We supported 25,000+ girl students across Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh in 2024-25
Our experience and insights from our extensive on-ground work in the domain of education tell us that access to education becomes increasingly difficult when a student, especially a girl, transitions from primary to secondary schooling. The inequity becomes more pronounced when it comes to higher education. Various factors compel girl students to drop out of the system – from proximity to institutions to financial constraints. In some cases, social mores become impediments in a girl’s journey and participation in higher education.
In 2024-25, the Foundation supported over 25,000 girl students who passed both Grade X and XII from a government school and secured admission in the first year of a regular degree or diploma programme of a government or bona fide private college/ university.
A scholarship of INR 30,000 per year for the entire duration (two, three, four or five years) of the undergraduate diploma/degree programme was provided to these students to cover tuition fees or any other expenses incurred towards completion of their education.
The Scholarship initiative was piloted in 2024-25 in Madhya Pradesh, select districts of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh (listed below), and Itki block** of Ranchi district, Jharkhand.
*Data as of 28 April 2025
**10 scholarships awarded in Itki block, Ranchi
Districts of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh covered in 2024-25:
Rajasthan (22 districts)
Ajmer, Alwar, Balotra, Banswara, Baran, Barmer, Chittorgarh, Dudu, Dungarpur, Jaipur, Jaipur (Gramin), Jalore, Jhalawar, Jodhpur, Kekri, Pali, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Salumbar, Sawai Madhopur, Sirohi, Tonk and Udaipur
Uttar Pradesh (35 districts)
Ambedkar Nagar, Amethi, Ayodhya (formerly Faizabad) , Azamgarh, Bahraich, Ballia, Balrampur, Banda, Bara Banki, Basti, Chandauli, Chitrakoot, Deoria, Fatehpur, Ghazipur, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Jaunpur, Kaushambi, Kushinagar, Lucknow, Mahrajganj, Mau, Mirzapur, Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad), Pratapgarh, Rae Bareli, Sant Kabir Nagar, Sant Ravidas Nagar (formerly Bhadohi), Shrawasti, Siddharthnagar, Sitapur, Sonbhadra, Sultanpur and Varanasi
More details about the 2025-26 available here.
