CAN Federation opens applications for National ICT Scholarship

Kathmandu, Aug. 10

The Computer Association Nepal (CAN) Federation has opened applications for the 'National ICT Scholarship-2022' for students.

The CAN Federation has been providing scholarships to poor, disadvantaged, students with the help of colleges that teach information technology studies in the country. This scholarship was started in collaboration with Lord Buddha Education Foundation which has been teaching information technology for more than two decades. Through this scholarship, 49 students are going to be given partial or full scholarships this year, CAN said in a statement.

In 'National ICT Scholarship-2079', one female student from each province will be given a full scholarship and the remaining 42 students will be given partial scholarships so that students from all the seven provinces of the country will have equal opportunities.

Forty-six students are currently studying under this scholarship programme which has been running for the past four years.

This year too, in Female Merit ICT Scholarship, 28 female students, four from each province, will be awarded scholarships, while under ICT Merit Scholarship, 21 students, three from each province, will be given educational opportunity.

According to the agreement between the CAN Federation and the colleges, 49 students will get a scholarship worth Rs. 19.55 million, said General Secretary of the organisation, Narayan Thapa.

The students who receive the scholarship can study at the Lord Buddha Education Foundation, a college affiliated to the Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation in Malaysia. They will be able to study BSc. IT.

Those who have passed Grade 12 or equivalent with 50 per cent marks from an educational institution recognised by the Government of Nepal and have obtained a diploma in computer engineering from CTEVT with at least 50 per cent marks in mathematics in Grade 10 can apply for the scholarship. Students who are currently waiting for the Class 12 exam can also apply for the scholarship.

CAN federation has formed a student selection committee under the coordination of Immediate Past President Hemant Kumar Chaurasia, which includes secretaries Shekhar Dulal and Dipendra Kumar Singh and central members Sarita Singh and Bhim Mall as members.

Students interested in the scholarship can apply through the website of CAN Federation www.can.org.np and the website of Lord Buddha Education Foundation www.lbef.org before 25 August.

A copy of the marksheet each of Class 10 and 12 along with a photograph, citizenship or birth certificate and a letter of recommendation from the local government is needed to apply for the scholarship. The online examination of the applicants for the scholarship will be held on August 28.

Nawaraj Kunwar, president of the CAN Federation, said that through this scholarship, students from the remote areas of the country will also be able to get education in information and communication technology. 

Published in The Rising Nepal dain 11 August 2022.