Lila Poonawalla Foundation (LPF) awards Merit – cum- Need Based Scholarships to over 1900 girls.
Pune (Voice News Service): Lila Poonawalla Foundation (LPF) awarded Merit- cum- Need Based Scholarships to over 1,900 meritorious and financially challenged girls for academic year 2022-2023 across Pune, Wardha, Amravati, Nagpur, Hyderabad and Bengaluru. Out of these around 1500 girls are pursuing their Undergraduation Degrees in Engineering, Engineering After Diploma, Pharmacy, Nursing, Sciences and Postgraduation degrees and will be supported for the entire course. And over 450 girls are pursuing the 7th grade in schools and will continue their education until graduation.
This year the scholarship award ceremony was divided amongst 13 functions across all these regions. The girls were felicitated with the scholarship awards in the hands of LPF’s Chairperson- Mrs. Lila Poonawalla, Founder Trustee- Mr. Firoz Poonawalla, LPF’s Board of Trustees, LPF’s CEO- Ms. Priti Khare, senior Leaders from LPF’s Corporate Partners, Donors, Scholarship Selection Committee Members and Well-wishers.
“In our 27th year, LPF has achieved the milestone of empowering over 14,200 LILA Daughters. Our merit-cum-need based scholarship and skill-building program is aimed at supporting these girls to pursue their education and making these girls future-ready by providing varied technical and soft skills training and mentorship which complements their academic learning. Many of our girls have become successful women leaders, associated with corporates, academic institutions and medical institutes across the globe. They also have turned into compassionate citizens, supporting their families and communities around them. All these LILA Daughters are lifelong members of our ever-growing LPF family.” Said Mrs. Lila Poonawalla, Chairperson, LPF and the recipient of Padma Shri award.
