Zakat Foundation of India

Registered with Government of India under Indian Trusts Act. Also registered under:
(a) Sections 12 A & 80 G of Income-tax Act and
(b) Foreign Contribution Regulation Act.

MANZOOR ALAM FUND

c/o Zakat Foundation of India. A - 11, Khajoori Road, Batla House, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi - 110025 (India).
Contact Us: maf@zakatindia.org

APPLICATION FORM (ONLINE): click here >

DEADLINE:
August 20, 2011

ELIGIBILITY
- Residents of Tonk city, Rajasthan
- Passed Class VIII with minimum 60% marks
- Total family income not exceeding Rs 40,000/- per year

SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT
- Rs. 6000/- for 1 year

WHAT IS MANZOOR ALAM FUND (MAF)?
MAF is a permanent endowment which provides annual scholarships to academically meritorious and financially needy students of Tonk, Rajasthan.

The endowment honors the late Manzoor Alam Sahab who was a lawyer in the Jaipur High Court and a life long resident of Tonk city. Mr. Alam served as Chairman of the Tonk Municipal Corporation (1940s), President of the Muslim League (Rajasthan) in 1950s, President of Tonk Bar Council (1960s). He continued to actively practice law till his passing in 2008.

Throughout his life he worked as champion for the underprivileged - serving them through his legal skills or through social work.

He received his BA in Political Science & History from Ajmer College, and his LLB from Aligarh Muslim University.

The Manzoor Alam Fund was established in 2009 by his grandchildren to honor his memory, and continue his work to uplift Tonk's underprivileged.

PAST AWARDEES

2009-2010 Awardees
Shehla Perveen
Neha Khan
Benazeer
Nagma
Shahrukh
Rahman (s/o Umar Miyan)
Feroz Khan
Mohd. Jibran Khan

2010-2011 Awardee
Shehla Perveen (93% marks in Class IX)

Updated 07/11