Mahatma Gandhi

The Mahatma Gandhi Scholarship is intended for financially needy students who are first in their family to go to college.
• Awardees will also have the opportunity to meet with potential Mentors and experts in various fields of students’ interest at the SDIAS Awards Ceremony. Students requesting to be mentored for that year will be paired up with either a panel of mentors, or individual mentors as needed.
• Finalists will be required to participate in a short interview with members of San Diego Indian American Society (SDIAS) to be conducted on campus.

Award
$1000.00
Deadline
02/15/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. Option 1 • Essay on Non-violence: Mahatma Gandhi was a world-renowned Indian civil rights leader who inspired several non-violent, peaceful yet highly impactful movements championing civil rights and freedom across the world, through his staunch adherence to Truth, Non-violence, Equality for all, Compassion, and Kindness. Write an essay (about 350 words) using the following guidelines. Include a brief summary indicating what such values mean to you, if any of those values resonate with you. From your own life, describe an experience or situation in which you incorporated (or could have incorporated) Mahatma Gandhi’s values in (a) your own personal life, (b) in your interactions with your community, to produce better results.
  2. Video Option 1 • (Maximum 3 mins) on Non-violence: Mahatma Gandhi was a world-renowned Indian civil rights leader who inspired several non-violent, peaceful yet highly impactful movements championing civil rights and freedom across the world, through his staunch adherence to Truth, Non-violence, Equality for all, Compassion, and Kindness. Upload an video (max- 3 mins) using the following guidelines. Include a brief summary indicating what such values mean to you, if any of those values resonate with you. From your own life, describe an experience or situation in which you incorporated (or could have incorporated) Mahatma Gandhi’s values in (a) your own personal life, (b) in your interactions with your community, to produce better results.
  3. Option 2 • Essay on Non-violence: Mahatma Gandhi was a world-renowned Indian civil rights leader who inspired several non-violent, peaceful yet highly impactful movements championing civil rights and freedom across the world, through his staunch adherence to Truth, Non-violence, Equality for all, Compassion, and Kindness. Write an essay (about 350 words) using the following guidelines. Include a brief summary indicating what such values mean to you, if any of those values resonate with you. Considering recent events / occurrences / situations happening in the world, in our nation, or more locally - IF you were in charge of sdias.org SAN DIEGO INDIAN AMERICAN SOCIETY (SDIAS) IRS 501(c)(3) Mutual Benefit Non-profit Organization the situation, which of Gandhi’s values would you have incorporated to achieve a better solution?
  4. Video Option 2 • (Maximum 3 mins) on Non-violence: Mahatma Gandhi was a world-renowned Indian civil rights leader who inspired several non-violent, peaceful yet highly impactful movements championing civil rights and freedom across the world, through his staunch adherence to Truth, Non-violence, Equality for all, Compassion, and Kindness. Upload a video (max - 3 mins) using the following guidelines. Include a brief summary indicating what such values mean to you, if any of those values resonate with you. Considering recent events / occurrences / situations happening in the world, in our nation, or more locally - IF you were in charge of sdias.org SAN DIEGO INDIAN AMERICAN SOCIETY (SDIAS) IRS 501(c)(3) Mutual Benefit Non-profit Organization the situation, which of Gandhi’s values would you have incorporated to achieve a better solution?