Bharti Airtel Foundation launches scholarship to support students in technology

The recipients of this scholarship will receive 100 per cent of their college fees throughout the duration of their course and will also be given a laptop. Hostel and mess fees shall be given to all eligible students who apply for it.

Bharti Airtel Foundation launches ‘Bharti Airtel Scholarship Program’, application open (Representative image/ file)

Bharti Airtel Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Bharti Enterprises, is launching a merit-cum-means based scholarship programme aimed at supporting students from diverse socio-economic backgrounds pursuing technology-based UG engineering and integrated programmes (up to five years) in the top 50 National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) (Engineering) colleges, including IITs.

The scholarship will be provided to students with an annual family income not exceeding Rs 8.5 lakh.

‘Bharti Airtel Scholarship Program’ is mainly focused on women students. The scholarship, starting with 250 students this year, will be applicable to students eligible for admission in August 2024.

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“The ambition is to expand reach to 4,000 scholars with an outlay of ₹100+ crore per year as the program reaches its peak,” an official statement said.

The fully funded scholarship is envisaged to dissolve the financial barriers that hinder access to quality education for meritorious students, especially from disadvantaged backgrounds, it added.

The Bharti Airtel Scholarships will focus on UG and integrated courses in the fields of electronics and communication, telecom, information technology, computer sciences, data sciences and emerging technologies (AI, IoT, AR/VR, Machine Learning, Robotics) at the top 50 NIRF (Engineering) colleges.

Recipients of this scholarship will be known as ‘Bharti Scholars’. They will receive 100 per cent of their college fees throughout the duration of their course and will also be given a laptop. Additionally, hostel and mess fees shall be given to all eligible students who apply for it.

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The ‘Bharti Scholars’ will be encouraged to support at least one student on a continuous basis, voluntarily, once they graduate and are subsequently gainfully employed, the official statement said adding that this transformative, enduring initiative will shape lives and enable the youth to partake in the economic opportunities and growth of India.

Interested students can apply online at bhartifoundation.org/ bharti-airtel-scholrship.

Rakesh Bharti Mittal, Vice Chairman of Bharti Enterprises and Co-Chairman of Bharti Airtel Foundation said, “The selected institutes have always showcased a confluence of exemplary learning and accessible education to students across different strata. Our endeavour is to strengthen these tenets in Indian academia, towards nurturing professionals equipped to handle the dynamic evolution of the technological landscape of tomorrow.”

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