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Maximum Amount
$8,000 -
Application Deadline
April 30, 2024 -
Contact
Scholarship Committee
Upakar Foundation
9710 Traville Gateway Drive, Box 401
Rockville, MD 20850
upakarfoundation@hotmail.com -
Website Address
http://www.upakar.org -
Scholarship Description
Upakar was founded to support the educational and career aspirations of the Indian-American community. To be eligible for the Indian-American Scholarship, applicants must: have either been born or have one parent born in India; be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident (Green Card) holder; have a prior year Family Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) on the IRS form 1040 of less than $90,000; and 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). This is renewable upon a 3.3 GPA.ADVERTISEMENT
The Upakar Foundation was established in 1997 in the Washington, DC area. It was created to serve academically outstanding Indian American students in need of extra financial resources to pursue their college dreams. The first scholarships were given out in 1999 and have been handed out every year since then. Upakar has provided over $600,000 in scholarships to over 165 students from 28 states across the country.
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