Computer Association Nepal (CAN) federation has opened the application for 'National ICT Scholarship-2081'. This scholarship program, which has been distributed for seven years, was inaugurated by Information and Communication Technology Minister Prithvisubba Gurung.
In the program, Minister Gurung said that the scholarship program will contribute to bringing Nepal to the forefront of the global information technology sector by providing skills to students to achieve success in the digital age. He emphasized that such an initiative is necessary to prepare skilled manpower keeping in mind the changing perspective of information technology.
According to CAN federation president Sunaina Ghimire Pandey, 49 students will be given partial and full scholarships this year. She said that the program is being conducted especially for financially weak students in rural areas.
It is mentioned in the statement that the best students of 7 provinces will benefit from this scholarship, which is run in collaboration with Lord Buddha Education Foundation. According to CAN, one person from each province will be given a full scholarship and 42 people will be given a partial scholarship. In addition, it has been informed that 28 female students will be awarded scholarships under 'Female Merit ICT Scholarship' and 21 students will be awarded under 'ICT Merit Scholarship'. Under the
scholarship, you will be able to study BSc IT at the Lord Buddha Education Foundation, which is associated with the 'Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation' in Malaysia.
