Alumni gift supports student study of India
S. Rao and Usha Varanasi
A new endowed scholarship in the UW Jackson School of International Studies will fund study of India for students in any discipline, with a focus on undergraduates.
The S. Rao and Usha Varanasi Endowed Scholarship for Studies of India in the Jackson School will be funded by a $100,000 gift by the two alumni who are longtime donors.
The South Asia Center will award the scholarship annually to students who demonstrate interest in India “through coursework, study abroad, language training, honors thesis research or other initiatives.”
“We are fortunate to have grown up in two major democracies, India and the United States, but we feel that the understanding of strengths and similarities between our two beloved countries is often superficial,” the Varanasis said in an article on the Jackson School website.