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Virohan Announces ₹2 Crore Scholarship for Healthcare Students
Virohan has started a new scholarship for students who want to study healthcare.
The total scholarship fund is worth ₹2 crore.
Students can receive money toward their program fees when they enroll through a partner university.
Every eligible student can get ₹35,000.
Students with higher Class 12 marks can receive larger amounts of ₹75,000 or ₹1.5 lakh.
The scholarship supports courses such as physiotherapy, optometry, medical laboratory science, and radiology.
It also covers healthcare management and artificial intelligence programs, plus an MBA in Healthcare Management.
Applications are currently open.
Virohan has launched the Aspire for Healthcare Scholarship, offering a ₹2 crore merit-based pool through partner universities.
Eligible students can receive ₹35,000, ₹75,000, or ₹1.5 lakh based on their Class 12 results.
The scholarship covers undergraduate healthcare programs and an MBA in Healthcare Management.
Applications are open through Virohan’s partner universities, including institutions in Dehradun, Warangal, Lucknow, Bengaluru, and other cities.
Virohan said the initiative aims to increase awareness and access to allied and healthcare careers.
- Who
- Virohan, a healthcare education company, launched the scholarship for students pursuing healthcare programs.
- What
- The Aspire for Healthcare Scholarship provides merit-based fee support ranging from ₹35,000 to ₹1.5 lakh, from a total pool of ₹2 crore.
- Where
- The scholarship is available through Virohan’s network of partner universities in India.
- When
- The announcement was made on September 22, and applications are currently open.
- Why
- Virohan said it wants to make healthcare education more accessible and increase awareness of allied and healthcare career opportunities.
Key facts
- Scholarship fund
- ₹2 crore
- Base award
- ₹35,000 for every eligible student
- Class 12 award tiers
- ₹75,000 for scores of 75% or above; ₹1.5 lakh for scores of 90% or above
- Fee adjustment
- The scholarship is adjusted upfront against the program fee
- Covered education
- Seven undergraduate programs and an MBA in Healthcare Management
- Application status
- Applications are open now
- Previous initiative
- Virohan’s Women in Healthcare initiative offered ₹3.5 crore to 550 female students
Quotes
Nalin Saluja
Co-Founder and CTO of Virohan
“India’s healthcare future will be shaped by a skilled healthcare workforce. From diagnostics and imaging to rehabilitation and patient care, Allied & Healthcare professionals make up nearly 60% of the healthcare workforce and play a crucial role in the ecosystem. We want more young people to discover these careers, understand the opportunities they offer, and have the support to pursue them. Aspire for Healthcare is our effort to make these career pathways more visible and help more young people”
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