By TCN News
New Delhi: Aligarh Education Endowment Fund (AEEF) announces the Excellence in Education through Scholarships Scheme for 2010-2011 to bring about a transformation in the lives of academically brilliant and economically underprivileged students.
Under this program 50 meritorious and economically weak students will be supported across India. The scholarship will be awarded to students at any academic level after passing high school in any area and at all levels of education. Selection of students is based on merit-cum-means. The actual amount of award will be determined based on financial need of the student (upto Rs. 1200/month for 12 months). An initial commitment is made for one year, but the recipients are given to understand that they will be supported to the highest degree level as long as they perform well, still in need of financial assistance and the funds are available at AEEF. Any substantial financial aid from other sources precludes the award of this fellowship.
Last date to submit the application form is September 15, 2010. Successful candidates will be invited for interview by a facilitator in some major cities across India.
Further information about the eligibility requirements for the scholarship and application forms could be downloaded from AEEF website: http://www.aeef.net
About AEEF
The Aligarh Education Endowment Fund (AEEF) is a charitable organization founded by AMU alumni and well wishers in 2005 as a non-profit, secular, non-partisan, and non-political organization, under Section 501(c) (3) of IRS, to serve the educational needs of the underprivileged communities in India. AEEF is funding a broad variety of educational projects, ranging from school to post-graduate levels, including areas such as Information Technology, Biotechnology, Medicine, Engineering, Management and Business Administration, Mass Communication, Basic Sciences, Social Sciences, and Law with emphasis on areas, which will accelerate the flow of the young generation into the economic mainstream.
The scholarship program is generously supported by alumni of Aligarh Muslim University and its friends and private foundations. Donations to AEEF are tax deductible in USA as allowable under the law. (Tax ID # 20-1000034)