The 2010 Summer Study for the Tibetan school children brought up abroad at the Tibetan Children's Village, Dharamsala, will be conducted for 6 weeks begining July 03, 2010.

The Tibetan school-going children aged 10 to 19 are eligible to participate in the program.

the students will spend five weeks at the TCV, where they will attend regular classes to learn Tibetan language, history, culture and traditions, current Tibetan situation, and Buddhism and values. Separate classes will be held for beginners and advanced students. After the five-week stay at the TCV, the participants will be taken on excursion to Tso-Pema (Rewalsar), the legendary land associated with Guru Padmasambhava.

Apart from the regular program, the participants will have an opportunity to explore the life at several TCV schools in and around Dharamsala and the functioning of the Tibetan administration-in-exile as well as witness a wonderful presentation of the Tibetan performing art by the local artists. They will also have a special audience separately with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Gyalwang Karmapa. In addition, they will have a question & answer session with Kalon Tripa Samdhong Rinpoche.

The program is restricted to the Tibetan school going children aged between 10 to 19. The total progam cost is $350 USD per student, which will include board and lodging, stationary, teaching materials, site visits, excursion, and travel from Delhi to Dharamsala and back. The program cost does not include air-ticket to India, which needs to be borne separately by the parents. The parents are required to make the travel arrangements (flight booking and visa to India) by themselves.

Last year, a total of 73 elementary and high school Tibetan students from abroad attended the program. Among them there were 46 from the United States, 7 from Canada, 14 from Switzerland, 3 from France, 2 from Belgium, and one from German.

Commenting on the program, 50 participants of the last year’s program said that the program made them feel proud of being Tibetans; 49 said attending the program was worthwhile; 48 said the home stay was a great experience and they also greatly enjoyed the music and dance classes; 46 said the program made them more aware of the functioning of Tibetan Government-In-Exile; 45 said they greatly enjoyed the mock Losar celebration; 44 found the introduction to Buddhism classes interesting and meaningful; and a similar number said the program facilitated them to improve their Tibetan language.

The registration for the camp will be closed on May 15, 2010. Interested candidates from North America should submit the registration form along with the check for US$350 to the following address. The check should be drawn in favor of the "Office of Tibet" with a note "TCV Summer Camp".

For further details on the program and the registration, please download the brochure here.

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* This announcement was sent through Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon's Office of Diversity Affairs.

Unused funds are being returned to donating companies.

*A large amount of scholarship money that has been set aside by companies for deserving minority students are either collecting dust of or being returned to businesses because of a lack of interest.

The following is a list of scholarships and their Web addresses to pass along to friends and family members with college-bound kids so that this free money will not go to waste.

1) Bell Labs Fellowships for under-represented minorities
http://www.bell-labs.com/

2) Student Inventors Scholarships
http://www.invent.org/collegiate/

3) Student Video Scholarships
http://www.christophers.org/vidcon2k.html

4) Coca-Cola Two-Year College Scholarships
http://www.coca-colascholars.org/programs.html

5) Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships
http://holocaust.hklaw.com/

6) Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships
http://www.aynrand.org/contests/

7) Brand Essay Competition
http://www.instituteforbrandleadership.org/IBLEssayContest-2002Rules.htm

8) Gates Millennium Scholarships
http://www.gmsp.org/nominationmaterials/read.dbm?ID=12

9) Xerox Scholarships for Students
http://www2.xerox.com/go/xrx/about_xerox/about_xerox_detail.jsp

10) Sports Scholarships and Internships
http://www.ncaa.org/about/scholarships.html

11) National Assoc. of Black Journalists Scholarships (NABJ)
http://www.nabj.org/html/studentsvcs.html

12) Saul T. Wilson Scholarships (Veterinary)

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/mb/mrphr/jobs/stw.html

13) Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund

http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/sk_v6.cfm

14) Fin Aid: The Smart Students Guide to Financial Aid Scholarships
http://www.finaid.org

15) Presidential Freedom Scholarships
http://www.nationalservice.org/scholarships/

16) Microsoft Scholarship Program
http://www.microsoft.com/college/scholarships/minority.asp

17) Wired Scholar Free Scholarship Search
http://www.wiredscholar.com/paying/scholarship_search/pay_scholarship_se

18) Hope Scholarships & Lifetime Credits
http://www.ed.gov/inits/hope/

19) William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority
Students http://www.apsanet.org/PS/grants/aspen3.cfm

20) Multiple List of Minority Scholarships
http://gehon.ir.miami.edu/financial-assistance/Scholarship/black.html

21) Guaranteed Scholarshi
http://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com/

22) BOEING scholarships
http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/educationrelations/scholarships

23) Easley National Scholarship Program
http://www.naas.org/senior.htm

24) Maryland Artists Scholarships
http://www.maef.org/

25) Historically Black College & University Scholarships


26) Actuarial Scholarships for Minority Students
http://www.beanactuary.org/minority/scholarships.htm

27) International Students Scholarships & Aid Help
http://www.iefa.org/

28) College Board Scholarship Search
http://cbweb10p.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/html/fundfind01.html

29) Burger King Scholarship Program
http://www.bkscholars.csfa.org/

30) Siemens Westinghouse Competition
http://www.siemens-foundationorg/

31) GE and LuLac Scholarship Funds
http://www.lulac.org/Programs/Scholar.html

32) CollegeNet's S cholarship Database
http://mach25.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/M25/index

33) Union Sponsored Scholarships and Aid
http://www.aflcioorg/scholarships/scholar.htm

34) Federal Scholarships & Aid Gateways 25 Scholarships Excel
http://www.blackexcel.org/25scholarships.htm

35) Scholarship & Financial Aid Help
http://www.blackexcel.org/fin-sch.htm

36) Scholarship Links (Ed Finance Group)
http://www.efg.net/link_scholarship.htm

37) FAFSA On The Web
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

38) Aid & Resources For Re-Entry Students
http://www.back2college.com/

39) Scholarships and Fellowships
http://www.osc.cuny.edu/sep/links.html

40) Scholarships for Study in Paralegal Studies
http://www.paralegals.org/Choice/2000west.htm

41) HBCU Packard Sit Abroad Scholarships
http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/packard_nomination.html

42) Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities
http://ccmi.uchicago.edu/schl1.html

43) INROADS Internships
http://www.inroads.org/

44) ACT-SO "Olympics of the Mind" Scholarships
http://www.naacp.org/work/actso/act-so.shtml

45) Black Alliance for Educational Options Scholarships
http://www.baeo.org/options/privatelyfinanced.jsp

46) ScienceNet Scholarship Listing
http://www.sciencenet.emory.edu/undergrad/scholarships.html

47) Graduate Fellowships For Minorities Nationwide

http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/list.phtml?category=MINORITIES

48) Rhodes Scholarships at Oxford
http://www.rhodesscholar.org/info.html

49) The Roothbert Scholarship Fund
http://www.roothbertfund.com