PUNE: As many as 32 students received the Hope engineering scholarship by the Schaeffler India Limited. The scholarships are given to meritorious students from financially disadvantaged families, who aspire to build a career in the engineering field. Special preference was reserved for women candidates who had applied for this program. The initiative was implemented with Buddy4study foundation.A statement issued by Schaeffler India, said that, the scholarship is part of empowerment of students through education. To avail the grant, students from Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu applied through a detailed online process. The selection was based on candidates fulfilling the eligibility criteria and going through a personal interview session conducted by a jury of eminent members. '; var randomNumber = Math.random(); var isIndia = (window.geoinfo && window.geoinfo.CountryCode === 'IN') && (window.location.href.indexOf('outsideindia') === -1 ); console.log(isIndia && randomNumber Vice-president, human resource, Schaeffler India, Santanu Ghoshal said, The youth of the country must be given equal opportunities to build a nation that is self-sustaining and progressive. The scholarship is aimed at helping promising youth especially young women pursue a career in the fields of science and engineering."The selected candidates will be supported with their engineering education expenses every year till the time they graduate successfully from college. We intend to stay engaged with these students during their study period through mentorship, study tour, counselling. However, their career decision is entirely their choice, said Ghoshal.A total of 32 students have been selected from Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu for this program. Besides the scholarship initiative, Schaeffler India also runs the Schaeffler technical enhancement program in Pune and Hosur as well as other initiatives, to empower the underprivileged youth through education and skill development.

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