TALENTED SCHOLAR PROGRAMS
Indira Foundation seeks to supercharge talented scholars by funding special programs for (i) liberal arts education (ii) infrastructure and facilities, and (iii) scholarships.
LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION
Social Impact and Reach
60% SUCCESS RATE IN IIT AND MEDICAL ENTRANCE EXAMS FOR UNDERPRIVELDGED/ GIFTED STUDENTS.
Dakshana
Dakshana provides world-class educational opportunities to economically and socially disadvantaged yet gifted students. It provides 1-2 years of residential, world-class coaching for Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and medical entrance exams to gifted but impoverished students, mainly from rural India. Dakshana has an exceptional success rate for its trainees over the years.
Indira Foundation has funded Dakshana’s campus infrastructure such as doubling the girls’ dormitory capacity, updating the water supply system and has an ongoing commitment to fund six 150-seat auditorium-style classrooms.
FACILITIES AUGMENTATION
Indira Foundation has funded labs, classrooms, auditorium and hostels at three universities, namely Syracuse University, IIT-Bombay and GS Medical College, Mumbai.
INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES
Ashoka University
Ashoka University was founded in 2014 to provide world-class liberal arts programs in humanities, social sciences and natural sciences in India. It focuses on equipping students with critical thinking, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary curricula.
Indira Foundation shares Ashoka University’s philosophy of collective philanthropy and is one of its founder-donors.
Social Impact and Reach
Founder-donor of Ashoka University since 2014, empowering leaders through world-class liberal arts education.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Morph
Morph was founded in 2015 with the deep conviction that innate genius has no geographical or economic boundaries and will surface when given the right opportunities. Morph partners with prestigious programs in the USA to find and fund geniuses in math, sciences, writing and music. Our partner organizations like Promys, Research Science Institute (RSI), The Julliard School and Iowa Writers Workshop provide worldclass training to regional talent partners.
Indira Foundation has supported Morph since its inception. To date, over 150 fellows from 7 countries, mainly from India, have graduated through these programs, earning graduate and PhD degrees and launching careers in industry and entrepreneurship.
Social Impact and Reach
150+ fellows from 7 countries, earning advanced degrees and launching careers in industry and entrepreneurship.
Social Impact and Reach
Funded 80+ medical and engineering scholarships for promising students.
Foundation for Excellence (FFE)
FFE, founded in 1994, awards scholarships to promising, financially disadvantaged students in the highly competitive areas of medicine, engineering and law in India. It also provides soft skills training and mentoring programs to enhance employment and career progress. A unique aspect is that each recipient agrees to support two similar candidates in the future, when they are able to afford it.
Indira Foundation has undertaken to fund 40 medical and 40 engineering students in the 2025-2032 period.