EDUCATION INNOVATION FUND FOR INDIA (EIFI).

Your kind attention is drawn to the Education Innovation Fund for India (EIFI) which is a collaborative project between the Hewlett-Packard Office of Global Social Innovation and the India Council for Integral Education (ICIE), an initiative of the Sri Aurobindo Society. The purpose of EIFI is to identify and collaborate with significant innovative ideas and projects in education that can be developed and scaled to the next level of operation, with the sponsorship of an EIFI Grant. This is to be done through a nationwide search to nurture and support the most promising innovations in education within India. At school level, the Young Learners and Young Innovator programme of EIFI has been specially designed to support young innovators’ projects and ideas. It encourages students from schools and junior colleges between ages 11 and 17 to apply for grants between Rs.11, 000/- and 1 lakh rupees through their School Principal. The last date for submission of application is 15th December, 2011. Grants will be selected by a Jury of prominent leaders in India’s education, Government service and business management fields. Grant recipients will be announced at a national ceremony in February 2012. You are requested to circulate the information on EEFI to all students who are interested in taking up innovative projects on education. For detailed information about the fund and submission of applications, kindly visit the website www.eifi.aurosociety.org.