The Azim Premji Foundation has announced a scholarship of ₹30,000 per year for girls from government schools pursuing higher education in degree or diploma programs at recognized institutions. This initiative aims to support up to 2.5 lakh girls across 18 states in the 2025-26 academic year, with applications starting in September 2025. The scholarship will be directly transferred in two annual installments to the students' bank accounts to empower them in their academic journey.
Azim Premji Foundation today announced the Azim Premji Scholarship to support girls pursuing higher education after school. Key points about the Azim Premji Scholarship:
The Foundation estimates that it will offer the Azim Premji Scholarship to up to 2.5 lakh girls in the academic year 2025-26. The program will be available in 18 states of the country.
“Good school education is foundational for life, while higher education changes social and economic prospects in life. Despite the all-around progress India has made, girls continue to confront differential societal and financial hurdles at all levels of education. We are making a significant commitment to support girls to pursue higher education, which will help them gain greater control over their life’s trajectory,” noted Anurag Behar, Chief Executive Officer, Azim Premji Foundation.
The Azim Premji Scholarship was pilot launched in the 2024-25 academic year in Madhya Pradesh, and certain districts of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Jharkhand. Over 25,000 girls have been given the scholarship in this pilot cycle. The money of the first year of the scholarship has been transferred to the accounts of these girls.
The application process for the 2025-26 cycle will start in September 2025. The list of eighteen states is: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Details of the program and any changes in the program design or coverage will be notified at the start of the application process. The scholarship program is likely to be expanded to cover the entire country in coming years.
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