FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE. Celebrating 22 Years Of Excellence

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1 FOUNDATION FOR EXCELLENCE Celebrating 22 Years Of Excellence

2 FFE MISSION To help economically underprivileged and academically bright students in India complete their higher education through a Scholarship Program 2

3 FFE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Brilliant but Needy Scholars Fields of Study Scholar Connect Qualifying rank in state/national exam Family income less than Rs. 1,80,000/annum Medical and Engineering degrees where costs are high but opportunities for good income jobs Effort to stay connected with scholars; to mentor students and to inculcate a sense of honor, pride, giving and belonging. 3

4 HISTORY Founded in 1994 by leading venture capitalist and philanthropist Dr. Prabhu Goel and his wife Mrs. Poonam Goel FFE, USA Minoo Gupta, President FFE India Trust Dr. Sudha Kidao, Managing Trustee Supporters USA: 500+ donors India: individual donors, 500+ volunteers, 25+ Corporate Partners, 10+ Charitable Trust Partners 4

5 FFE INDIA TRUST FFE India Trust (FFEIT) established in 2003 Indian entity of FFE, USA Public, registered, charitable trust with tax exempt status (80G), FCRA approval FFE, USA ($ CONTRIBUTIONS) FFE INDIA TRUST BENGALURU Administer the Scholarship Program Manage scholar, alumni, facilitator network Raise funds 5

6 FACILITATORS 520 Facilitators across India Identify eligible students Verify credentials Help in submission of Scholarship applications Guide/mentor students 6

7 Statistics

8 FFE - WHERE ARE WE TODAY 42,195 Scholarships 16,094 Scholars 27 States $ 13.7 M 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,414 4,029 3,000 2,500 2,000 # of Scholarships 1,686 1,924 2,629 1,500 1,000 1,

9 # of Scholarships by Course Post Graduate Courses 1% Integrated Dual Degree 5Yr Courses 0% Medical & Health Science Courses 12% Other Professional Courses 1% Secondary School 7% Higher Secondary School 22% Engg & Tech Courses 47% 3 Year Degree Courses 8% Diploma Courses 2% 9

10 # of Scholars by Gender % % Male Female Male Female 10

11 STUDENTS ASSISTED SO FAR RAJASTHAN 203 GUJARAT 1,593 MAHARASHTRA 1,499 KARNATAKA 2,100 KERALA 294 UTTARAKHAND 533 UTTAR PRADESH 577 BIHAR 219 MADHYA PRADESH 400 ANDHRA PRADESH 984 TAMILNADU 3,722 WEST BENGAL 1,649 ODISHA 1,355 STATES COVER 80% of the STUDENTS STATES COVER 14% of the STUDENTS STATES THAT HAVE VERY LOW REPRESENTATION Telangana Manipur Jharkhand Punjab Haryana Chattisgarh Delhi Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Goa Assam Pondicherry Nagaland Tripura

12 Appendix STATISTICS - FY

13 FY ,029 Scholars 1,199 New scholars Rs.15.09Cr / $2.3 M By Gender By Course 19% 17% 81% 83% Male Female Engineering Medicine 13

14 ELIGIBILITY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS Academic excellence - Qualifying Rank in Entrance Test - Admitted to Engineering/Medical College of Repute (1 st Semester) Family income - Less than Rs. 1,80,000/annum Often the first in the family to have access to higher education 14

15 SUSTAINABILITY: FFE CIRCLE OF GIVING Scholarship Graduates Professionals Contribute time, talent & money Every FFE scholar takes a pledge to support at least 2 other students in their lifetime whenever they are able Pledge provides a built in mechanism for the future sustainability of the scholarship program FFE 15

16 Millions FFE CIRCLE OF GIVING Alumni Donors Number of repeat donors Number of new donors Alumni Donors More than 1000 FFE scholars have donated to FFE Rs.1.3 Crores raised by FFE scholars so far Funds raised through Alumni Total Amount from other Alumni Sources Total Amount by repeat donors Total Amount from new donors Funds raised through alumni 16

17 FFE S RECENT INITIATIVES Launch of Online application for scholarship Launch of FFE Mentoring Program A work readiness mentoring program for FFE scholars One-to-One mentoring 120 FFE scholars matched with corporate mentors 8 month program where mentee meets mentor weekly at the corporate office Launch of FFE Skill development Program in partnership with MSDF Skill/Aptitude testing for all FFE-MSDF scholars Training on specific skills based on gaps 17

18 MENTORING PROGRAM A 8 month Work Readiness Mentoring Program 100 scholars matched one on one with corporate mentors Very successful in Bangalore. Program being extended to Pune, Mumbai, Coimbatore, Gurgaon Remote Mentoring pilot to be launched this year FROM A MENTOR-MENTEE MEETING, BANGALORE 18

19 TRAINING PROGRAMS About 200 FFE Scholars took AMCAT last year. 41% scored below national average in English Strong need for English/Soft Skills Training Assessed 2 nd year and 3 rd year students (for employability) and are conducting training programs currently (6 cities) FFE committed to help our scholars reach their potential and get placed. TRAINING FFE STUDENTS IIT GANDHINAGAR;

20 WHAT CAN YOU DO? Join the Adopt A Scholar program Individual Corporate Enlist FFE on your company s matching donor program Volunteer-your time, talent and resources 20

21 WHY FFE? Focus Awarding scholarships for undergraduate education in technology courses/medicine Track record Strong and established; vast alumni network Flexibility Sponsor can chose field of study region/state/college/gender 21

22 FFE INDIA TRUST Our Supporters in India 25+ Corporate Partners Individuals 500+ Volunteers 10+ Charitable Trusts 100% of donation is directed to scholarship 22

23 FFE Partners: Corporates Foundation For Excellence India Trust

24 FFE Partners: Foundations & Intermediaries 24

25 FFE INDIA TRUST TEAM Foundation For Excellence India Trust

26 ADOPT A SCHOLAR TRANSFORM LIVES! Thank you!