New Delhi, April 08, 2009: LearnHub.com, the leading social learning network run by Canada based Savvica Inc., has announced the Learnhub Dream Study Abroad Scholarship to help students in various academic pursuits to apply and study abroad. Savvica is majority owned by Educomp Solutions Ltd.
The LearnHub Scholarship is in fact a bursary, with a one time grant of USD 2000 which can be used to buy books or pay fees. The selected student gets the amount once they join the college and complete the first semester. This scholarship will be declared once in 6 months and can be applied by any student who is an Indian citizen and a member of LearnHub. While there is no upper cap on the number of scholarships, only deserving candidates will be selected for the same. The first round of results will be out by September 1st week, 2009.
The application procedure is made very simple and carefully laid out to select the most deserving candidates. The prize winners will be felicitated and counseled on how they can extract the maximum from higher education abroad. Further details on the scholarship like, eligibility criteria, important dates, contact information etc can be found on – http://learnhub.com/scholarships.
“We have experienced phenomenal growth over the past year and we would like to share our success with students” says LearnHub CEO Malgosia Green. With the global recession making budgets ever tighter and competition for scholarships even more fierce, the LearnHub Scholarship promises to keep the dream alive for students who want to study abroad.
In these lean economic times, students have discovered further studies as an attractive option to avoid career stagnation, while transitioning to higher job profiles. Faced with a choice between colleges in India and abroad, students are keen on studying abroad. As Varun, Analyst at a research firm said, “I have secured admission in both Indian and foreign business schools. I prefer studying abroad since it provides better education and placement opportunities. The job scenario will improve in the coming years and I should secure a higher level position in a consulting firm, helping me repay my educational loan in time.”
Studying Abroad is also a fast emerging trend for undergraduate courses. “When you consider salaries after education and the ease of transition to higher study programs like MS/MBA, it becomes obvious that studying abroad is the way to go”, said LearnHub’s Counselor Amit Wadhwa. “The LearnHub scholarship is an initiative to specifically encourage high school students to fulfill their educational aspirations”, he further added.
About LearnHub.com
LearnHub.com is one of its kind online social learning networks run by Savvica Inc., a Canadian company. Savvica has a strategic partnership with the largest education company in India, Educomp Solutions Ltd.
In addition to the scholarship, LearnHub hosts the directory of more than 3500 colleges abroad and providing comprehensive information to over 700 high quality degree programs, which has been used over 3,30,000 times by Indian students since August 2008. LearnHub with its free online School Finder tool is hot-spot destination for students for searching and applying to colleges abroad that best meet their requirements. LearnHub.com also hosts learning communities focusing on study abroad, test prep, and careers.
About Educomp Solutions Ltd
Educomp Solutions Ltd., incorporated in 1994, is a globally diversified education solutions provider and the largest education company in India. For many years, the company has been at the forefront of various pioneering initiatives in the e-education space & has grown as the largest technology driven innovative and number one K-12 Education Company. With an employee base of over 4500 professionals, Educomp currently serves 21,000 schools and 10.99 million learners and educators across the world. Educomp has 27 offices worldwide including an office in Canada, 20 in India, two in Singapore, one in Sri Lanka, and three in the United States. The Company operates through its various subsidiaries including authorGEN, Threebrix eServices, Learning.com, USA, AsknLearn Pte Ltd, Singapore and via its associates such as Savvica in Canada .The Company works closely with schools to implement innovative models to create and deliver content to enhance student learning. Educomp's long undiluted focus on the K12, curriculum design and teacher education space, in developing applications and products, has revolutionized leverage of information technology and Internet. For more information, visit www.educomp.com