🎉 Announcing October winners of Gaur and Chopra Escape Velocity grants.
We're awarding 6 people under 25 years of age, a sum of Rs 50,000 each.
Their profiles in this 🧵
We're awarding 6 people under 25 years of age, a sum of Rs 50,000 each.
Their profiles in this 🧵
1/ 🏫 Apoorva is a material science aspirant and wants to pursue a PhD in it.
She will use this money to pay for applications to institutes.
She has an impressive track record: apoorvapjoshi.com
She will use this money to pay for applications to institutes.
She has an impressive track record: apoorvapjoshi.com
2/ 🏸 Jaspreet is a state-level badminton player who will use the money to advance her Masters' level education.
Unfortunately, her parents passed away and she depends on her grandparents so this money will really make a difference to them.
Unfortunately, her parents passed away and she depends on her grandparents so this money will really make a difference to them.
3/ Kshitija is the first person in their family who can speak and is proficient in English
They work with underprivileged & marginalized communities. This money will help them with higher education.
Check out the article they wrote: medium.com/kalinga-magazi…
They work with underprivileged & marginalized communities. This money will help them with higher education.
Check out the article they wrote: medium.com/kalinga-magazi…
4/ 🍲 Shivani Kumari will use the money to setup an indigenous food outlet in Simultala village.
Like many of us, she did her engineering but her passion lies in natural farming and indigenous cultures. This grant will allow her to take practical steps towards it.
Like many of us, she did her engineering but her passion lies in natural farming and indigenous cultures. This grant will allow her to take practical steps towards it.
5/ 🔌 Kanhaiya is a student of IIT Roorkee and lives in rural part of eastern UP.
Pandemic affected his studies badly because his area has frequent power cuts. This grant will help him buy power backup to continue studying.
He helps people widely and liberally (see screenshot)!
Pandemic affected his studies badly because his area has frequent power cuts. This grant will help him buy power backup to continue studying.
He helps people widely and liberally (see screenshot)!
6/ 🧮 Shumbam cleared his CA foundation & intermediate all by himself (without any coaching, since his family can't afford it). He also helped his younger brother clear CA foundation.
This grant will help him take coaching and clear CA finals to achieve his dream of becoming CA.
This grant will help him take coaching and clear CA finals to achieve his dream of becoming CA.
7/ That's it!
We're able to make 6 grants this month thanks to contributions from @augfrank and anonymous donors.
If you want to sponsor a grant in the future, DM me.
We're able to make 6 grants this month thanks to contributions from @augfrank and anonymous donors.
If you want to sponsor a grant in the future, DM me.
8/ Also, if you're under 25 and think Rs 50,000 can change your life, I highly encourage you to apply for the grants: invertedpassion.com/escape-velocit…
We roll out grants every month and have released 26 grants since Aug 2021 (profiles of winners on the link).
Please RT for reach.
We roll out grants every month and have released 26 grants since Aug 2021 (profiles of winners on the link).
Please RT for reach.
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