Max Healthcare Foundation introduces Scholarship Programme to fund education of 100 meritorious MBBS students

New Delhi: In an effort to break down the barriers of financial constraints that often hinder promising students from economically disadvantaged households, Max Healthcare Foundation (MHF) has introduced the 'Max Medical Scholarship Programme'.

The Max Medical Scholarship Programme is part of Max Healthcare Foundation’s corporate social responsibility programme that aims to encourage, support aspirations of next generation medical professionals.

The scholarship will fully fund medical education of 100 students every year from economically weaker sections (EWS), who have qualified the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET examination) and gained admission to the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) program in the eight government medical colleges in Delhi for academic year 2023-24.

Speaking on the announcement, Mrs. Taruna Soi, Chairperson Max Healthcare Foundation, said “Financial constraints can often exclude meritorious students from economically disadvantaged communities to drop out before completing their education.

To empower such students, we are proud to announce Max Medical Scholarship Programme, which will fully fund medical education of 100 such meritorious students. Rooted in our core values of care and compassion, this corporate social responsibility initiative aims to empower the next generation of medical professionals. Together, we nurture talent, break down barriers and forge a brighter, more inclusive future in healthcare."

The applications have been opened for a 15-day window following the program’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 will be assessed by a jury from Max Healthcare Foundation.

The selected students will be granted a comprehensive financial assistance in the first year for the duration of their 5-year MBBS course. This will cover re-imbursement of tuition fees, a personal laptop, books and tools like 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 academic expenses of the students throughout their educational journey. Every year, 100 scholarships will be granted to the eligible beneficiaries.

The scholarship forms are available on www.maxhealthcarefoundation.org 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 until March 6, 2024, students can fill up and submit the same on the official website.

• Max Healthcare 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.