Education Support
Investing in education is not just giving knowledge, but empowering futures and shaping dreams.
The GSB Sabha Mumbai supports the education of talented individuals from the community through both funds and scholarships, namely the Vidyanidhi Fund and the GSB Higher Education Fund.
Vidyanidhi Fund
This Fund is used to disburse educational assistance to the needy members of our Community. Assistance is given to school students from Std I to X, under-graduate and graduate college students and students pursuing post graduate/professional courses. Students from Mumbai, Thane District and Navi Mumbai are eligible to receive this assistance.
Assistance given in Academic Year 2023-2024 through Vidyanidhi Fund
Total Amount: ₹2,00,000
Total Amount: ₹2,69,500
Total Amount: ₹1,82,000
Higher Education Aid Fund
This Fund, started by is used to disburse educational assistance to the needy and meritorious members of our Community.
The following guidelines have been drawn up for this scheme:
- Assistance will be granted to needy and meritorious students belonging to GSB Community with allegiance to Kashi, Kavale or Gokarna Parthagali Math.
- Student should be residing and studying in India only. Students studying outside India will not be eligible to apply.
- Family Income of the student, and other economic information captured in the form will be used to determine economic eligibility.
- Only four year Professional Graduate course in Engineering, Medicine, Law, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Physiotherapy etc. and one year B.Ed course after graduation are eligible to apply.
- Three year courses and Post Graduate courses are not eligible to apply.
- As this scheme is for meritorious student only, they should have secured admission in GOVT/ GOVT AIDED OR GOVT QUOTA SEAT IN PRIVATE COLLEGE.
- Private/Autonomous college students are not eligible to apply.
- Only academic fees will be considered.
Background of the Higher Education Fund Scheme:
Shri Gurpur Dattananda Bhat, a great visionary and philanthropist, was one of the greatest well wishers of our Sabha. In his will, he bequeathed to the Sabha, a sum of Rs. 1.50 crores, of which
Rs. 1.00 crore is to be utilized by the Sabha to provide scholarships to meritorious students belonging to economically backward sections of the Gowd Saraswat Brahman community for pursuit of higher education in any field. (The remaining Rs. 50L was towards medical aid).
This amount of Rs. 1 crore has been credited to a separate endowment called “GSB Sabha’s Higher Education Aid Endowment Fund, Principal Donor : Shri Gurpur Dattandanda Bhat”.
The Managing Committee has taken guidance from some prominent personalities from the field of education and Social work, namely Smt. Gita R. Pai, Chairperson GSB Scholarship League; Dr. Kavita Rege, ex-Principal Sathaye College; Dr. Roshan Bhakta, Hon. Secretary of Liittle Angels Education Trust and Smt. Medha Lotlikar, Special Educator.
Disbursements for this Scheme were started in the Academic Year 2022-23.
Assistance given in Academic Year 2023-2024 through Higher Education Fund
For the Academic Year 2023-2024, the Sabha has disbursed Rs. 6.08 lakhs from this Fund. The amount was disbursed to 25 students, of which 17 were boys and 8 girls. The beneficiary students are pursuing engineering, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and architecture courses.
How to Apply for Education Support:
G.S.B. Sabha, Mumbai, invites applications for Educational Assistance for Academic Year 2025-26
G.S.B. Sabha, Mumbai, is pleased to invite applications for educational assistance from school/college (upto graduate)/post-graduate/professional students for Academic Year 2025-26 from its Vidyanidhi Fund and Higher Education Aid Fund.
This year, we have tied up with Kochikar Technologies, Mangaluru. Applications can be made by visiting www.sahaymitra.com and choosing the “Apply for Scholarship” option on the top right hand corner of the page.
Please keep the Aadhaar numbers of all persons staying in the same house, including the student, handy before filling up the form. Also, you need to mention your electricity bill amount for the latest electricity bill which should not be more than 3 months prior to the applying date.
In the “Educational Information” Section, for the field “Institution Name”, we have uploaded the details of several educational institutions and you can select from the same. In case the name of the student’s educational institution does not appear in the list, please select Other and fill up the details of the student’s educational institution which will add it to the list.
In the “Annual Fee Information” section, you need to give the break-up of the total fees and also mention the total fees, which should match with the break-up.
In the “Source of Fund to meet Annual Fee” section, you need to inform the sources from where the fees have been paid, if any, and the balance amount for which you need assistance.
Please note you will have to compulsorily upload copies of the following documents :
1. If the application is for Std XI or above, you need to upload copy of the Std X marksheet of the student. If the application is for below 10th Std, you need to upload the latest marksheet.
2. If the application is for higher education i.e Std X and above.The latest marksheet is to be provided.. For e.g if the student is pursuing a graduate course , then the previous year’s / latest marksheet is to be uploaded.
3. Copy of student Aadhaar Card.
4. Student photo.
5.. Bank Passbook front page or cancelled cheque copy.
6. Income Certificate, Salary Pay-slip or any other document as Income Proof.
7 . Fee Paid Receipt/(s).