Punjabi Cultural Society 

of Chicago

Punjabi Cultural Society (PCS) is a not-for-profit community organization devoted to community building, promoting Punjabi culture, language, performing arts, healthy life style, and sports in the metropolitan Chicago area.

   P. O. BOX 1244, PALATINE, IL. 60078 , (847) 359-5PCS, (847) 359-1107 info@pcschicago.org

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PCS Scholarships

  Jasjit Kaur Sangha a student of DeVry Institute of Technology receiving the P.C.S. scholarship at “Rangla Punjab 2000,” cultural program on April 15, 2000 at Gateway Theater in Chicago. More than 2000 people attended this Vaisakhi celebration gathering. (L-R) Jasjit Kaur Sangha, Bhinder Singh Pamma, Dr. Gurbachan Singh Kapoor, and Sunny

PCS SCHOLARSHIPS: P. C. S. will be awarding its annual $500 Scholarships to college going Punjabi Students at Vaisakhi celebrations "Rangla Punjab '2001". Completed applications must be received by PCS by March 5, 2001. To support Scholarship fund & for further info. please contact PCS youth directors Bini Basati (847) 670-1367, Sunny Kular (312) 226-4425 or Dr. Bikram S. Dhillon at (847) 995-0344.

Please Click Here to Print the application.  If unable, then copy the contents in email and mail to PCS.

PCS $500 SCHOLARSHIP FORM '’2001

o High School Seniors o College Undergraduates

Full Name ( please print): ___________________________________________________.

Address:_________________________________________________________________.

City:_______________________________________State: IL. Zip:_______________.

Telephone # ((_____)______-___________. Social Security No.:_________________________.

Date of Birth:__________________________. E-mail: __________________________

Name of Father/Mother: _____________________

Academic Goals:____________________________________________________________________

Name of University/College/High School:_____________________________.

 

All applicants must respond to the following:

For PCS Office use by Judges

 

Max.

Score

 

Cummulative GPA:________________Major_______________.

15

   

Community Involvement: (Use back side of this form if needed)

General:

10

   

PCS:

15

   

Other Punjabi:

5

   

Write & enclose a short essay about 2 or more of the following questions:

1. Why do you think you deserve this scholarship ?

8

   

2. How could you help the community (Punjabi and/or local) ?

8

   

3. If you were a PCS Board of Director what would you change & why ?

9

   

Interview: (Optional, if required to be decided by the Judges)

     

Punjabi Speaking

10

   

Punjabi Writing (Please attach half a page sample of Punjabi writing)

10

   

Other General

10

   

What programs by P. C. S. would you like to see to be developed for children/youth/adults/senior citizens ?

_________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________.

Please attach details of any other achievements and any other information you think we would need to know.

Please enclose an official transcript.

The recipient of the PCS Scholarships will be decided by an independent council of judges (from within the Punjabi community) and not by the PCS Board of Directors. PCS Scholarships will be awarded at

"Rangla Punjab ‘2001" program on April 14, ‘2001 at Gateway Theater.

For more information contact:

PCS Youth Directors: Navraaz K. Basati (847) 670-1367, E-mail: Nbasati@hotmail.com

Jaswinder S. Sapal, (847) 882-7003 (E-mail: JSapal@hotmail.com

or Dr. Bikram S. Dhillon (847) 995-0344, E-mail: SUAOne@aol.com

This form must be completed & mailed/delivered to PCS Inc. by March 5, ‘2001.

mjs@saini/PCS/SCHSHP.doc

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