Scholarships
The ₹12,000 that decides whether she takes the seat
About this initiative
A government junior college seat costs almost nothing. Getting to it costs a great deal: hostel fees, a trunk, bedding, a calculator, bus passes, exam fees, a smartphone for the online components. For a family earning ₹70,000 a year, that is the difference between a daughter continuing and a daughter working.
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Merit Scholarships
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Any student from a school on our register who has passed Class 10 with 60% or above and whose family income is under ₹1,50,000 may apply. Selection is by a panel of three, one of whom is always a serving government school headmaster from outside the applicant’s district.
₹12,000 a year for intermediate, ₹24,000 for a degree, disbursed in two instalments directly to the institution and the student’s account. Continuation depends on attendance, not on marks.
Scholarships awarded
Going to girls
Completing intermediate
Progress
Updated by our programme team from delivery registers and school visits.
214
Children reached
21
Schools covered
1
Events completed
₹23.4 L
Invested so far
Objectives
From the field
Where it runs
Give to something specific
Scholarships
₹12,000 covers a year of intermediate for a government-school student. Sixty applications are shortlisted; funding exists for twenty-two.
₹2,78,400 raised of ₹7,20,000 goal
39%Literacy
A shelf worth walking to, in every village school
Infrastructure
Three years, one school, measured end to end
Digital
A computer that works even when the power does not
Online gifts are receipted under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act.