IME & Global IME Bank announce the names of students receiving IME Global IME Aakanshya Scholarship

IME Ltd. and Global IME Bank Ltd. have announced the names of students receiving scholarship under IME Global IME Akanshya Scholarship fund. It is a scholarship fund established by IME Ltd. and Global IME Bank Ltd. in association with Higher Secondary Schools’ Association of Nepal (HISSAN) and Private and Boarding Schools’ Organization, Nepal (PABSON).  The purpose of the Scholarship Fund is to provide scholarship to financially deprived yet deserving students from grade I to XI with priority to girls and indigenous groups from across Nepal at their respective educational institutions.

The scholarship fund was announced on Ashad 20, 2072 and a total of 2060 forms were received out of which 1847 were eligible entries. From the received forms, selection of students from class 1 to class 11 who belong a below average income earning family, earthquake victms, students who have a strong academic performance and students from all parts of the country have been selected. The Scholarship Fund is worth Rs. 1 Million per year and the two financial institutions aim to provide scholarships to 100 deserving students on annual basis.  

All scholarship forms were screened by the scholarship selection sub-committee under the Scholarship Fund Committee comprising of high-level officials from IME, Global IME Bank, HISSAN and PABSON including seasoned educationists and academicians.  This comes as part of joint CSR initiative in the field of education by country’s premier financial institutions IME Ltd. and Global IME Bank.