Scholarship & Mentorship (NSMP)

Introduction

NSMP program mainly supports the merit and financially needy students. NSMP targets the students after class 12th. NSMP, started in the year 2008, aims to provide monetary help and career guidance to the meritorious but financially constrained students to pursue their professional degrees. Nirmaan identifies the students on merit cum need basis for scholarships and provides financial assistance and mentorship to guide the students in the right direction to realize their dreams. Mentorship is done through career counselling workshops and mentor talks.

Program Description

NSMP program offers three different scholarships

• Memorial Scholarships - A scholarship offered by family and friends in memory of a beloved person
• Group Based Scholarships - A scholarship offered by group of friends who want to shape a students future
• Corporate Scholarships - A scholarship offered by corporates/institutions who want to support students career and mentor them

Applicant Selection Criterion

The following parameters are taken into consideration while awarding scholarship

• Family Annual Income must be below 1,00,000 (1 lakh)
• Applicant academic percentages up to intermediate is above 85%, and from intermediate to current semester of his/her course is above 65%.
• Ability to pay school/college fees considering all income sources including other scholarships
• Need of the candidate
• Siblings and their profile
• Applicant's school/college/university details

Scholarship Amount Offered

S.No	Grade	Max Amount Offered
1	10th	3000
2	10th - Intermediate / (10+2)	5000
3	Above 10+2 grade	On need and fund availability basis

Key Activities

• Awarding merit cum means scholarship
• Facilitating 1 to 1 mentoring by subject matter professionals
• Providing financial assistance till completion of his/her graduation
• Sharing students’ progress regularly to the donors
• Organizing skill building workshops to the scholarship recipients

Our Impact

Provided 10 Lakhs worth scholarships to over 380+ students until now.

Student Testimonials

My humble background has always been a hurdle for me throughout my academic life. Even after some support from the government, I was constantly worried that the regular academic expenses (textbooks, exam fees), living expenses in a hostel would be a huge burden to my family. Fortunately, because of NSMP the past 2 years of my academic career has been hassle free and I have been able to concentrate on my studies
- Raju

I am a single parent child. I was facing difficulty to pay my engineering fees. So I was in search of scholarship, I came to know about Nirmaan from a friend and I have applied for Scholarship. I got 10000 Rupees yearly it helped me a lot to pay my engineering expenses. I am very thankful to Nirmaan, with the help and support from Nirmaan I completed my engineering with first class distinction now I am working in Tata consulting engineers (TCE) as a senior engineer. Thank you Nirmaan.
- Akshay

Team Involved

• Mounika Konatham

Major Sponsors

For a Better Tomorrow	Verity	Nirmaan - Chaitanya Scholarship
Nirmaan - Srikanth Memorial Scholarship Friends Group	Nirmaan - Narayana Reddy Memorial Scholarship Friends Group	Nirmaan - Govrineni Mohan Rao Memorial Scholarship

For a Better Tomorrow

Verity

Nirmaan - Chaitanya Scholarship

Nirmaan - Srikanth Memorial Scholarship Friends Group

Nirmaan - Narayana Reddy Memorial Scholarship Friends Group

Nirmaan - Govrineni Mohan Rao Memorial Scholarship Friends Group

Recent Activities

• Awarded scholarships for 50 students via donations from 'For a Better Tomorrow'