“Immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees have and continue to make our nation stronger.”
— Fellowship Director Craig Harwood
Eight Indian Americans and a Sri Lankan American are among 30 recipients of The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, a merit-based graduate school programme for immigrants and children of immigrants.
Dhruv Gaur, Shyamala Ramakrishna, Jaspreet Kaur, Omair M. Khan, Nathan Mallipeddi, Arjun Menta, Vaibhav Mohanty, Shomik Verma and Ashri Anurudran were selected from nearly 2,000 applicants “for their achievements and their potential to make meaningful contributions to the United States across fields of study,” according to The Paul & Daisy Soros Foundation. They each will receive up to $90,000 in funding to support their graduate studies.
The alumni network includes U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, who is the first surgeon general of Indian descent and helped lead the national response to Ebola, Zika, and the coronavirus
“Immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees have and continue to make our nation stronger,” said Fellowship Director Craig Harwood.
“The diverse perspectives and approaches that each fellow this year, and the many who have come before them, bring to their fields and our society is remarkable and inspiring.” The alumni network includes U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, who is the first surgeon general of Indian descent and helped lead the national response to Ebola, Zika, and the coronavirus, according to report from americankahani.com.
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