Launched in 2014, the Nanubhai Scholars program is a college scholarship program dedicated to enabling rural girls from financially vulnerable communities to attend college.
In the last two years we have awarded financial support to 48 young women across four districts in southern Gujarat.
Each Scholarship is worth up to Rs30,000 per year and is renewable for each year of a Scholar's program. Funds can be used to pay for all aspects of attendance from tuition to books, room and board, transportation, tutoring and exam fees.
Scholars are identified through a rigorous 3 round process designed to identify girls who have both merit and need. The process is competitive and less than 10% of applicants are selected each year.
Preference is shown to girls who plan to study in math, science, medical or business fields although our current roster also includes future teachers, professors, social workers, a future policewoman and a future nonprofit Executive Director.
New Scholarship recipients (approximately 30-35 each year) are selected in June of each year and are publicly announced in July.
