Escape Velocity Grants

Pranjal is pursuing a master’s in bioanalytical science. To keep up with the finances in his family, he took up teaching physics at a local coaching centre.

He wants to use the grant to attend Haffkin Institute’s course and use the rest towards paying his college tuition fee.

Simranjeet wants to grow and take a finance course to prepare herself for a job. She wants to change the direction of her family’s financial situation.

She will be using the grant to purchase a laptop to help her in creating proof of work and towards her studies in finance.

Sudeep is a digital artist, using his phone to draw commissioned portraits. Art is his calling and he intends to use the grant to pay off debt and invest in better equipment for making digital art. He takes commissioned portrait work at https://instagram.com/sudeep1.6/

Samuel Sinate is the Number 1 Roller freestyle skater (inline) in the country. On the Indian team for the World Roller Games in Buenos Aires, from 23rd October – 13th of November. He is going to use the grant towards training costs. This grant is sponsored by @AabhashK

Subrata Bharadwaj is pursuing two technical degrees – engineering and data science. He is accepted into a research project on Small Scale Wind Energy Generation at Jadavpur University. The grant will pay off the loans that his father took to buy him a laptop + research travel

Shivank is a law student who cleared the entrance of South Asian University for Masters in International Law. They run a digital art account (http://instagram.com/mixedartpasta) and are going to rely on art sales to pay the fees for the course. The grant will help pay semester fee.

Sachin Sahani is a JEE aspirant from Gorakhpur. He currently stays away from his family for JEE preparation & financial help from his parents is insufficient to cover rent + living expenses.

Sponsored by:

@augfrank, the grant will cover his living expenses + rent.

Aashini is an incoming candidate at the London School of Economics and Political Science to pursue MSc in International Social and Public Policy. This grant will help Aashini to complete her admission process and studies without any financial burden.

Monalisa is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Computer Science & Engineering and aspires to become an engineer. With this grant, Monalisa will pay her college and hostel fees.

Hemant is an athletics player who specializes in the 100m race; he aspires to win a gold medal for India in the Olympic Games. This grant would help him arrange appropriate footwear and fulfill his nutritional requirement for the upcoming competitions.