Current Scholars
The aim of the Upakar Foundation is to support Indian-American students in their pursuit of higher education. Our current scholars represent various universities and colleges across the United States.
| Partik Singh Expected Graduation – 2014 Case Western Reserve University |
Henna Vohra Expected Graduation – 2014 University of Illinois at Chicago |
Megha Shah Expected Graduation – 2014 Rutgers University at New Brunswick |
| Neel Shah Expected Graduation – 2014 Northeastern University |
Vikas Shahi Expected Graduation – 2014 University of California at Los Angeles |
Nishita Soneji Expected Graduation – 2015 University of Texas at Austin |
| Krupali Patel Expected Graduation – 2015 Drexel University |
Yukti Abrol Expected Graduation – 2015 State University of New York at Stony Brook |
Parth Dave Expected Graduation – 2015 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Gurleen Kaur Dhillon Expected Graduation – 2015 San José State University |
Fazila Vhora Expected Graduation – 2016 University of Illinois at Chicago |
Krystle Thomas Expected Graduation – 2016 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
| Anup Chandora Expected Graduation – 2016 Georgia Institute of Technology |
Reema Patel Expected Graduation – 2016 University of Florida |
Aiman Syeda Expected Graduation – 2017 Rochester Institute of Technology |
| Parteek Singh Expected Graduation – 2017 University of California at Davis |
Rini Sinha Expected Graduation – 2017 University of Texas at Austin |
Sarwat Siddiqui Expected Graduation – 2017 Fordham University |
| Shobhit Jain Expected Graduation – 2017 New York University |
Tamara Layden Expected Graduation – 2017 Clackamas (OR) Community College |
Upakar Alumni
Our past scholarship recipients continue to assist Upakar by volunteering and mentoring current scholars and participating in Upakar events. We are proud to recognize them as successful leaders of the next generation.
| Jay Dave 2013 University of Pennsylvania |
Treesa Antony 2013 Wayne State University |
Nikita Nana 2012 University of Washington |
| Muneet Parhar 2012 University of Michigan |
Leena Danawala 2012 University of Missouri |
Joshpal Aulakh 2012 University of California at Los Angeles |
| Dimple Kothari 2012 Drexel University |
Priyal Shah 2012 University of California at Los Angeles |
Preeya Iyer 2012 City University of New York |
| Afsheen Vaid 2011 University of Texas at Austin |
Pranoti Hiremath 2011 University of Washington |
Nidhi Shah 2011 Columbia University |
| Nabeel Bhaiwala 2011 Cornell University |
Ramanpreet Nagra 2011 University of California at Santa Barbara |
Vidhi Dalal 2011 Carnegie Mellon University |
| Dhairyasheel Patel 2011 University of Washington |
Arul Sangani 2011 University of California at San Diego |
Megha Chopra 2010 New York University |
| Margi Doshi 2010 University of Missouri |
Yesha Patel 2010 St. John’s University |
Sundip Patel 2010 Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Sundeep Parhar 2010 University of Michigan |
Dimpa Choksi 2010 University of Texas at Austin |
Ranjit Korah 2010 Carnegie Mellon University |
| Nehali Nanavati 2009 Pratt University |
Lavina Ramchandani 2009 University of Maryland at College Park |
Dilpreet Ahluwalia 2009 Utah State University |
| Chandi Aldena 2009 Colorado State University |
Bella Desai 2009 Emory University |
Priyanka Patel 2009 Baylor University |
| Tejas Odedara 2009 Brown University |
Ani T. Chacko 2008 St. John’s University |
Ranjanpreet Nagra 2008 California State University at Bakersfield |
| Monica Aswani 2008 Kean University |
Divya Amaldi 2008 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Miketu Doda 2008 University of Georgia |
| Kartik Trehan 2007 Johns Hopkins University |
Babu Singh 2007 Cornell University |
Bhumi Zaveri 2006 University of Pennsylvania |
| Neeraj Dani 2006 Rice University |
Rumana Rahmani 2005 Rutgers University at Newark |
Tina Aswani 2005 New York University |
| Neem Bhatt 2004 East Tennessee State University |
Sara Seth 2004 Rhode Island School of Design |
Nikhil Nagendran 2004 University of Maryland at College Park |
| Bharivee Shavdia 2004 University of Pennsylvania |
Rishikesh Dalal 2004 Harvard University |
Brahma Seth 2003 Texas Tech University |
| Zahir Zaveri 2003 University of Pennsylvania |