Education
The foundation of tomorrow is built on the shoulders of our children. These shoulders are steadied and strengthened with education. In our endeavours to uplift people from their circumstances, education is our main lever. It is what helps children distinguish reason from superstition, strengthens their problem solving abilities and life skills, while simultaneously preparing them to take on some employment where they can make a difference in the world at large. With education we see how the impact of our work can be long lasting and self-sustained.
Supporting Musical Education in Institutions
2024
Support was provided to the Music in Secondary Schools Trust (MiSST) for Year 7 students at Highbury Grove School for the 2024-2025 academic year. The school received a grant, including a donation from Mukul Madhav Foundation, to purchase musical instruments. It will also help fund music tutors and organise events. Highbury Grove was one of the first schools to benefit from MiSST's initiative to provide instruments to Year 7 students.
Mukul Madhav Foundation Scholarships
2024
At Mukul Madhav Foundation, our commitment to aspiring students knows no boundaries. From promoting talent in India to supporting academic excellence abroad, we are proud to continue offering scholarships that open doors to higher education. Building on our already successful partnerships, we are extending to more universities. These initiatives reflect our ongoing dedication to nurturing the next generation of leaders and scholars through financial assistance. They enable students to achieve academic excellence and create a positive impact.
Imperial College London
In 2024, Mukul Madhav Foundation signed a gift agreement with Imperial College London to offer a scholarship for one female student from India pursuing an MSc in Applied Genomics. The first recipient is Tanvi Kayan. She completed her BSc in Biochemistry from Brunel University. She will benefit from this support, allowing her to advance her education in genomics.
Somerville College, Oxford
Mukul Madhav Foundation supported Dr. Gladson Vaghera, a Dalit student, through the Savitribai Phule Scholarship. This scholarship is specifically designed for students from Dalit, Bahujan, and Adivasi backgrounds or first-generation students. Starting in September, Dr. Vaghera has been attending Somerville College, Oxford, furthering MMF's mission to promote academic opportunities for underrepresented groups.
King’s College London
Mukul Madhav Foundation has provided two master's scholarships for Asian students at King’s College London for the 2023-2024 academic year. These scholarships will support students enrolled in one-year postgraduate programmes, strengthening MMF's ongoing commitment to facilitating higher education for international students.
University of Warwick
In 2024, Mukul Madhav Foundation awarded a scholarship to Kaleswara Rao Devalla, an academically talented student passionate about healthcare. Since September, he has been pursuing an MSc in Diagnostics, Data, and Digital Health at the University of Warwick. MMF's support enables him to focus on his studies and further his career in healthcare innovation.
Support to Children in Khandala in collaboration with Pratham
2023
MMF supports some initiatives by Pratham, a non-governmental organisation that helps provide quality education to underprivileged children in India.
Just before the pandemic, Pratham identified 50 villages surrounding Khandala on the edge of the Western Ghats in Maharashtra to support and improve literacy of children. Their partnership with MMF helped children in the villages of Khandala Block in the Satara District to continue to learn through the most challenging times. The learning loss has been minimised, and in some cases, they may even have had a more productive year. With functional reading, writing and maths skills, they can now return to school and access the curriculum.
We have impacted 20 communities and 900 children with our team of 55 volunteers until 2022. In continuation of our support to Pratham, we donated additional funds to help them upscale their project at Khandala in the Satara District. We hope to continue the efforts in this region.
Education Essentials & Infrastructural Support
2022
In continuation of our support to the Charlton Mackrell Church of England Primary School, Somerset, we provided them with school furniture and facilities for the pre-school, such as an outdoor cable drum play table, a mud kitchen and a seating package.
Support for Higher Education in Ireland
2022
Sonali Jadhav, an Electronics Engineering student who hails from a farming family in Sangli, received an offer letter from the National College of Ireland for a year-long Master of Science course in Data Analytics. Off the tuition fee of Rs12,28,890, she has received Rs 3,27,560 as a scholarship.
Sonali’s family suffered huge losses due to the recent floods that destroyed the crops on their three-acre farming land, and this support from MMF has proven to be crucial for her continual education.
Mukul Madhav Foundation Scholarships
2022
MMF takes another new step towards providing better education to underserved students. Mukul Madhav Foundation Scholarships will enable two Indian students to attend a Master’s programme worth a total of £90,000 at King’s College London.
The two international studentships will be available to award in the 2023-2024 academic year for full-time students studying Master’s programmes. Of these, one must be a female student who is studying a one-year full-time STEM postgraduate-taught course. The other is a non-gender-specific position for a student attending a one-year full-time Arts & Humanities course.
Recipients of the scholarship and bursary funding must be domiciled in India. They will be selected based on merit and a supporting statement that outlines the financial impact of the scholarship. Recipients will be selected by King’s College London.
supporting education of 10 children in Africa
2020
MMF UK supported Action Aid in August 2021, to support 10 young girls and boys in Uganda with their schooling, nourishment, healthcare, wellbeing, and their clean water requirements for the upcoming academic year.