Syed Asim Ahmed (Mech 92-93) NED Scholarship 2023

This is our fourth year that we are raising funds for the Syed Asim Ahmed (Mechanical Batch 92-93) Memorial Scholarship (Academic Year 2023) in loving memory of our friend Syed Asim Ahmed, who was with us during our journey at NED University of Engg and Tech. Asim was an intelligent, smart, and dedicated person who not only made strides in his educational career but also as a great human being who always made a positive impact on the people around him. Asim came to the United States in 2000 and quickly became successful in the IT industry with his quick thinking ability, excellent work ethic, and dedication to excellence. He was also a very caring husband and a loving father of two young daughters when cancer took him away from us at the young age of 35 back in 2010.

We (alumni of Asim's batch at NED University - Mechanical Engineering Department) are trying to keep his memory alive through this scholarship that supports the needs of financially needy but hard-working students of the Mechanical Engg department at NED university. Criteria are that the students must have passed their intermediate (high school HSC) examination and have been admitted to the mechanical engineering department along with showing financial difficulty in affording to pay their semester fees.

In the year 2024, we will be supporting a total of 8 students with one full year of tuition (2 semesters). This will include 6 students who received scholarships last year (2023) and will and two new freshmen students. NED University's Student Affairs department is selecting the two new students and will provide their names to us for that purpose. The fee structure for the year 2024 is as follows.

***First-year fee for one student is PKR 118000.00 and the renewal fee per student (for second, third and fourth year) is PKR 75,000.00 per student. ****

So a total of PKR 686,000.00 will be raised for three second year students and two first year students - Based on the current PKR to USD conversion rate of 1USD -= PKR 280 and GoFundMe charges, we are targeting USD 2,500.00 to be raised to sufficiently cover the scholarship for 8 students.

We will be raising funds until Feb 28th, 2024 and then will disburse to NED University in mid to late February.

Please contact the organizer Syed Inam Abidi if any explanation of the fee structure or the funds needed is required. Thank you!