N. G. CHAKRABARTI and Indra N. Chakrabarti Memorial Student Scholarship in Oncology

Award descriptionScholarships totalling $1,550 have been made available through an endowment established by Swaraj K. and Gayatri Chattopadhyay in memory of Mrs. Chattopadhyay's father N.G. and her brother Indra for students in the Faculty of Medicine who are specializing in Oncology. N. G. Chakrabarti (1912-1984) devoted many years of his life as an Expert Foundry Engineer all over the world on behalf of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Indra Chakrabarti (1947-2015) was born in Calcutta, India and made his way to Canada in 1981. Indra had many years of experience in Foundry Engineering and was an expert in ferrous metal casting. He dedicated his life to making other people happy. Preference will be given to students who have demonstrated financial need. The awards are made on the recommendation of the Faculty of Medicine and in the case of a graduate student in consultation with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.