AMDAANA Scholarships for GMCA Students

AMDAANA Scholarships for GMCA Students About AMDAANA Scholarships for GMCA Students AMDAANA (Amritsar Medical & Dental Alumni Association of North America) awards scholarships annually to the medical students at the Government Medical College, Amritsar. While the awards are primarily based upon financial needs, they also give due credit for academic merit, extracurricular activities and a required essay. Parental income cut off from all sources for this year is Rs. 8 lacs. There is a special award named AMDAANA Scholar Award. This is purely based upon merit and overall accomplishments and is open to all students regardless of the parental income. It is only available to the students in the final year. Both awards use the same application form. General Information and Instructions for Completing Application 1. Number of Scholarships: Nine for each class; total of thirty-six for the entire college 2. Award Amount: Each award is worth Rs. 30,000 3. AMDAANA Scholar Award: One per year, available to Final Part II year students only. Primary criteria – overall merit, extracurricular activities and exceptional achievements. Worth Rs. 50,000 4. Application Process: a. Applications must be completed with due care, and they must look neat and clean. b. The application must display due respect to the process and carefully follow guidelines for the application. c. All applications must be typed out. Handwritten applications will not be accepted. d. Applications must be proofed for grammar, spelling, syntax etc. e. Incomplete applications, and those not following the guidelines and due care will be rejected. 5. Extra-Curricular Activities: Just a random list of items is no good. You must provide details of each activity and what was accomplished. What proof do you have for your claims? We want to see longitudinal commitment to the activity you choose. 6. Deadlines: All deadlines must be adhered to. If there are any follow-up questions or concerns from either the Scholarship Comm