Santoor Scholarship For Poor Girls
Santoor Scholarship is a platform for empowering underprivileged girls by providing them with the financial support necessary for completing their graduation," S Prasanna Rai, Senior General Manager, Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting told PTI.
The Santoor Scholarship program is an initiative of Wipro Consumer Care and Wipro Cares. The program intends to financially support girls from disadvantaged backgrounds, who wish to pursue higher education after grade 12. Launched in 2016-17, the program offers support to 900 students every year, across the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana.
It is a recurring annual program and the selected students are supported for the duration of their higher education. The support covers tuition fees and incidental expenses.
Over the last two years, close to 1800 students have received support through the Santoor Scholarship Program.
Besides students inclined towards professional courses, those showing a keen interest in pursuing their higher education in the fields of humanities, liberal arts and sciences are strongly encouraged to apply. Preference is given to students from backward districts.
Eligibility to qualify for Santoor Scholarship
To qualify, the student must have passed her grade 10 and 12 from a government school/college.
How to apply
Applications for this year are available with all the government junior college principals across the three states and students can also apply online on santoorscholarships.com.
Last date to submit application
The last date to submit the application for the scholarship is September 15.
For more information visit : http://www.santoorscholarships.com/
