The Colt Foundation Awards Scholarship to Sherpa

October 31: The Colt Foundation of Britain has awarded scholarship to Futi Sherpa of Fungling, Taplejung, to study four years BBA programme at the British College. According to the college, the scholarship will cover tuition fees, exam fees, accommodation, personal maintenance allowance, travel costs and other programme related costs for four years.

CEO of the British College, Rajen Kandel, said, " A small push can be a giant leap, we hope this scholarship will act as a stepping stone in achieving Sherpa’s goals and dreams. The college hopes to offer such positive reinforcements to upcoming students through grants offered by the Colt Foundation.”

The Colt Foundation, established on August 28, 1978 by the O'Hea family, awards fellowships each year to qualified students enrolled at UK universities.