Our g4g Global Scholarship

Through the generosity of our network, we provide a scholarship to provide university‐level education in STEM‐related areas to girls in disadvantaged communities around the world. Discover here the Global Scholarship Project.

At greenlight for girls, we believe that Anything Is Possible, and that every girl has the right to dream big. But there are bright girls in many parts of the world for whom accessing the possibilities that life has to offer is a challenge. College education is an expensive affair, and, for parents with monthly incomes ranging below $60, saving money for their children’s education is not an option. That’s why we created the Global Scholarship Project a few years ago, as an attempt to empower these girls by giving wings for their dreams to take off.

What is the Global Scholarship Project?

In 2013, in Bangalore, greenlight for girls met with 8 Indian girls with exceptional academic records with dreams of pursuing a career in science. However, in spite of their undeniable curiosity and skills, they were all coming from challenging backgrounds, and none of them could afford to pursue an education. From tuition fees to transportation, from school books to food, from certification fees to working clothes, the cost of going to the University is too important for these low-income families. Yet, armed with a college education, these girls would have equal access to the best opportunities’ life has to offer. As first-generation college goer, they would take charge of their life!

That’s why we decided to take action and create the Global Scholarship Project.

It was important for us to identify girls who truly needed the scholarship and had an inclination to study science. With the help of our two amazing official partners in Bangalore, Parikrma and Nele, we were able to do just that. Each of these girls are unique in their own way with different stories but with one similar goal: They all want to be respected in the society and be treated an equal.

Together, with our network, we managed to fund entirely their college education through the Global Scholarship Project.

Today, these girls have finished up their degree, they are working or seeking further education, and we now want the program to reach new girls.

Our actions today

During the past few months in Bengaluru, India, we accepted 8 exceptionally bright girls to our g4g Scholarship project, all curious and eager to learn, all of them coming from very low-income families and challenging backgrounds. Their wish is to go to college and become teachers, engineers, entrepreneurs, statisticians, and more.  You can help these 8 girls by providing funding for their scholarships and tuition! And now we are also thrilled to extend our project to a different region of India: Rajasthan! With our local partner on the ground, we are excited to fund a rural fellowship for 7 additional bright and motivated girls.

18-year-old Navya lives with her mother, who works every day but earn a too small income. Beating all odds, Navya completed her Pre-University College; She wanted to study medicine, but didn't have the financial means to do so. Her dream is now to go to Bangalore to study engineering, a shorter program that will help her improve the lives of others. Navya is one of the 15 bright girls our project will help.

After a few years of college, these 15 girls would in turn become “change agents” and make a difference as future mothers and leaders thereby touching and influencing many more lives. It's the "Chain of Change" and you can be a part of it too! This chain would not just stop with 15 girls. These girls would have the opportunity to influence many more lives.

With your help, Anything is Possible!

Read more about the girls who benefited from this program in the past

Soft spoken 17-year-old Ramya loves going to school. Her father, a mechanic tries to make ends meet with his monthly income of $60 and her mother is a homemaker. She lives with two of her younger brothers and a younger sister. Her parents want Ramya to have a better life than what they have and have encouraged her throughout. She is a great role model for her siblings, often helping them with their own studies. Between helping her siblings and her own studies, Ramya also finds time to help her mother with the house chores. Her favorite subject is Science, specifically Biology and wants to become and Environmental Engineer.

Sowmya is a bright, self-assured girl who is not afraid to be herself and loves challenging herself. In fact, that is why she loves Math as she enjoys, “breaking her head open to solve the problem.”  She loves to figure out the right way to solve a problem and the feeling of accomplishment that comes when an answer is reached.  Sowmya has varied interests from Forensic Science to the Harry Potter series! Her father is a carpenter and her mother a tailor. When we asked her what she wanted to become in life, she quipped, “Software Engineer. Because the job prospects would be great!” While being an engineer might be practical, her dream job would be that of a Fashion Designer where she could express herself through her designs.

Maria is known amongst her friends as the caring one. A thinker by nature, she loves Biology and is amazed at how the human body functions. It was a volunteer from a Career Centre who came to her class to talk about the medical field and that first sparked an interest in her.  With her love for science and her caring personality, a career in the medical field seems a perfect fit for Maria. She would love to pursue a career as either a nurse or a doctor because not only is it a respected, well-paying job but it would also allow her to use her skills to help people.

An energetic, engaging girl, Chaithra immediately stands out as a born leader.  She and her younger brother joined Parikrma six years ago after her father was offered a job teaching science. In November 2010, Chaithra had the experience of a lifetime when she travelled to America for three weeks to attend the Global Youth Leadership Summit in San Diego, CA.  Through an intense application process with essays and several interviews, Chaithra was selected to join a group of only 150 students from around the world! She has decided to become an Engineer and said she always knew she wanted to become one. Full of life and enthusiastic, Chaithra also sings beautifully! One day she hopes to be able to sing for the movies!