full and partial financial aid to qualifying students.
It will be given for all four years of study on the basis ofacademic excellence and financial need, said Modica. “The scholarship applicants will be nominated and approved by a joint committee ofAAPI and University committee. The quantum of scholarship varies and depends onthe need.” Around 3000 students from 138 countries arenow studying MD programme under which students spend first two years studying basic medical sciences at Grenada campus and move on to the US or UK medical universities to complete clinical study and the four year medical degree requirements.
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