BIPF Felicitates Recipients Of Prof. Ghanashyam Dash Scholarship 2024-25

BHUBANESWAR: Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF) has felicitated six meritorious students as the recipients of the Professor Ghanashyam Dash Scholarship for Higher Education (PGDS) for the 2024-2025 academic year.

The scholarship supports meritorious students pursuing professional degrees in engineering, medicine, STEM, and liberal arts by covering 90% of academic fees and eligible expenses for their four-year degree, amounting up to Rs. 6 lakhs per recipient.

For the 2024-2025 academic year, the scholarship has been awarded to six students, two of them pursuing engineering—Sandip Subhrajit Sahoo of IIT Hyderabad and Tarini Prasad Mishra of IIT BHU Varanasi—and four of them pursuing MBBS—Satyajeet Parida and Alok Kumar Sahoo at AIIMS Bhubaneswar, Dibya Jyoti Jena at SCB Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack, and Ariyan Sahoo at FM Medical College & Hospital, Balasore.

“Education is a powerful catalyst for social transformation and economic progress. Through the Professor Ghanashyam Dash Scholarship, we invest in future leaders who will drive innovation and change in our society; and the mentorship component reflects our commitment to nurture the holistic development of these bright young minds and help them achieve their full potential,” Subhrakant Panda, Managing Director of IMFA and Trustee of Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation, said during the felicitation ceremony.

Instituted in 2005 by IMFA, this scholarship honours the legacy of renowned scholar and historian late Prof. Ghanashyam Dash, father of late Ila Panda. The programme aims to provide equal opportunities through financial assistance to meritorious students, enabling them to pursue higher education without financial constraints.

Since taking over the scholarship programme, the BIPF has enhanced its impact by introducing a structured ‘Mentorship’ component.

All scholarship recipients are paired with executive mentors from IMFA’s Employee Volunteer Scheme.

This mentorship initiative will provide students with professional counseling, moral support, academic guidance, and networking opportunities, helping them unlock their full potential and chart a well-planned career trajectory.

In 2011, the Bansidhar and Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF) was established to implement sustainable and scalable interventions in the areas of health, education, livelihood, and water sanitation.