Amazon Future Engineer – Foundation For Excellence (FFE) India Scholarship
Last date of Application is December 31, 2022
The mission of Foundation For Excellence (FFE) is to help exceptionally talented but poor students in India become doctors, engineers, and computer scientists. FFE awards scholarships to recent high school students who have overcome the adversity of their family’s circumstances to be among the top rankers in national/state level common entrance tests, based on which they have secured admissions to quality engineering and medical colleges. FFE is unique in terms of its focus. We fund the most talented students and help them pursue the most expensive education in India. The rationale is simple. Given the level of tuition and other fees in professional colleges, the poor have no chance today to pursue their dreams of becoming engineers or doctors. These students cannot get educational loans from banks either given the insistence of banks in India for history of banking relationships and a need for collateral. However, the earning potential of these professions is very high. An engineer, doctor or computer scientist earns enough to help his/her family financially, lifting the whole family out of the poverty trap. student also becomes a role model in the community inspiring others to pursue this path. In other words, the multiplier effect on the society of enabling a talented child to become an high income earning professional is huge. By a conservative estimate, each rupee invested in a talented child returns 140x to the society. FFE is unique in one other way – it is self sustaining. Each scholarship recipient from FFE makes a pledge to support at least two more students once he/she has the capacity to do so. This pledge provides a built in mechanism for the future sustainability of the scholarship program.
At Amazon, supporting underserved students in their computer science education is not only important to us – it’s imperative to building a diverse tech industry and a great future. Our Amazon Future Engineer-India Scholarship program provides meritorious girls like you with an a support of Rs. 40,000 per year for the duration of the course and mentorship by Amazonians to help you build a industry relevant skill sets and a great career in tech ! Whats more, get a chance to compete for a paid internship at Amazon.
This could be you!
We want you to apply! You could be the one to win this double-sized opportunity – there’s only one way to find out.
Eligibility Requirements:
Find out more about the Academic Eligibility, Test Scores, Financial Eligibility, List of Documents, essay required for applying to AFE India Scholarships.
✅First year girl students pursuing BE/Btech Courses in Computer Science or allied branches
✅Annual Family Income less than Rs 3.0L
Do you know a girl child currently enrolled in 1st year of Computer Science/IT Engineering? Is she facing financial difficulties to pursue a career in tech. Help her apply for the Amazon Future Engineer 2022 India Scholarship. 500 deserving girls from under-served backgrounds will receive four years of financial support, unrestricted access to mentoring, and career opportunities at Amazon.
A Program That Makes All The Difference
Foundation for Excellence’s goals are aligned with SDG Goal 4, which aims to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.” FFE scholars are usually “First Generation Learners’, from underserved, and economically constrained backgrounds. Amazon Future engineer is an initiative by Amazon to enable access of computer science learning and career opportunities for young people in India.
The AFE- FFE Scholarship program aims to transform the lives of academically gifted and financially needy students, preferably girls from all over India by enabling access and support of Engineering, computer science and related professional education. Apart from the financial and other assistance provided to the AFE India Scholars, Amazon will also provide mentorship, skill building opportunities and networking opportunities along with a chance to appear for Amazon Internship. Amazon Future Engineer scholars get exposure to the Amazon business through fireside chats with senior leaders and Amazonians, interactions with technology teams, and skills-building hackathon. AFE Scholars will build bonds with their fellow intern cohort by collaborating on projects and through social events – so if you join us as an AFE Scholar, you’ll have lots of fellow scholars from a diverse background to go through this experience with you!
This scholarship will propel you to a successful professional career in a single generation, lifting your families out of the poverty cycle. This Scholarship is available to candidates irrespective of the applicant’s caste, community, or religion. The only eligibility criteria for the Program are academic performance, family income and aspiration to study technology!
Applicants to the AFE – FFE Scholarship must be Indian Citizen qualifying the below eligibilities
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants to the AFE – FFE Scholarship must be Indian Citizen qualifying the below eligibilities
Academic Eligibility
- Only Girl Students pursuing BE/Btech Courses from below branches are Eligible For Scholarships
- Computer Science And Engineering
- Information And Communication Technology
- Information Science
- Information Science And Engineering
- Information Technology
- Only First-Year Applicants Beginning Their Studies In B.E., B.Tech
- Applicants Are Expected To Have Passed Their Higher Secondary / Pre-University / Intermediate / CBSE/ISC Or Equivalent Board Qualifying
- Examination After 2019.
- Admission To Professional Degree Courses/Institutions Is Based On The Merit Rank Awarded At The State Or National Level Entrance Exams, Or Through A Counselling Process Conducted At The State Level.
Note: Diploma Students Admitted To B.E., B.Tech Courses On A Lateral Basis Students Are Not Eligible.
Financial Eligibility
Annual Income should be less than Rs 3.0L
Note: Gross income refers to the income before deductions for taxes or other purposes.
In addition to gross family income, the education and occupation of parents as well as family members including an elder brother(s) and sister(s), the family’s living conditions, and the total expenses being incurred by the family on the applicant’s education will be taken into consideration for determining the financial eligibility of an applicant.
Applicants who are the first graduates of the family will be preferred over applicants who are the second or third child of the family taking up graduation.
Award Information
If selected as a recipient, the student will receive a scholarship award of INR 40,000/year until graduation. Up to an estimated 500 AFE Scholars will be selected initially, which may increase later. Awards are renewable each year until a bachelor’s degree is earned. Renewal is contingent upon the applicant continuing full-time enrollment in an eligible course of study at an accredited four-year college or university, maintaining a good standing with their university and continuation of the program by Amazon. Along with the financial award, Amazon will also provide mentorship, skill building opportunities, networking opportunities and an opportunity to appear for Amazon Internship to the AFE Scholars.
Awards are for undergraduate study only.
Selection Of Recipients
This AFE-FFE scholarship is available to all students, preferably girls irrespective of the applicant’s caste, community or religion. The only eligibility criteria for the program are academic performance and family income.Selection of recipients is made by Foundation For Excellence.
In no instance does any officer or employee of amazon corporate llc play a part in the selection. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Selection Process
- Students apply to AFE – FFE Scholarship through an online application form.
- Once student eligibility is determined, students are connected to one of FFE’s distributed network of volunteer “Facilitators” in 27 states. Facilitators meet the prospective student or their family members, virtually, to determine the genuineness of need and financial hardship.
- After verification of family background and academic credentials, students submit the application form online along with all supporting document and requirement for AFE-FFE Scholarship program.
- Shortlisted AFE-FFE scholars will have to submit an essay mentioned in the form.
- FFE’ scholarship program is based on a reimbursement model as students have already incurred expenses when they first apply for a scholarship (1st semester of College).
- FFE does not discriminate on the basis of caste, creed or religion.
Notification - Applicants will be notified latest by March 31st, 2023. Scholarship will be awarded to the eligible scholars post verification and selection. The selection
- will happen on a merit cum application basis. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients.
Payment Of Scholarships
Foundation for Excellence processes scholarship payments on behalf of Amazon. Payments are made in one installment before 31st March of each year.
Applicants to the AFE – FFE Scholarship must be Indian Citizen qualifying the below eligibilities
Dates
- AFE-FE Scholarship online application will begin from 1st August 2022.
- Last date of application is 31st December 2022.
- Applicants will be notified latest by March 31st, 2023.
- Criteria for applying to the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship
- On AFE – FFE Scholarship eligibility criteria, you reiterate information from above.
Award amount
AFE-FFE India Scholars will receive the scholarship amount of INR 40,000 per student per year. Scholarships will be renewed annually provided students meet academic and financial criteria set forth by FFE.
Award Recipients
AFE-FFE Scholarship will be awarded initially to the 500 eligible scholars post verification and selection on a first come first serve basis. Award receipts may increase. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients.
For more Queries: Contact us on
Email: scholarships@ffe.org
Phone: 080 25201925
and ask for the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship Program
