SINDHI ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA
FAME FUND (Dr. Feroz Ahmed Memorial Fund)
As
now most of the SANA Members and Sindhis in general, living here in United
States as well as back home are familiar with the "FAME FUND".
For those who haven't yet heard about "FAME FUND", following is
the brief introduction. "Fame Fund" stands for "Dr
Feroze Ahmed Memorial Fund".
Dr. Feroz Ahmed was a professor in the School of Social Work at Howard University Washington D.C. He received his doctorate in demography from the John Hopkins University School of Public Health and did his post doctoral research at Harvard University's Center for population studies. Dr. Ahmed taught at several universities in the United States, Canada and Pakistan, and lectured worldwide during the last twenty years.
Dr. Ahmed is the author of twenty books and monographs. He has published over thirty scientific papers in peer review journals and nearly three hundred articles in daily papers and popular magazines. He was the founding editor of the critical magazine Pakistan Forum which was published in early 1970's, in urdu, from Karachi, Pakistan. In addition, he was a regular contributor to Africasia (Paris) and Viewpoint (Lahore). The broad range of subjects on which Dr. Ahmed has written include sociology, political economy, politics, demography and epidemiology. Dr. Feroz Ahmed Died in April 1997.
Soon
after the demise of Dr. Feroze Ahmed, an idea was floated by the then
President of SANA, Ada Iqbal Tareen to create a fund in memory of Dr.
Feroze Ahmed and award scholarships to the needy students back home. He
trusted me for this task. To materialize the conception, a committee
consisting of Dr. Shaukat Ansari, Dr. Saghir Shaikh, Saeen Nisar Ali Shah
and Saeen Aijaz Memon was formed. Later on Adi Nasreen, Aijaz Memon and
Adi Fakhurnissa Shah (Mrs. Nisar Ali Shah) were added to the Committee in
order to get the representation of the ladies. Each member of the
Committee made the initial contribution of $100.00. In its first meeting
the Fame Fund Committee decided to award one Scholarship of $500.00 for
Post Graduate Students and four scholarships for Under Graduate Students.
The applications for the grant of scholarships were invited through
publication of advertisement in local Newspapers in Sindh. Ada Nisar
Siddiqui of Los Angeles used his resources to get the advertisement
published in Daily Ibrat without any cost to Fame Fund. He also
contributed $100.00 to the Fund. Dr. Ajaz Shaikh and Dr. Askar Qalbani
were the major contributors and each one of them donated $250.00. SANA
provided $1,000.00. In response to the advertisement, 159 applications
received. Each of the application was thoroughly scrutinized by all
members of the Committee. None of the applicants qualified for the post
graduate scholarship of $500.00 and thus the number of undergraduate
scholarships was increased from 4 to 6 and following students were awarded
the scholarships of $250.00 each:
The selection process for
the FAME Fund scholarships for the year 2003-2004 has completed.
The entire process to finalize applications and candidates list
took more time than scheduled. In
fact, it was verification of certain details at the local institutions in
Sindh that took more time than anticipated.
SANA FAME FUND
SCHOLARSHIPS 2006-2007
Friends,
For the award of Dr. Feroz Ahmed Memorial Educational Fund (FAME Fund)
scholarships for the Academic Year 2006-2007, Sindhi Association of
North America (SANA) invites applications from meritorious Sindhi
students who are pursuing education at universities/colleges in
Pakistan. We, on behalf of SANA Executive Council and SANA FAME Fund
Committee, request you all to pass on this message to the deserving
Sindhi students in Pakistan. The following are the guidelines:
FAME FUND - INTRODUCTION:
Late Dr. Feroz Ahmed was a
prominent Sindhi social scientist and educator. Dr. Feroz Ahmed was a
professor in the School of Social Work at Howard University Washington
D.C. Dr. Ahmed also taught at several universities in the United States,
Canada and Pakistan, and lectured worldwide during the last twenty
years. He dedicated his life for promoting justice, peace, and equal
social, political, and economic rights for all individuals and nations.
He wrote extensively about issues that related to South Asia in general
and Sindh in particular. During 1998 SANA established an educational
fund to tribute to Dr. Feroz Ahmed. Through Dr. Feroz Ahmed Memorial
Educational Fund (FAME Fund), SANA awards some exceptional Sindhi
students in their pursuit of undergraduate and post-graduate studies at
any reputable university/college in Pakistan. For the academic year
2006-2007, FAME Fund will confer the following awards:
1. Twentyfour (24) scholarships for
Undergraduate Studies in Sciences. $250.00 each.
2. Six (6) scholarships for Post-graduate Studies in Social Sciences and
Humanities. $500.00 each.
3. Three (3) scholarships for Undergraduate Studies with major in Sindhi
Language, Sindhi Literature, Sindh History, etc. $250.00 each.
4. Two (2) scholarships for Post-graduate Studies in Sindhi Language,
Sindhi Literature, Sindh History, etc. $500.00 each.
5. Five (5) scholarships of $250.00 each for students of Nursing
Colleges.
PURPOSE:
To financially support the
education of forty (40) meritorious Sindhi students who are pursuing
education at universities/colleges in Pakistan.
SOURCE:
SANA FAME Fund, and friends like
yourself.
WEB SITE:
Please visit:
http://www.sanalist.org/Fame_Fund.htm
e-mail:
famefund@sbcglobal.net
Mailing Address:
FAME FUND C/O Ghulam Memon, 9112 Harbor Hills Drive, Houston, Texas
77054, USA
THE TASK:
To invite and review applications
and grant scholarships to the selected deserving students.
THE PROGRAM:
1. October 15 through November 05 ,
2006 - Notification about invitation of application through SANALIST,
various Sindhi organizations, Universities in Pakistan, and through
local Newspapers in Sindh.
2. January 15, 2007 - Last date for receiving applications.
3. February 10, 2007 - Announcement about award of scholarships.
Selected students will be notified and scholarships will be awarded.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Application forms are available
on the above website.
2. Applicants must attach the copies of the documents identified on the
application form.
2. For those who are not able to get access to the above website, please
write e-mail to the above e-mail address and the application will be
sent attached with e-mail.
3. In case some one has already applied and forwarded applications with
proper attachments need not to apply again. Applications already
received and received onwards will automatically enter in the process.
4. Application form filled properly and with all required attachments to
be forwarded at the above address via regular mail. PLEASE DO NOT
FORWARD YOUR APPLICATION THROUGH REGISTERED MAIL.
The SANA FAME Fund Committee is
committed to conduct this process in completely unbiased and the best
possible way.
With regards,
Zafar Agha
Ghulam Mohiudin Memon
SANA FAME Fund Committee
Houston, Texas
"Here is the list of candidates who won the scholarship last year"
Post Graduate (Science & Humanities):
1. Ubedullah s/o Abdullah Memon
2. Dr. Amar Lal s/o Late Jiwat Ram
3. Shams-ul-Nisa Bhambhro d/o Taj Mohammad, Department of Archaeology,
Shah Latif university, Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan
4. Fahim-u-Ddin Khushk s/o Imam-u-Ddin, Department of Anthropology,
Quaid-i-Azam University, Post Graduate (Sindhi Culture & Arts)
1. Inayat Ali s/o Bakhat Ali Gopang
2. Mansoor Ali s/o Sher Muhammad
Post Graduate (Sindhi Language):
1. Muhammad "Maroo" Khushk s/o
Muhammad Ramzan Khushk, Undergraduate (Sciences & Humanities)
1. Farooq Azam Mirbahar s/o Sain Bux, Mechanical engineering (QUEST)
2. Kapil Dev s/o Ratan Kumar, Telecom (QUEST)
3. Allah Rakhio Malik s/o Muhamad Inayat, MBBS (CMC)
4. Yasmeen Jan Muhammad d/o Jan Muhammad, MBBS (CMC)
5. Riaz Ahmed Abbasi s/o Daim Din, Electrical (MUET)
6. Akhlaque Ahmed s/o Ahmed Bux, Civil (MUET)
7. Muzafar ali Mahar s/o Muhammad Paryal Mahar
R-58 Pioneer Homes, Sector 1-A/6, Scheem #33, Gulzar-E-Hijri, Super
Highway, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, Petroleum (NED)
8. Syed Ghulam Akbar Shah s/o Syed Ali Dino Shah, MBBS (Ghulam Muhammad
Mahar Medical College)
9. Jameel Ahmed Soomro s/o Pir Bux Soomro, MBBS (DOW)
10. Kaneez Narjis Ali d/o Late Ali Dad Solongi
C/O Principal Evergreen Public School, Hingorja, P.O. Hingorja, Dist.
Khiarpur, Sindh, pakistan
BSC (Govt. Girls Degree College Ranipur)
11. Ameet Kumar Lakhani s/o Deepchand, BE (MUET)
12. Ali Gohar s/o Muhammad Alim, MBBS (DOW)
13. Khalilullah s/o Nazar Ali Shaikh
Electrical (QUEST)
14. Kamran Mangi s/o Muhammad Panah Mangi
MBBS (SMC)
15. Mir Yahya Ismail b/o Rizwan AhmadMBBS (LMC)
16. Nazeer Ahmed Lakho s/o Dur Mohammad, MBBS (Ghulam Mohammad Mahar
Medical College Sukkur
Undergraduate (Nursing):
1. Illahi Bux s/o Arbab Ali,
General Nursing (School of Nursing (Male) Jacobabad
2. Lachman Das s/o Rano Mal
Ghulam Memon, E.I.T.
Member U.S.A.
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MESSAGE FROM CHAIRMAN FAME FUND APRIL 27, 2005
SANA FAME FUND
SCHOLARSHIPS
Friends,
For the award of Dr. Feroz Ahmed Memon Memorial Educational Fund (FAME
Fund) scholarships for the Academic Year 2004-2005, the FAME Fund
Committee of Sindhi Association of North America (SANA) posted details on
18 January 2005 and invited applications from meritorious Sindhi students
who are pursuing education at Universities in Pakistan.
Further to the above announcement, the information was also posted on the
related Sindhi e-mail listings and later published in Sindhi Daily
Newspaper Kawish on 4th. April 2005.
In order to provide more time to applicants to collect required details
and complete the application requirements, the Committee has decided to
extend the last date for receiving applications from May 10, 2005 to
May 31, 2005.
Application forms and further details are available at the SANA web
site at http://www.sanalist.org/Fame_Fund.htm
The mailing address is FAME Fund, 2920 Holly Hall Houston, Texas
77054.
On 15 June 2005, the Committee will make announcement about award of
scholarships. Selected students will be notified and scholarships will be
awarded.
For further clarification or information, please forward your question at
e-mail fame_fund@sbcglobal.net
THE SCHOLARSHIPS
FAME Fund will confer the following awards:
1. Eight scholarships for Undergraduate Studies in Sciences. $250.00
each.
2. Two scholarships for Post-graduate Studies in Social Sciences and
Humanities. $500.00 each.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Application forms are available on the above website.
2. Applicants must attach the copies of the documents identified on the
application form.
2. For those who are not able to get access to the above website, please
write e-mail to the above e-mail address and the application will be sent
attached with e-mail.
3. In case some one has already applied and forwarded applications with
proper attachments need not to apply again. Applications already received
(for the Academic Year 2004-2005) will automatically enter in the process.
4. The last date for receiving applications at the above address is MAY
31, 2005.
5. Application form filled properly and with all required attachments to
be forwarded at the above address via regular mail. PLEASE DO NOT FORWARD
YOUR APPLICATION THROUGH REGISTERED MAIL.
SANA Executive Council and SANA FAME Fund Committee, request you all to
pass on this message to the deserving Sindhi students in Pakistan.
With Regards,
Zafar Agha
Ghulam Mohiuddin
SANA FAME Fund Committee
Houston, Texas
REPORT
2003-2004
For the academic year
2003-2004, FAME Fund will confer the following awards:
1.
Four Scholarships for Undergraduate Studies in Sciences. $250.00
each.
2.
Two Scholarships for Post-graduate Studies in Social Sciences and
Humanities. $500.00 each.
AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS
In addition to the above
six scholarships, Saeen Salim Hemani (a relation of Saeen Ghulam Mohiuddin
Memon) has generously donated $1000.00 for awarding 4x$250.00
scholarships.
Accordingly, for eight
scholarships ($250.00 each) for undergraduate students in Sciences and two
Post-graduate scholarships ($500.00 each), applications for the grant of
scholarships were invited through Sanalist, SANA web site, and other
associated Sindhi lists and web sites.
Applications were also
invited by publication of advertisements in the Daily Kawish, a local
newspaper in Sindh. Our team member, Saeen Ghulam Nabi Morai used his own
resources & time to get the advertisements published twice in the
Daily Kawish without any cost to FAME Fund.
In response to the
advertisements, 160+ Undergraduate & 7 Postgraduate applications were
received. Each application
was thoroughly evaluated for eligibility by members of the committee. 15
applications were finalized for Undergraduate & 2 for Postgraduate for
2003-2004 year. The finalized list was sent to Sindh for verification of
credentials. After thorough
investigation, 8 undergraduate & 2 postgraduate applications were
selected for awarding above scholarships for the year 2003-2004.
THE RECIPIENTS OF
SCHOLARSHIPS
Undergraduate
1.
Ghufrana Memon - PMC Nawabshah
Father's
name: Noorjehan (mother)
Starting
date: 18-01-2000 ---Expected
Graduation date: December 2005
Resident - Qazi Ahmed, Nawabshah
2.
Khalida Avesi - PMC Nawabshah
Father's
name: Abdul Ghafoor Avesi
Starting
date: 26-01-2000 ---Expected
Graduation date: 2005-2006
Resident
- Khairpur Mirs
3.
Anwar Hussain Abbassi - Liaqat Medical College (LMC) Jamshoro MBBS
Father's
name: Naeema Parveen (mother)
Starting
date: 17-01-2000 ---Expected
Graduation date: Dec 2005
Resident
- Shah Latifabad, Hyderabad
4.
Rajendar Kumar - Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET)
Jamshoro, Software dept.
Father's
name: Arjan Das
Starting
date: 31-12-2001 ---Expected
Graduation date: 31-12-2005
Resident
- Mirpurkhas
5.
Shoaib Memon - Mehran
University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) Jamshoro.
BE
(Petroleum & Natural Gas) Major: Reservoir Engr
Father's
name: Ghulam Muhammad Memon
Starting
date: Jan 2001 ---Expected
Graduation date: Dec 2004
Resident
- Hyderabad
6.
Adnan Akbar - Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET)
Jamshoro.
Major:
Computer Software Engineering
Father's
name: Akbar Memon
Starting
date: 31-12-2002 ---Expected
Graduation date: 31-12-2006
Resident
- Jamshoro
7.
Mian Abdul Mannan Panhyar - Mehran University of Engineering and
Technology (MUET) Jamshoro.
BE
- Electronics, Major: Control Engineering
Father's
name: Mian Qabool Muhammad
Panhyar
Starting
date: 29-12-2001 ---Expected
Graduation date: 01-02-06
Resident
- Shikarpur
(Prof.
Dr. Bhawani Shankar, Head Electronics Dept. - Mehran Engineering
8.
Wajahat Ali - LUMHS Jamshoro
Father's
name: Misri Faqir
Starting
date: 25-10-2002 ---Expected
Graduation date: 25-10-2007
Resident
- Bhit Shah, Taluka Matiari, dist: Hyderabad
Post
Graduate:
Sindh
University
1.
Miss Irshad Soomro
University
of Sindh - Major field: Research on Sindh
Father's
Name: Widow Sahib Khatoon (mother)
Starting
date: 11-09-2002 ---Expected
Graduation date: 2006
Resident
- Qasim Abad, Hyderabad
University
of Karachi
2.
Kamaluddin Jamro
University
of Karachi
Father’s
name: Loung Khan Jamro
Current
Degree: A research study Sindhi Folk Songs (Ph.D.)
Resident
- Ghousia Colony near New Town Chowrangi, University road,
REPORT
1999-2000
| 1 | Miss Tahira Zaib Laghari | LMC Jamshoro |
| 2 | Mr. Shahid Nawaz Memon | Agri Univ. Tando jam |
| 3 | Mr Ghulam Mujtaba Mangrejo |
|
| 4 | Mr Munawar Hussain Kumbhar |
Mehran Univ. Jamshoro |
| 5 | Miss Aisha Qureshi | Sindh University Jamshoro |
| 6 | Mr. Ramchand | Sindh University Jamshoro |
For
the subsequent year 1999, the applications were invited in the same
fashion on the prescribed application Forms. Thanks to Dr. Saghir Shaikh
who designed the forms for both for Graduate and undergraduate applicants.
All committee members had their input to improve the format. The
application forms were made available to all major Universities and
Colleges in Sindh. 235 applications received by the dead line. All members
of the Committee minutely examined all applications and following students
were declared eligible for the award for the year 1999:
| 1 | Mr. Abdul Haque Chang | $ 500.00 | QA Univ. Islamabad |
| 2 | Ms. Shakeela Talpur | $ 250.00 | Agri. Univ. Tando Jam |
| 3 | Mr. Asif Ali Jatoi | $ 250.00 | Inst. Chartered Acc |
| 4 | Mr. Abdul Fatah Shaikh | $ 250.00 | QUEST Nawabshah |
| 5 | Mr. Hareesh Kumar | $ 250.00 | Agha Khan Univ. Karachi |
A
comprehensive report was submitted during SANA CONVENTION 2000 at St.
Louis and responding to the request for the funds, the following friends
came forward and pledged funds for the project:
| 1 | Dr Rafat Ansari, | $ 500.00 |
| 2 | Mr Khalid Channa, | $ 500.00 |
| 3 | Dr Valeed Shaikh, | $ 250.00 |
| 4 | Dr Askar Qalbani, | $ 250.00 |
| 5 | Mr Abdul Shakoor Awan, | $ 250.00 |
| 6 | Mr A. Razak Shaikh, | $ 250.00 |
| 7 | Dr Ajaz Turk, | $ 250.00 |
| 8 | Dr Abdul Wahab Kazi, | $ 250.00 |
| 9 | Dr Saleem Shah, | $ 250.00 |
| 10 | Dr Khalid Memon, | $ 250.00 |
| 11 | Dr Naeem, | $ 250.00 |
| 12 | Mr Kaleem Akhund, | $ 50.00 |
Many
more who made pledges are being requested and reminded to make their
promise good. The Fame Fund Committee is committed to continue their
efforts increase the number of scholarships each year.
To
conclude this report, we thank all who contributed to the Fund and our special thanks to the Committee members who devoted their time and efforts
to make this program a success. Comments and suggestions are sincerely
solicited from all on the list.
Dr. Feroz Ahmed Memorial Education Fund (FAME Fund) Committee
Sindhi Association of North America (SANA)
| Chairman | Zafar Agha (Chairman's Message) |
| Member (USA) | Ghulam Mohiuddin Memon |
| Member (Sindh) | Nawaz Ali Bhutto, Director H R Development Center, Elsa Kazi Campus, University of Sindh |
| Member (Sindh) | Ghulam Nabi Morai, Retired Director National Highway Authority Pakistan, Hyderabad Sindh |
| fame_fund@sbcglobal.net | |
| Mailing Address | 2920 Holly Hall Houston, Texas 77054, USA |
| Form in for Category A: Undergraduate Studies | Microsoft RTF Format | PDF Format |
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| FAME Fund Brochure | Microsoft RTF Format | PDF Format |
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