SDIAS Gandhi

The San Diego Indian American Society’s (SDIAS) mission is to contribute to the local society, spread Mahatma Gandhi’s values and celebrate Indian culture. This scholarship will support students pursuing Career Technical Education programs with a minimum 3.0 GPA, and are actively involved in the community. Student must demonstrate financial need, as determined by information on the FAFSA or Dream Act Application. Supplemental essays required.

Finalists will be invited to participate in a short interview with members of San Diego Indian American Society (SDIAS). Awardees will be commemorated at the annual Mahatma Gandhi Lecture and Awards Ceremony (mandatory attendance) with a US Congressional Certificate of Achievement, in June. Awardees will also have the opportunity to meet with potential Mentors and experts in various fields of students’ interest at the SDIAS Awards Ceremony. Students requesting to be mentored for that year will be paired up with either a panel of mentors, or individual mentors as needed.

Award
$1,000.00
Deadline
03/03/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Have you declared a major in and are satisfactorily completing the requirements for a career technical program (certificate)?
  2. Do you have a current FAFSA or Dream Act application on file at SWC?
  3. Please describe your need for financial assistance and how a scholarship will help you pursue your education.
  4. In 350 words or less, please describe your extra-curricular activities, work experience and awards/honors, including how long you’ve been involved in these activities, the frequency of your participation, and the impact you’ve made on the community.
  5. Mahatma Gandhi was a world-famous Indian civil rights leader who inspired several non-violent, peaceful yet highly successful movements for civil rights and freedom across the world, through his staunch adherence to Truth, Non-violence, Compassion and Kindness. Please choose one prompt and write an essay in 350 words or less: 1. Looking inward, describe an experience or situation in which you did incorporate (or could have incorporated) Mahatma Gandhi’s values in (a) your own personal life, (b) in your interactions with your community, to produce better results 2. Considering recent world, national or local events / occurrences / situations - If you were in charge of the situation, which of Gandhi’s values would you have incorporated to achieve a better solution?