Gaur & Chopra Escape Velocity Grant

We’re Aakanksha Gaur and Paras Chopra, a couple living in Pune, India. We understand that for a young person with high potential, a little bit of money can be life-altering. It can help start a company, fund a project, buy instruments, conduct experiments, or create art.

If you’re under 25 and Rs 50,000 or less can meaningfully change your life, we want to hear from you. Annually, we aim to award this grant to 24 young achievers (12 girls and 12 boys). So, if Rs 50,000 can change your life, apply below. We make decisions on applications each month. So, if you’re awarded this grant, we will let you know within 4 weeks of applying. If you don’t hear back from us, feel free to apply again in 3 months.

PS: Grants are only open for Indian citizens. If you’re in the US, you can consider applying for Justin Mares Inflection Grant (from whom this India-focused grant is inspired).