UpakarIndian-American Scholarship Foundation

Scholarship Info

Congratulations on taking these steps to further your education and develop your career skills. Upakar was founded to support the educational and career aspirations of the Indian-American community. As fellow Indian-Americans, we would like to help support your aspirations.

Upakar provides $2,000 per year for up to four years for each scholarship recipient. Each year, we will renew the $2,000 annual scholarship if the scholar maintains a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.3 (out of 4.0).

New in 2011 is the Geeta Rastogi Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship has the same requirements as a regular Upakar Scholarship but will only be awarded to a student entering a Fine Arts (Music, Dance, Drama, etc) undergraduate program.

Mentorship

In addition to the financial award, Upakar provides a mentoring program for our scholarship recipients. This is an outstanding opportunity to seek the advice of and network with successful professionals across the United States from the Indian-American community.

Privacy and Confidentiality

Your application will be held in the strictest confidence and information contained within will not, under any circumstances, be shared outside of our scholarship committee.

General Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for a scholarship, you must:

• Have either been born or have one parent born in the Republic of India
• Be either a U.S. citizen or a U.S. ‘Green Card’ holder (no exceptions)
• Be actively seeking enrollment in an undergraduate 4-year degree program at a college or university in the United States for the 2012-2013 academic year
• Have a 2011 Family Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) on the IRS form 1040, 1040EZ or 1040A of less than $75,000
• Currently be a graduating high school senior living in the USA with a cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.6 or higher (on a 4.0 scale)

Our scholarship process is quite competitive so we ask that you please take your time to fill out the application completely and accurately. Please pay significant attention to the essays, as they will tell us the most about you, your background, and your educational and career aspirations. Your answers to the application questions will help us understand you better and will aid in the selection process.

We wish you all the best as you complete the application. Please be sure to submit the application before the deadline. Good luck!