Tamil Nadu farmer’s daughter gets scholarship of Rs 3 crore
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
27.12.2021
Swega Saminathan, 17-year-old daughter of a farmer from Erode, Tamil Nadu has received a full scholarship worth Rs3 crore to pursue a bachelor’s degree at the University of Chicago (UChicago) in the US. Born and brought up in Kasipalayam village in Erode district, Swega will be the first from her family to go to college. At UChicago, Swega plans to study Biology to become a scientist. Swega was groomed by Dexterity Global, a national organisation powering the next generation of leaders through educational opportunities and training. The Rs 3-crore full scholarship will cover Swega’s entire cost of study for four years – tuition, room and board, books and supplies, health insurance, personal and travel expenses, etc. On receiving the scholarship, Swega said, “This is unbelievable! My father is a small farmer and mother is a housewife. I grew up in small villages of Tamil Nadu where girls are married by the time they are of my age. They don’t get to see what college looks like. And, I will have the privilege of studying at the world’s top most institution on a full scholarship worth Rs3,”says Swega.
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