TN Farmer’s Daughter Receives Rs 3 Crore US Scholarship For Bachelors Study

Swega Swaminathan, the daughter of a farmer from Kasipalayam village in Erode district, has been awarded a full scholarship of Rs 3 crore to pursue a bachelor's degree in Chicago University, United States of America.

Chicago University is one of the top 10 universities in the world.  

According to a statement from Dexterity Global, Swega was trained and mentored as part of their leadership development and carrier development programme.  

"This is huge," remarked Sharad Vivek Sagar, founder of Dexterity Global, in a tweet. Swega, a 17-year-old Dexterity to College fellow from Erode, Tamil Nadu, and the daughter of a modest farmer, has been accepted on a full scholarship of 3 crores to the University of Chicago, one of the top 10 universities in the world. 

Dexterity Global, according to Sharad Sagar, is a non-profit national organisation that empowers the next generation of leaders through educational opportunities and training. 

IANS Tweets @ians_india 

#TamilNadu: Swega Swaminathan from Kasipalayam village in Erode district, who is the daughter of a farmer has received a full scholarship of Rs 3 crore to pursue a bachelor's degree in #ChicagoUniversity in the #UnitedStatesofAmerica. 

Few months back, a farmer’s daughter cleared the UPSC 2020 Exam. Check all details here. 

About University of Chicago 

The University of Chicago (UChicago) is a Chicago-based private research university. Its primary campus is in Chicago's Hyde Park area, where it was founded in 1890. It had 18,452 students enrolled in Fall 2021, with 7,559 undergraduates and 10,893 graduate students.  

The university is divided into five graduate research divisions, each of which houses all of the university's graduate programmes and multidisciplinary committees. The Law School, Booth School of Business, Pritzker School of Medicine, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, Harris School of Public Policy, Divinity School, Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies, and Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering are the eight professional schools in Chicago. Additional campuses and centers are located in London, Paris, Beijing, Delhi, and Hong Kong, as well as in downtown Chicago.