Delhi Sisters Receive Prestigious Presidential Scholarship to Top U.S. University
Florida International University (FIU) is celebrating its 50th anniversary and to mark the
occasion, the institution has continued its commitment to providing high
achieving students the opportunity to receive a top-quality education. FIU will
invest in its top students by offering $1.5 Million annually in renewable premiere
scholarships and other merit awards to educate the world’s future leaders.
One of the
newest recipients of FIU’s commitment to international education is Bhavyta
Chauhan. Bhavyta has followed in her sister’s, Geeticka Chauhan, footsteps by
receiving FIU’s most prestigious scholarship, the Presidential Scholarship. The
Presidential Scholarship is a full-tuition scholarship valued at approximately
$80,000 and provides high achieving students access to top-quality education at
the selective state institution, located in Miami Florida.
The Indian
sisters, Geeticka and Bhavyta Chauhan, both graduated from DPS R K Puram in New
Delhi, are pursuing Bachelors of Science in Computer Science. Geeticka Chauhan first
learned about FIU from a university admissions counselor and her subsequent
research on the College of Engineering and Computing. The top-tier state research
university, FIU, met all her selection criteria. Geeticka explains, “I love how
international the school is and the warm and welcoming environment. The
computer science department is really good with many hardworking students
and faculty. Many options for undergraduate research are available which
adds to the students' experience in the field.” As a result of her
academic merit in high school and SAT test scores, Geeticka was awarded the
prestigious Presidential Scholarship. Just two years later Geeticka’s younger
sister, Bhavyta, was awarded the same highly selective scholarship. The
Presidential Scholarship, FIU’s most prestigious undergraduate merit award, is
highly competitive, making the Chauhan sisters’ accomplishment very unique.
Bhavyta’s decision to attend FIU was
easier due to her sister’s experience, “Geeticka spoke very highly about the
professors, and enjoyed all her classes, finally getting the chance to pursue
what she truly loved doing.” Bhavyta added, “In the past two years, I have
really seen Geeticka grow and build a positive personality, and though I know
my experience at FIU will be different from her’s, I am really hoping for the
same kind of positive growth in my personality.”
FIU invests in
India through collaborative research efforts amongst its faculty, international
agreements for student exchange and dual degree programs as well as providing
students with information on U.S. higher education and the opportunities
offered at FIU.
Sarah Noppen, Associate Director for International
Recruitment in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, will be traveling
throughout India to meet with students and provide them information on the
scholarship and the over 200 degree programs in an effort to increase the
number of India students studying at FIU. She will be visiting high schools in
New Delhi, Jaipur, Nagpur, Indore, Mussoorie, Dehradun, Ahmedabad and Mumbai to
meet with students interested in pursuing higher education in USA.
Ms. Noppen
spends time each year in India speaking with interested students. She explains,
“Indian students are studious and fantastic additions to the university as a
whole, as they aid in diversifying the classroom and are very active in student
clubs, research, community service outreach and university life. These
qualities and those taught in many classrooms throughout India, exemplify the
core mission and outcomes we seek for students at FIU.” She will be available to meet interested
undergraduate students at USIEF Office (http://www.usief.org.in/Mumbai.aspx)
on Saturday, July 25 at 11:00am.
FIU has become a
leading comprehensive research university with more than 200 bachelor’s,
master’s and doctoral programs, including the international business program
currently ranked 8th by U.S.
News & World Report. To uphold its commitment to learning, research,
entrepreneurship, innovation, and creativity, FIU aims to prepare graduates to
succeed in a global market.
Students
interested in undergraduate study are welcome to visit http://admission.fiu.edu. For more
information on the application and scholarship process email Ms. Noppen at iadmiss@fiu.edu. To review all of the many
scholarship opportunities offered at FIU, students are encouraged to review http://scholarships.fiu.edu.
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