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Scholarships
US$ 36,000 (20%) has been allocated for scholarship
distribution.
The project has awarded scholarships to 293 bright
and needy students to complete their secondary education (Class 8 to
10). The scholarship covers tuition, books and stationery according
to NSP's scholarship distribution guidelines. In line with NSP's mechanism,
the district coordinator, who is either a student of Budhanilkantha
School or a member of SEBS, facilitates and monitors the process of
scholarship distribution.
For details of scholarship
recipients, please go to our
Scholarships Database
The NSP mechanism:
- Students of Budhanilkantha School (generally from
grade ten) or SEBS members are appointed as District Coordinators
(DCs) and are expected to facilitate the scholarship distribution
for the recipients in their districts
- The DCs receive the forms from NSP and take them
to their district in January
- They distribute the application forms to prospective
students (selected in consultation with school officials) and the
school authorities provide general statistics (number of teachers,
number of students) on the school and the annual expenses incurred
per student.
STUDENT SELECTION CRITERIA
- Poor financial situation
- Promising academic standing
- Family's commitment to supporting his/her
education
- Preferably a girl and/or from an underprivileged
group
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- Students then fill out their personal, family, academic
and economic details and submit the form to the DCs
- The DCs submit the forms at the NSP office in Kathmandu.
The NSP executive committee selects the recipients on the basis of
the information provided in these forms and the district coordinator’s
recommendation.
- The DCs take an advance amount from NSP to pay
tuition fees (directly to the recipient's school) and to buy books
and stationery at the start of the academic session. This amount is
determined by the average annual cost of education provided by the
school and does not exceed NRs. 4000 (US$ 52)
- The DCs submit two passport sized photos, information
on the academic progress of the students, and a receipt showing the
areas in which the scholarship amount was used to NSP.
Barabise and Mahendranagar
Since volunteer monitoring is not feasible in our
program areas, Barabise and Mahendranagar, the regional team conducts
the process there.
They facilitate the scholarship distribution process
that includes distribution and collection of forms, fees, and academic
progress reports.
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