Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) has decided to offer full fee waiver as scholarship to its students who have unfortunately lost their father or mother who were the sole earning member of their family due COVID 19 infection during this pandemic. The entire course fee will be offered as scholarship across all programmes for the remaining duration of study. By this MAHE hopes to ensure that such students do not face financial difficulties and will be able to complete their study in time.

Dr H S Ballal, Pro Chancellor of MAHE said “MAHE always stands by its students and supports them in times of difficulties and I am sure that this decision of MAHE will help our students financially when they are faced with sudden unfortunate demise of their father or mother who was the sole earning member of the family due to COVID infection.”

Lt Gen Dr M D Venkatesh, VSM (Retd), Vice Chancellor of MAHE said “By this decision of MAHE, of providing full fee waiver in the form of scholarship, we hope to give some relief to our students who have unfortunately lost their sole earning member of the family and suffered the consequences of this COVID pandemic and MAHE hopes that their financial difficulties are mitigated to an extent.

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