A farmer's daughter in Tamil Nadu has won a scholarship worth INR 3 crore from the University of Chicago to pursue a Bachelor's degree from the university.
This is one story that definitely going to inspire students especially from the rural parts of the country. Swega Saminathan, daughter of a farmer in Tamil Nadu has received a full scholarship worth INR 3 crore from one of the top universities in the world. The University of Chicago in the US has offered a full scholarship to her for pursuing a Bachelor's degree from the university. She is a 17-year-old girl from Erode district in Tamil Nadu. She was identified and trained by Dexterity Global when she was fourteen years old.
The scholarship amount will cover her entire cost of study at the university for four years including tuition, room and board, health insurance, personal, books and supplies and travel expenses etc.
After getting the scholarship, she said “This is unbelievable! My father is a small farmer and my mother is a housewife. I grew up in small villages of Tamil Nadu where girls are married by the time they are my age. They don’t get to see what college looks like. And, I will have the privilege of studying at the world’s topmost institution on a full scholarship worth 3 crores – it is an emotional moment for me and my parents. This wouldn’t have ever been possible without the support and mentoring I received from my mentors at Dexterity Global, especially the founder Sharad Sagar Sir," as reported by Jagran Josh.
Sharad Vivek Sagar, the founder of Dexterity Global, has tweeted, "THIS IS HUGE!! A 17-yr-old Dexterity to College fellow from Erode in Tamil Nadu, the daughter of a small farmer, Swega has been accepted to the University of Chicago (@UChicago), one of the top 10 universities in the world, on a full scholarship worth ₹3 crores. #ThisIsDexterity"
Swega is the first one in her family who will go to college. At the University of Chicago, she plans to study Biology and become a scientist.
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