Naveen Krishnan
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The students of this generation face stiffer competition than their parents in getting admission to colleges and winning scholarships. As demand for college admissions have soared, colleges and universities have seized the opportunity to raise their fees well beyond the rate of inflation. In response to this, parents have begun to pay close attention to their children’s activities from the elementary school level on and up with a view to increasing their children’s chances of gaining admission to the top level colleges and winning scholarships. There is currently no comprehensive guide for students / parents on the available options for financing their education beginning from middle school and continuing on till graduate school. This book not only provides guidance on available scholarships, types of government sponsored savings accounts and education loans but also goes on to reveal strategies on getting some of those loans forgiven. Beyond that, it provides parents and students important pointers on receiving different types of IRS tax credits and ways of claiming tax deduction for their kids’ education or their own education. Also, winning prestigious math and science scholarships is not only a resume builder but also an enabler in raising the student’s chances of gaining admission to the top Ivy League schools. So, this is a must have book for students, parents and school counselors.
The hot feature of the book is that all scholarships are linked by URL’s. A simple click of the mouse takes the reader directly to the sponsor’s site where additional information can be viewed and application forms can be filled out ALL ONLINE!. These URL’s do not even have to be keyed-in as the links to the websites are provided at the author’s book website and just a simple click of the mouse takes the reader directly to the opportunity.
The Author recently graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) specializing in Brain & Cognitive Sciences. He has also authored several technical publications based on his research work at the Harvard Medical School and the Broad Institute of Harvard & MIT. He is very passionate about global health care issues and has been to several third world countries studying the various aspects related to malnourishment and other local diseases. He performed volunteer work on ‘Project Prakash’ in the remote villages of India addressing childhood blindness among orphan children; he then persevered further into Nepal where he volunteered at several rural health clinics and hospitals assisting doctors in providing basic heath care to the needy. Recently, he worked with medical doctors in Malaysia studying the local practice of medicine and interacted closely with local neuroscientists on some of their research projects. In the coming year, he plans to continue his studies on global health policy at the University of Cambridge as a Gates Cambridge Scholar. He is an avid tennis player and has played varsity tennis at both school and college. He is also the Co-founder and President of a 501 (C)(3) non-profit organization that caters to the welfare of wounded veterans and their families living in Southern California.
Physician Scientist Training Program
This is the best program for minority students who are aspiring to be future Doctors / Research Scientists. The program takes-in students after completion of 7th grade and provides them with real world laboratory training and mentorship every summer over a ten year period (all through the undergraduate years). The location of the training begins initially at the Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia and extends to several worldwide laboratory locations of the sponsoring pharmaceutical companies. Applicants need to send the following information: Application form, essay, transcript (A grade average) and a minimum score at the 90th percentile of the SSAT test (www.ssat.org or l-609-683-4440) and preferably belong to one of the targeted minority groups: Latinos (Puerto Ricans), American Indians, African Americans and Native Alaska Americans; although Asians and Pacific Islanders have been admitted based on space availability.
Application: http://www.temple.edu/pstp/PSTP/prospective.htm
Deadline: January 30
Contact: Dr. Moses Williams, Temple University School of Medicine, Medical Research Building, 3420 N. Broad Street, Rm. 719, Philadelphia, PA 19140
Email: moses.williams@temple.edu and 1-800-639-5719 x150; 1-267-238-2900
Website: http://www.temple.edu/pstp/PSTP/pstphome.htm
Prudential Spirit of Community Awards
Contact: 751 Broad St. 16th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102
973-802-4568
Amount: $1,000 to $5,000
Deadline: Oct. 29
Comments: leadership, community service and transcript (5th to 12th grade)
Application: http://www.prudential.com/spirit
Red Vines Drawing Contest
Contact: American Licorice Co., 2796 NW Clearwater Drive, Bend, OR 97701.
Amount: $100-$5,000 (several)
Comments: Open to children in three age groups (as of May 1): kids (ages 6-12), teens (ages 13-18) and adult (ages 19+). Entries (one per person) consist of an original work of art that features the Red Vines logo. Winners selected on creativity and relevance to Red Vines brand candy.
Deadline: August 31
