The Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF) has felicitated six meritorious students who received the 'Professor Ghanashyam Dash Scholarship for Higher Education’ (PGDS).
Among those felicitated are Ankit Jha, Aditya Narayan and Anisha Samantray who have been selected for pursuing engineering in IIT Mumbai, IIT Delhi and IIT Roorkee respectively. Three others are Rohan Rupam, Prakash Kumar Sahoo and Badal Kumar Sahu who are pursuing their courses at NIT Rourkela, Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) Burla and MKCG Medical College, Berhampur.
Instituted in 2005 by IMFA, this scholarship is named after renowned historian Late Prof. Ghanashyam Dash, father of late Mrs. Ila Panda to provide equal opportunity through financial assistance to meritorious students’ to facilitate higher education.
Every year, six meritorious students, pursuing professional degree in engineering, medicine and liberal arts, receive this prestigious scholarship. The selected candidates get 90% of the academic fee and eligible expenses for 4-year course amounting up to Rs 6 lakh per recipient.
“PGDS scholarship is a highly inspiring support to meritorious students. We feel privileged to facilitate higher education for these brilliant minds. Our aim is to provide them a level playing field, which will allow them to follow their dreams and contribute significantly to national growth,” said Shaifalika Panda (Trustee & Founder CEO, Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation).