KEMCAANA

At KEMCAANA, we unite King Edward Medical University graduates worldwide
to advance healthcare, education, and community service.

These Scholarships were proposed and introduced in 2009 by Dr. Basheer Chaudhry Graduate of King Edward Medical College class of 1970. These are need based scholarships with the ultimate goal of meeting tuition assistance needs of all students admitted to KEMU on merit basis.

The acronym “THANKS” represents:
T tuition
H help form
A alumni for
N new
K KE
S students
Tuition Help form Alumni for New KE Students

Every year the new scholarships are made available to first year students, based on financial assistance needs of the student. The financial need assessment is made primarily through the application completed by the student. Each THANKS scholarship will provide assistance for yearly tuition for up to five years. The scholarship will be renewed every year as long as the student continues to succeed academically. After graduation, another new student will reap the same benefit, another student after that, and yet another student after that and so on.

Application for a THANKS scholarship is available KEMCAANA’s web site. It is the same for used to apply for all KEMCAANA Endowment Scholarships. This application should be completed and submitted electronically.

The student must remain enrolled at KEMU and pass all exams.

Applications for THANKS scholarship are solicited each year, depending on the number of available slots for new scholarships. KEMU has a standing Scholarship Committee appointed by the Vice Chancellor and consists of 3 professors at KEMU. After carefully confirming the financial information, the Scholarship Committee interviews the students and selects the students for all the scholarships.

Every year one-year’s tuition amount is given directly to the KEMU admission office. The students who have already paid the annual tuition prior to their selection for the THANKS scholarships, the full tuition amount for one year will be reimbursed directly to the student in one lump sum.

Contributions/ donations to SCHOLARSHIPS fund are the tax deductible, since KEMCAANA is a 501/ C3 organization all donations to the organization are tax deductible.
The synonym “Thanks” stands for; Tuition Help form Alumni for New KE Students
These scholarships provide tuition assistance to the medical students of KEMU who are in need of financial assistance. The eventual goal of “THANKS” scholarships is to make the KEMU a tuition-free institution for students admitted on merit basis.

This contribution provides the donors a way to show that they are thankful for the five years they spent in our alma mater where we had the wonderful teachers and made our lifelong friends.

The KEMCAANA web pages for these scholarships give us an ideal way to show gratefulness to the people in our lives that helped us to be what we are today as well as to memorialize our friends and elders.

A donor may establish the scholarship in their own name or to honor someone else’s name, or as memorial to someone. The donor may also decide to remain anonymous. The amount of donation needed to establish a THANKS scholarship is $5,000.00 However donations in any amount are welcome. One may pay the amount in installments, but the scholarship will be named only after the total amount has been received.

Your contribution enables a KE student to have Tuition free education for five years. After five years, another student will reap the same benefit and another student the following five year and so on. This contribution is a gift that keeps on giving it is a “Sadqa-e Jaria”
Thanks scholarships differ from other KEMCAANA Endowment scholarships in following aspects:

1. THANKS scholarships are for tuition assistance only.
2. The regular scholarships provide financial support for education that includes all education related expenses.
3. The amount of donation needed to establish a THANKS scholarship is $5,000.00
4. The amount needed to establish a regular scholarship is $10,000.00.

The Scholarship pays Rs. 2000.00 per month paid lump sum annually.

KEMU has a standing Scholarship Committee appointed by the Vice Chancellor and consists of 3 professors at KEMU. Applications for THANKS scholarship are solicited each year, depending on the number of available slots for new scholarships. After carefully confirming the financial information, the Scholarship Committee interviews the students and selects the students for all the scholarships.

The KEMCAANA treasurer oversees the KEMCAANA Endowment account including the THANKS scholarship. All the funds are invested under the direction of the investment committee appointed by the KEMCAANA Executive Council.

For any questions please contact
Dr. Bashir Chaudhary, (KE 1970) Chair, “THANKS” Committee
3456 Stallings Island Road, Augusta, GA 30907

To donate by check, make it to “KEMCAANA Scholarship Endowment Fund” and mail it to:
KEMCAANA
4170 S 4th street,
Milwaukee, WI 53207.

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