DHARAMSHALA: Markham Dungkartsang, a Tibetan family, has donated one lakh US dollar for the scholarship fund of the Department of Education of the Central Tibetan Administration.
The scholarship will be named Markham Dhungkartsang Dayang Scholarship for Tibetan students. As many as 9 scholarships will be awarded every year for meritorious, new arrivals and economically disadvantaged students from the bank interest accrued, the Department of Education said in a statement.
The Department of Education (DoE) is happy to acknowledge the substantial donation of one hundred thousand US dollar towards the scholarship fund of the department. The DoE express our deep appreciation for the generosity and sense of fraternity demonstrated by Markham Dungkartsang family. We hope other Tibetans will follow suit, the statement said.