Named scholarships
are Manu Foundation’s Stepping Stones
Scholarships that carry a special name.
If, for example, the Chintal family donates
Rs 2.5 million or more, a loan scholarship
called ‘Ram Kumar Chintal Scholarship’
could be instituted and administered by
Manu Foundation. Or Zenith Pharmaceutical
Company may ask for ‘Zenith Scholarship’
to be instituted and administered by Manu
Foundation. In other words, the Foundation
will take on all the administrative burden
of identifying deserving students and
disbursing the scholarships. Such major
donors may, if they wish, also specify
the geographical region (eg Kutch, Orissa,
the North East) and the level (Higher
Secondary School, Undergraduate level,
professional courses, postgraduate courses,
etc) but not the caste or religion of
potential awardees. The quantum of the
scholarship will depend on the size of
such endowments and the need of the student
who wins the scholarship.
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