upGrad & Swades announce 100 scholarships for each Olympic medal winner

upGrad, Asia's higher edtech major, and the not-for-profit focused on rural India - Swades Foundation have announced 100 scholarships in name of each Olympic medal winner - Neeraj Chopra, Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Mirabai Chanu, PV Sindhu, Lovlina Borgohain, Bajarang Punia and players of the medal-winning Indian Hockey Team.

The 100 scholarships will be broken into Gold, Silver and Bronze tiers, and will be given basis the meritocracy of the applying candidates, focused towards empowering the ambitious youth and working professionals of Bharat, at the grassroots across the country who dare to dream big.

"upGrad and Swades are pleased to announce 100 scholarships per Olympic medal winner - for upgrading our working professionals and for our ambitious youth in rural India -in the name of each of our Olympic medal winners," said Ronnie Screwvala, Chairperson & Co-founder - upGrad and Founder Trustee - Swades Foundation, on Sunday announcing the launch of the scholarship fund on Twitter.

It is undisputed that the progress of semi-urban, rurban, and rural India will be the needle-mover towards shaping India's $5 trillion dream. upGrad and Swades strive to help the nation move closer to its mission by creating opportunities for economic and social development at the grassroots. 

Being an integrated Higher Edtech company, upGrad is best placed to drive outcome-focused education that can uplift not only the learners, but their families harnessing the real potential of education. Spanning all aspects of LifeLongLearning, upGrad has 100+ course offerings right from under-grads to test prep to being the first port of call for colleges/universities to go digital through technology and SaaS enablement, to offering degrees in the most sought-after fields for learners to build their careers of tomorrow. For those in the workforce already, upGrad has courses right from short-term high impact courses to brand new initiatives like the Study Abroad program, to deep learning certifications, diplomas, and degree courses for working professionals.

On the other hand, Zarina & Ronnie Screwvalas’ Swades Foundation has mobilized INR 15 Cr for COVID Aid. The special Relief Fund is set up to cater to, not just the immediate relief, but also the recovery of those economically impacted by the pandemic in the rural areas staying committed to Swades' goal of empowering 1 million rural Indians every 5-6 years, creating a permanent, irreversible change to rural communities.