🎉 Announcing December 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.
We're awarding 6 people under 25 years of age, a sum of Rs 50,000 each.
1/ Sanjana is from Sikkim and she wants to use the grant money to create a mentorship network for students from rural areas in north-east.
She will connect people from north east with well-established careers to these kids, hopefully uplifting the region.
She will connect people from north east with well-established careers to these kids, hopefully uplifting the region.
2/ Abing is from a rural area in Arunachal Pradesh and has launched a podcast using his mobile phone only.
anchor.fm/abing-lamnio
With this grant, Abing will purchase equipment to be able to record his podcasts professionally.
anchor.fm/abing-lamnio
With this grant, Abing will purchase equipment to be able to record his podcasts professionally.
3/ Harshit is pursuing a master's course in conservation biology.
He's a curious kid and has done many online courses aligned with his interest in evolutionary biology.
To pay fees for the course, he had to look for jobs and this grant will help him focus 100% on his studies.
He's a curious kid and has done many online courses aligned with his interest in evolutionary biology.
To pay fees for the course, he had to look for jobs and this grant will help him focus 100% on his studies.
4/ Drashti is a black belt, 2nd Dan taekwondo champion.
This grant will help her achieve her dream: get a medal for India in Olympics 2024.
This grant will help her achieve her dream: get a medal for India in Olympics 2024.
5/ Jasmine is an academically bright girl from Meerut who's pursuing an undergrad in Law. She is an avid debater. See one of her writings here: katcheri.in/sufferings-of-…
She aspires to do master's in law and the grant will help her do that.
She aspires to do master's in law and the grant will help her do that.
6/ In case you know anyone under 25 with potential but is limited by money to achieve their dreams, please point them to our grants.
Here's how to apply: invertedpassion.com/escape-velocit…
Here's how to apply: invertedpassion.com/escape-velocit…
7/ These grants are co-sponsored by @augfrank and other anonymous donors.
If you want to co-sponsor a future grant of Rs 50k, DM me or @sia_steel!
If you want to co-sponsor a future grant of Rs 50k, DM me or @sia_steel!
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