Kaarunya trust invites applications from deserving students from a low socioeconomic background who have completed higher secondary school (ie +2 and PUC) education and wish to pursue college education for a Free Educational Grant towards college fees for the year 2024-2025. Those who have already paid fees too may apply. The trust will review the applications and contact deserving candidates.

Please download and fill this Application Form and mail it along with the other required documents (see below for details) to the following address:

Kaarunya Trust, PO box 3264, West Mambalam Post Office, West Mambalam, Chennai 600 033.
Kindly send all documents by ordinary post. DO NOT COURIER documents.

Application Deadline: Please send completed application and the supporting documents by August 31^st 2024

List of supporting documents to be sent with the application form:
Send photocopies of the following:

1. Address Proof: Ration card or Aadhar Card
2. Proof of Employment of parents: Salary statement or Letter from Employer of one the parent/parents. If parents are not employed in the formal sector, income certificate from the Tahsildar is a MUST.
3. 10+2 Mark list of the candidate
4. Admission certificate or letter indicating admission to the specified college and course/branch
5. Any fee paid receipts, bills etc relevant to your course that you have already paid.
6. First page of Passbook of Bank account: the candidate needs to have a bank account in his or her name to receive funds from the trust.

IMPORTANT: 
The completed application and all the required documents are mandatory for consideration for the educational grant.
Incomplete applications will not be processed and there will be no further communication to the applicant. 
Application Deadline: Please send completed application and the supporting documents by August 31^st 2024
Once a candidate is selected to receive financial assistance, the trust will notify the candidate by email. The decision by the Kaarunya board on this matter is final. The original documents of the submitted photocopies will be verified in person.
For any queries please contact us by email only at [email protected]
No applications in person or phone calls will be accepted / entertained.

FIRST TIME APPLICANTS:

Kaarunya trust would like to invite applications from deserving students from a low socioeconomic background who have completed higher secondary school (ie +2 and PUC) education and wish to pursue college education for a Free Educational Grant towards college fees for the year 2019-2020. Those who have already paid fees too may apply. The trust will review applications and contact deserving candidates.

First time applicants to Kaarunya Trust, please download and fill in this application and mail it to address indicated on the form.

Kindly send by ordinary post only, or else it will not be delivered to the PO box.

A number of supporting documents that are needed are listed below. Kindly send photocopies of the documents to the address indicated on the application form .

The completed application and all the required documents are mandatory for consideration for the educational grant.

List of supporting documents to be sent by post with the application:

1. Address Proof: Ration card or Aadhar Card
2. Proof of Employment of parents: Salary statement or Letter from Employer of one the parent/parents
3. 10+2 Mark list of the candidate
4. Letter from the Principal of the school where the Student studied: This letter must state that the applicant is a bonafide student of the school, that he/she is from a poor socioeconomic background and that his/her character and conduct are good. This letter should be on official letterhead of the school and bear the signature and official seal of the Principal.
5. Admission certificate or letter indicating admission to the specified college and course/branch
6. Any fee paid receipts, bills etc relevant to your course that you have already paid.
7. First page of Passbook of Bank account: the candidate needs to have a bank account in his or her name to receive funds from the trust.

Once a candidate is selected to receive financial assistance, the trust will want to verify the originals of the above documents in person.

For any queries please contact us by email only at [email protected]

No applications in person or phone calls will be accepted / entertained.

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APPLICANTS ALREADY REGISTERED WITH US:

Those who have already received educational grants from the trust for the year 2018-19 and are continuing to pursue their respective courses and want financial support for the year 2019-20 will need to send the following by email:

1. The attested copy of Marks card and or pass certificate for the year 2018-19.
2. Letter from the Principal / Dean of the College stating they are bonafide students of the college and that their character and conduct are good.
3. Letter requesting the educational grant for the academic year 2019-20.

Deadline: Please email all documents by June 30th 2019, to the following email address: [email protected]

For any queries please contact us by email only at [email protected]

No applications in person or phone calls will be accepted / entertained.

FIRST TIME APPLICANTS:

Kaarunya trust would like to invite applications from deserving students from a low socioeconomic background who have completed higher secondary school (ie +2 and PUC) and are pursuing college education for a free educational grant towards college fees for the year 2018-2019. Those who have already paid fees too may apply. The trust will review applications and contact deserving candidates.

First time applicants to Kaarunya Trust , please fill in this Online Application.

A number of supporting documents that are needed are listed below. Kindly send scanned or soft copies of the documents to the email address: [email protected] . The completed online application and the required documents by email are mandatory for your application to be considered.

List of documents to be scanned and sent by email:

1. Address Proof: Ration card or Aadhar Card
2. Proof of Employment of parents: Salary statement or Letter from Employer of one the parent/parents
3. 10+2 Mark list of the candidate
4. Letter from the Principal of the school where the Student studied: This letter must state that the applicant is a bonafide student of the school, that he/she is from a poor socioeconomic background and that his/her character and conduct are good. This letter should be on official letterhead of the school and bear the signature and official seal of the Principal.
5. Admission certificate or letter indicating admission to the specified college and course/branch
6. Any fee paid receipts, bills etc relevant to your course that you have already paid.
7. First page of Passbook of Bank account: the candidate needs to have a bank account in his or her name for any funds to be transferred from the trust

Once a candidate is selected to receive financial assistance, the trust will want to verify the originals of the above documents in person.

For any queries please contact us by email only at [email protected]

No applications in person or phone calls will be accepted / entertained.

APPLICANTS ALREADY REGISTERED WITH US:

Those who have already received educational grants from the trust for the year 2017-18 and are continuing to pursue their respective courses and want financial support for the year 2018-19 will need to send the following by email:

1. The attested copy of Marks card and or pass certificate for the year 2017-18.
2. Letter for the Principal / Dean of the College stating they are bonafide students of the college and that their character and conduct are good.
3. Letter requesting for the educational grant for the academic year 2018-19.

Please email all documents by June 30th 2018, to the following email address: [email protected]

For any queries please contact us by email only at [email protected]

No applications in person or phone calls will be accepted / entertained.

FIRST TIME APPLICANTS:

Kaarunya trust would like to invite applications from deserving students from a low socioeconomic background who have completed higher secondary school (ie +2 and PUC) and are pursuing college education for a free educational grant towards college fees for the year 2017-2018. Those who have already paid fees too may apply. The trust will review applications and contact deserving candidates.

The application can be downloaded here: Application for Educational Grant 2017-18

All applications must be mailed by June 30th 2017, to the following address:

Kaarunya Trust, PO box 3264, West Mambalam Post Office, West Mambalam, Chennai 600 033

No applications will be accepted in person.

For any queries please contact us by email only at [email protected]

APPLICANTS ALREADY REGISTERED WITH US:

Those who have received educational grants from us in 2016-17 and are continuing to pursue their respective courses and want financial support for the year 2017-18 will need to send the following:

1. The attested copy of Marks card and or pass certificate for the year 2016-17.
2. Letter for the Principal / Dean of the College stating they are bonafide students of the college and that their character and conduct are good.
3. Letter requesting for the educational grant.

Please mail all documents by June 30th 2017, to the following address:

Kaarunya Trust, PO box 3264, West Mambalam Post Office, West Mambalam, Chennai 600033

No applications will be accepted in person.

For any queries please contact us by email only at [email protected]

We are sharing the real life stories of the some of those who have benefited from your kindness !

1. D was 8 years old when his family fell into misfortune and debt and had to leave their village to seek better fortunes in a city. With both his parents he moved to Bangalore. His mother was employed as a cook, father could not be employed due to a heart illness. They could not afford to rent a house and chose to live in a car garage, sharing space with the car at night ! Despite great hardships he persevered to educate himself in a Govt. school, secured high marks and then went on to do a vocational technical course. To him this was just the beginning, his dreams were bigger. He wanted to do B.E. Engineering in one of the top engineering colleges in Bangalore. Subsequently, through merit, he obtained a B.E. Computer Science admission to a prestigious University, against all odds. He however was unable to pay the fees to join this University. Through your contributions, Kaarunya Trust has been to be able to help him join University and fulfill his dreams ! He still lives in a garage, but thanks to you, we are positive that he will graduate with honours and elevate his family from poverty!!

2. K lost his mother at a very young age and was since deserted by his father. The orphaned child was brought up by his grandmother, who works as a cook earning just enough to fend for the family. The grandmother noticed the boy was bright and put him in a mission school in Chennai, from where K passed +2 with good scores, securing B. Com admission in a prestigious Men’s college in Chennai. Neither K nor his grandmother had the hope he would pursue college education; thanks to a nice Samaritan in their neighborhood, K was referred to Kaarunya for educational assistance. The grandmother is positive the boy will successfully complete his college education and relieve her of years of hard-work and toiling in the kitchen of several families.

3. P is a hard working bright girl, daughter of a slum dweller in Jafferkhanpet. Her father promised her a college education; unfortunately, the floods that ravaged Chennai in December 2015 brought the family to the roads. Since then, the father has been doing two jobs in a day, working from the wee hours of the morning, to rebuild their lost lives and the child’s dream was long forgotten. The Government Girls higher secondary School where P studied recognized her talent and referred her to Kaarunya. The family was moved to tears when they learnt her college education would be supported by Kaarunya; she now pursues B. Sc Computer science in one of the city women’s colleges.

There must be several stories like these in our country. We feel, by supporting one deserving child in each family we will be able to lift the whole family from poverty. This year, we are also proud that the majority of our beneficiaries are girl children, who in many poor families are often neglected due to financial and social constraints.