- Max Healthcare Foundation launches Max Medical Scholarship Programme to fund the medical education of 100 meritorious MBBS students annually for quality education
Max Healthcare Foundation (MHF) has introduced the ‘Max Medical Scholarship Programme’ to support students from economically disadvantaged households. This is part of the Foundation’s corporate social responsibility programme, which aims to encourage and support the aspirations of next-generation medical professionals. The scholarship will fully fund medical education for 100 students annually from economically weaker sections who have qualified for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and gained admission to the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme in eight government medical colleges in Delhi for the academic year 2023-24.
The registrations for this scholarship will open on the 20th of February 2024.
Taruna Soi, Chairperson, Max Healthcare Foundation, said, “To free students from financial limitations, we are proud to announce the Max Medical Scholarship Programme, which will fully fund the medical education of 100 such meritorious students.”
The applications will be open for a 15-day window following the programme’s announcement. This will be followed by multiple stages including application review and shortlisting, interviews of shortlisted applicants and final selection basis submission of mandatory documents. The selection process for these 100 scholars is based on rigorous evaluation criteria that a jury from Max Healthcare Foundation will assess.
The selected students will be granted comprehensive financial assistance in the first year for the duration of their 5-year MBBS course. This will cover reimbursement of tuition fees, a personal laptop, books and tools like a bone set, dissection kit, stethoscope and an allowance for monthly expenses etc.
From the second year onwards, the Scholarship will continue to cover the tuition fees and allowance for monthly expenses for each of the 100 students, till the end of the 5-year MBBS course. The scholarship is contingent on the selected students signing up for regular, periodic reviews and assessments that will guide their participation.
The initiative intends to support the students’ academic expenses throughout their educational journey. Every year, 100 scholarships will be granted to the eligible beneficiaries.
The scholarship forms are available on Max Healthcare Foundation’s official website for students from economically weaker sections, in the eight esteemed government colleges in Delhi.
Guidelines for Eligibility Criteria of the Scholarship:
- The applications are open for 15 days until March 6, 2024, students can fill up and submit the form.
- Max Healthcare’s social media handles will also share timely updates on the programme.
- The selection process will have a detailed assessment and validation of various socio-economic criteria and NEET Rank, to arrive at the list of 100 students.
- MHIL reserves the right to change, modify, add or remove portions of the terms at any time at its discretion. Please check the terms and any guidelines on the website periodically for changes.
