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Samit and Reshma Sharma Scholarships

Samit & Reshma Sharma Scholarship in Astronomy 

Samit & Reshma Sharma Scholarship in Earth & Ocean Sciences

Samit & Reshma Sharma Scholarship in Mental Health & Addiction

The Samit & Reshma Sharma Foundation was established for advancement of excellence in education by providing scholarships, bursaries, awards, grants, prizes and other forms of financial assistance to encourage achievements in post-secondary education, that identifies and celebrates the outstanding academics, and the centers of research & excellence at qualified donees. Education advances knowledge, creates wealth, produces economic growth, generates income, broadens society's horizon, raises living standard and produces outstanding people.

The Samit & Reshma Sharma Scholarship in Astronomy was endowed in 2024 by the Samit & Reshma Sharma Foundation to celebrate the Astronomy Research Centre at University of Victoria and recognize its close collaboration with nearby Dominion Astrophysical laboratory of National Research Council's Herzberg Institute. It is hoped that the award will enhance societal knowledge & understanding of stars, galaxies & universe.

The Samit & Reshma Sharma Scholarship in Earth & Ocean Sciences was endowed in 2024 by the Samit & Reshma Sharma Foundation to celebrate Ocean Networks Canada, a world leading ocean observing facility hosted and owned by UVic. It is hoped that the award will enhance the societal quest for scientific discovery and solutions that support ocean & planet sustainability for future generations.

The Samit & Reshma Sharma Scholarship in Mental Health & Addiction was endowed in 2024 by the Samit & Reshma Sharma Foundation to celebrate the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at UVic and recognize British Columbia for establishing its first, and Canada's only, Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions in 2017. It is hoped that the award will build knowledge for societal change that promotes mental health and reduces addiction harms.