Research student from Siddapur taluk receives NASA grant
The Hindu
He will get stipend of $135,000, which will cover his tuition fee, travel costs and more
Dinesh Hegde, a native of Sashiguli village in Siddapur taluk of Uttara Kannada district who is presently doing research in an American university, has been chosen for the prestigious NASA Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) grant, along with another doctoral student, Katherine Davidson. Following their selection, Katherine Davidson and Dinesha (Dinesh) Vasanta Hegde will each receive a $135,000 stipend to cover tuition, research activities and travel costs to attend workshops and conferences to continue their research at UAH (University of Alabama in Huntsville), which is a part of the University of Alabama System.More Related News
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