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Adopt A Scholar

An Adopt a Scholar Program enables individuals, corporate and institutional donors to earmark their donations for scholarships to specific applicants based on a donor's preferences of adopting student(s) from a specific state, course of study, gender, educational institution or other preferences. 100% of the donor contribution is used for the scholarship for the sponsored students. Donors are provided an opportunity to maintain contacts with their adopted students and meet them and their parents at their home or other convenient locations. Donors are also kept informed on the progress of the students whose education they are sponsoring under the Program. More than 350 donors participated in the program in academic year 2009-10.

The contribution required to sponsor a FFE scholar depend on the course of study of the students. The current contribution levels and payment options are:

  • The current contribution for sponsoring the educatin of an engineering or technology (BE/B Tech) student is $2,400  per student.  This amount can be paid in one, single, lump sum payment of $2,400, or four annual installments of $600 per installment, or 48 monthly installments of $50 per installment.
  • The current contribution for sponsoring the education of a medical (MBBS/BDS, etc.) student is $2,700 per student.  This amount can be paid in a one, single, lump sum payment of $2,700, or four annual installments of $675 per installment, or 54 monthly installments of $50 per installment.
For specific details about students available and costs for adoption, please contact the FFE US office by phone (408) 985 2001 or email at mailto:vishnu@ffe.org
 
Profiles of a few adopted scholars: 
 
Bangi Najnin Ladkhan
  • Scholar Name: Bangi Najnin Ladkhan
  • Education: MBBS 1st Year, BJ Medical College
  • State: Maharashtra
  • Father: Hawker
  • Family Income: Rs. 1,944/- ($42 per month)
Amrithadurai S
  • Scholar Name: Amrithadurai S
  • Education: MBBS 1st Year, GMK Medical College
  • State: Tamil Nadu
  • Father: Farmer, 10th Std
  • Family Income: Rs. 1,667/- ($36 per month)
Aruna P
  • Scholar Name: Aruna P
  • Education: B.E 1st Year, Coimbatore Inst of Tech
  • State: Tamil Nadu
  • Father: Deceased
  • Family Income: Rs. 1,500/- ($32 per month)
Nilesh Darji
  • Scholar Name: Nilesh Darji
  • Education: B.E 1st Year, L D College of Engineering
  • State: Gujarat
  • Father: Tailor, Illiterate
  • Family Income: Rs. 2,000/- ($43 per month)
Poornima K
  • Scholar Name: Poornima K
  • Education: B.E 1st Year, BMS College of Engineering
  • State: Karnataka
  • Father: Unemployed, 10th Std
  • Family Income: Rs. 916/- ($20 per month)