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OF
HOPE

Transforming communities

by investing in individual merit

Timely financial assistance or grants that recognise individual The second scholar is Srinivas B. S., who used the loan scholarship

talent and merit, regardless of gender, social or economic status, funds to pursue a master’s degree in Electrical and Computer
can prove to be life-changing for the individuals, their families, Engineering at the University of Texas, Austin, United States,
and extended communities involved. having completed a bachelor’s degree in Electronics and
Communication Engineering from the National Institute of

In addition to its impactful philanthropic work aimed at uplifting Technology, Karnataka. He is presently working as a teaching
members of marginalised and under-resourced communities assistant at the University of Texas to manage his expenses.
across India, Tata Trusts also award Loan scholarships each year
to individuals with a proven track record of academic excellence, Many Indian students aspiring to pursue higher education

and through a rigorous selection process. overseas compete for the JN Tata Endowment loan scholarship,
every year.
In continuation of this significant and more than a century-old
practice, the Trusts have awarded J.N. Tata Endowment Loan

Scholarships worth `9,00,000 each to two individuals for the
2021 financial year.

Sanjana Srikumar utilised the Endowment loan scholarship to

pursue an LL.M degree at Columbia University, New York, United
States. Chosen for the degree programme as part of the Centre
for Public Research and Leadership programme run by the
university, she plans to use the scholarship funding to research

and work on education equality.

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