23rd Annual India Heritage
Scholarship Awards
on Sunday, April 26, 2009

Los Angeles, April 11, 2009
Inder Singh

Scholarship Awards for Graduating Students

Applications are now being accepted from qualified High School and Middle/Junior High School students graduating in the year 2009 for scholarship awards which will be presented at the 23rd Annual India Heritage Awards function slated for 4.30 p.m. on Sunday, April 26, 2009 at the Golden Sails Hotel, 6285 East Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach, 90803.

Started in 1987, the Indian American Heritage Foundation has been sponsoring the annual event to celebrate the accomplishments of High school and Middle school graduates of Asian Indian descent in academic, sports, community service, visual and performing arts, and science and technology. The Foundation is at the forefront among Indian American organizations in publicly recognizing, rewarding and celebrating excellence of the community’s best and brightest graduating students, who have excelled in their academic studies and extra-curricular activities.

• As many as twenty one scholarships will be handed over to qualified students at the India Heritage Awards function.
• Eight scholarships ranging from $2000 to $500 will be given to the winning graduates in the High School Academic category,
  • while four Outstanding Achievement Awards of $500 each shall be presented to applicants excelling in Math & Science, sports, community service and visual and performing arts.
• An applicant who obtains perfect score on the quiz and/or SAT shall each get a special award of $100 each.
• Besides the cash prizes, the first place winner in the academic, Science, sports, community service and visual and performing arts will each receive a revolving trophy with his/her name inscribed on it.
• In the Middle School category, five scholarships ranging from $500 to $100 for excellence in academics and one of $250 for excellence in visual and performing arts will be given.

An applicant for the award must be graduating in the year 2009 from a Southern California school and have at least one parent of Asian Indian origin. For Outstanding Achievement Awards in Math & Science, sports, community service and visual and performing arts, GPA should be C or higher while for the Academic Excellence Awards, GPA must be equal to B or higher. The scholarship awards are based on SAT score (Star or similar test for Middle School), GPA, extra-curricular activities and a quiz on India (based on reading material provided by the foundation). The quiz is given on the day of the Awards function. An independent panel of judges selects the finalists. Each winner must be present with at least one parent at the function, to receive the award.

The last date for receipt of completed applications is April 14, 2009. More information can be obtained by sending email to Awardsforgraduates@yahoo.com or from www.LA-indiacenter.com.

If internet access is not available, application forms or any other information may be obtained by calling Inder Singh at (818) 708-3885.
3818 Gleneagles Dr. Tarzana, CA 91356 818 708-3885, Email: Awardsforgraduates@yahoo.com

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