Hyderabad boy bags Rs 1 crore scholarship to study in US varsity that gave 17 Nobel laureates
India Today
Hyderabad boy Vedant Anandwade bagged a Rs 1 crore scholarship to study in an US university that has produced 17 Nobel laureates.
Vedant Anandwade, of Hyderabad, received a scholarship of Rs. 1.3 crore from Case Western Reserve University in the United States for his pre-medical undergraduate studies in neuroscience and psychology. The university has given the world as many as 17 Nobel laureates.
The 18-year-old bagged this incredible scholarship thanks to his win in a climate competition challenge which made him stand out among other students. He would now be travelling to Paris in November to present his ideas to the jury at UNESCO.
Vedant wants to travel and further his education abroad. He will be pursuing neuroscience at Case Western and wants to become a surgeon in the future.
The Hyderabad boy wanted to study abraod since Class 8. He chose biology as a focal point early on. After Class 10 when the pandemic spread, his mother introduced him to Dexterity Global.
At the age of 16, he applied for a three-month career development programme while shortlisting colleges abroad and counsellors who would help him get there.
He claimed that he gained confidence and independence as a result of the weekly assignments provided in class. The monthly assignments made the students select opportunities, competitions and quizzes they had to participate in.
That is how his team from Dexterity Global ended up winning the climate completition challenge which boosted his resume to a great extent.
