Federal Bank announces scholarship programme

Fedbank Hormis Memorial Foundation, the public charitable trust formed by Federal Bank to perpetuate the fond memories of its founder K.P. Hormis, has invited applications for the Foundation's scholarships for the year 2011-12.

Students of Indian origin studying in Kerala and Tamil Nadu in any of the Government/Aided/ self-financing colleges are eligible for reimbursement of 100 per cent of tuition fees, subject to a maximum of Rs 75,000 a year. The courses eligible for the scholarship are Medicine (MBBS); Engineering (BE/ B.Tech); Agriculture (BSc); Nursing (BSc) and MBA.

For applying for scholarships, the student should have secured admission under merit list during the academic year 2011-12.

Family income of the student should be below Rs 2.50 lakh. Ten students in each discipline will be offered the scholarship, of which, one seat will be kept aside for a physically challenged student.