Established 2020
This scholarship fund is a part of the CFMT General Scholarship Application that is open annually from December 1st to February 1st.
Eligibility: students are those graduating from a traditional zoned-MNPS high school where the percentage of economically disadvantaged students is 50% or more (as of the establishment of the scholarship there are six schools that fit this criteria: Glencliff, Hunters Lane, Maplewood, Pearl Cohn, Stratford and White’s Creek). Students must have a 3.0 or better GPA. Details: 1) Eligible students for this scholarship are those who are graduating from public schools. 2) This scholarship is renewable and 3) may cover any items in the Cost of Attendance at a 2 or 4-year post-secondary accredited academic institution.
History: Naveen and Suma were born and educated in a small town Dodballapur near Bangalore in South India. Naveen graduated from Bangalore Medical College, and Suma has a bachelor’s degree in Commerce. They emigrated to America to begin internship and Residency training in OB/ GYN in Baltimore. Naveen and Suma moved to Nashville in 1982 to set up a private practice in OB/GYN in Donelson/Hermitage, area. Dr. Naveen Srinivas retired in 2018 after a successful and rewarding practice of delivering babies and caring for women. Naveen and Suma have four adult children: of three daughters, Roopa graduated from University School of Nashville, and Pooja, Archana and their son, Harsha, graduated from Hume-Fogg as did Pooja’s husband, Eric Lind. This is a family that values education and wanted to do something for students in Metro Nashville Public Schools high schools where financial needs are the greatest.
