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25 students, alumni of AMU receive SSGSA Award
The Sir Syed Education Society of North America (SSESNA), a non-profit organisation based in the United States, has honoured 25 students and alumni from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) with the prestigious Sir Syed Global Scholar Award (SSGSA) for the academic session 2023-24.
The Sir Syed Education Society of North America (SSESNA), a non-profit organisation based in the United States, has honoured 25 students and alumni from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) with the prestigious Sir Syed Global Scholar Award (SSGSA) for the academic session 2023-24.
The programme received applications from a diverse range of faculties including arts, commerce, humanities, law, science, medicine, life sciences, and engineering & technology.
The recipients of the SSGSA scholarship will receive financial support and will also benefit from personalised mentors who will guide them through the process of applying for higher education abroad. Additionally, the SSGSA scholars will receive assistance for the required standardized tests such as GRE/GMAT and TOEFL/IELTS.
Mohd Sheikh and Sachin Gupta, former beneficiaries and current co-chairs of the SSGSA programme, commended the competitiveness of AMU students and expressed their gratitude to AMU administration and the present vice-chancellor Prof Mohammad Gulrez, Prof MM Sufyan Beg, principal ZHCET, and AMU PRO Omar Peerzada.
Syed Ali Rizvi, an executive committee member of SSGSA from Boston, Massachusetts, USA, said that the SSGSA Award aims to recognise and support exceptional students and alumni of AMU who have demonstrated outstanding academic performance, research or work experience, internships, as well as involvement in curricular and extracurricular activities.
The selection process involved eleven different panels comprising members of the SSGSA team from around the world, along with experts from academia and industry.
