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BLUE STAR FOUNDATION

  022-66544000
  www.bluestarindia.com
  pratibhanayak@bluestarindia.com
Blue Star Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Blue Star Ltd.
For over five decades, the Foundation has been supporting small grassroots NGOs working in the fields of education, health, and livelihood.
We are committed to continuing this support, with a special focus on:
Education – for the disabled
Health – for senior citizens
Livelihood – for women and youth
Through our flagship initiative, the Mohan T. Advani Centennial Scholarship Programme, we have enabled 600+ students to complete their degree or diploma in engineering and architecture.

Through our support to grassroots NGOs, we have touched the lives of thousands of disabled individuals, senior citizens, women, and youth — enabling access to better education, healthcare, and livelihood opportunities.

Appeal

Mohan T Advani Centennial Scholarship programme is a flagship programme of the Blue Star Foundation. It supports students from engineering and architecture courses in completing their professional courses and pursuing their careers for a better life. Along with financial support, the Foundation also provides professional support for career enhancement.

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Cause Area:

Education

Fundmeter:

3700100 of 4450000
3 supporters
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Fund Utilization in 2025

Total funds raised in 2025 - INR 4000000
Project NameMTA Centennial Scholarship (as mentioned below)
Amount Utilized (INR)4000000
Project DescriptionMohan T Advani Centennial Scholarship Programme-support building employability skills, pay academic fee, etc
Stem learning
Support grassroot level NGOs working in the field of education, health and livelihood across India
LocationsMumbai City > Maharashtra (MH),Chennai > Tamil Nadu (TN),Coimbatore > Tamil Nadu (TN),Madurai > Tamil Nadu (TN),Palghar > Maharashtra (MH),New Delhi > Delhi (DL),Vadodara > Gujarat (GJ),Ahmedabad > Gujarat (GJ),Gurgaon > Haryana (HR),Gurgaon > Haryana (HR),Gurgaon > Haryana (HR)
CausesEducation & youth opportunity > Education scholarships,Education & youth opportunity > STEM and digital education,Education & youth opportunity > Inclusive education for persons with disability,Healthy Community > Mental health,Healthy Community > Assistive devices & therapies for persons with disability,Healthy Community > Food security & nutrition,Financial security > Entrepreneurship development,Financial security > Job readiness skills
Beneficiary GroupChildren,Women,Elderly,Persons with Disabilities,Tribal community
Beneficiary DescriptionThe Mohan T. Advani Centennial Scholarship Programme, the flagship initiative of Blue Star Foundation, has supported over 600 students across India in pursuing their dreams of becoming engineers and architects. By covering a substantial part of their tuition fees and providing mentoring and exposure opportunities, the programme has helped first-generation learners and students from underprivileged families complete their education with confidence and dignity. Many of these scholars are now placed in reputed organizations or pursuing higher education, creating a ripple effect of change in their families and communities. Alongside scholarships, the Foundation has been extending support to small grassroots NGOs that work tirelessly in the areas of education, health, and livelihood. Over the years, this has enabled thousands of individuals—be it children with disabilities, senior citizens needing healthcare, or women and youth seeking sustainable livelihood opportunities—to live with dignity, access better opportunities, and build more secure futures. These partnerships ensure that Blue Star Foundation’s impact goes beyond individual beneficiaries to strengthening the social fabric in communities where the need is the greatest.
ImpactThe Mohan T. Advani Centennial Scholarship Programme, the flagship initiative of Blue Star Foundation, has supported over 600 students across India in pursuing their dreams of becoming engineers and architects. By covering a substantial part of their tuition fees and providing mentoring and exposure opportunities, the programme has helped first-generation learners and students from underprivileged families complete their education with confidence and dignity. Many of these scholars are now placed in reputed organizations or pursuing higher education, creating a ripple effect of change in their families and communities.

Alongside scholarships, the Foundation has been extending support to small grassroots NGOs that work tirelessly in the areas of education, health, and livelihood. Over the years, this has enabled thousands of individuals—be it children with disabilities, senior citizens needing healthcare, or women and youth seeking sustainable livelihood opportunities—to live with dignity, access better opportunities, and build more secure futures. These partnerships ensure that Blue Star Foundation’s impact goes beyond individual beneficiaries to strengthening the social fabric in communities where the need is the greatest.
Activities Conducted
NoActivity / Item / BeneficiariesQuantity / Number, if applicable
1 MTA Centennial Scholarship 170
2 Support NGOs in health education and livelihood 1000

Fund Utilization in 2024

Total funds raised in 2024 - INR 3650000
Project NameMTA Centennial Scholarship
Amount Utilized (INR)3650000
Project DescriptionThe funds were used to support scholars studying engineering and architecture
Locations Pan India
CausesEducation
Beneficiary GroupChildren,Women,Others
Beneficiary DescriptionBoys & girls studying in engineering & architecture colleges
ImpactThe students from underprivileged backgrounds were able to continue & complete their professional education in engineering and architecture. The intership & mentorship provided extra support to the degree/diploma course completed by them
Activities Conducted
NoActivity / Item / BeneficiariesQuantity / Number, if applicable
1 MTA Centennial Scholarship 80

Fund Utilization in 2023

Total funds raised in 2023 - INR 0
Project NameMohan T Advani Centennial Scholarship Programme
Amount Utilized (INR)3009000
Project DescriptionBlue Star’s Founder, Mohan T Advani, believed in education as a powerful tool that can transform lives. On the occasion of his Birth Centenary in 2012, his family seeded The Mohan T Advani Centennial Scholarships by the Blue Star Foundation, which now renders financial assistance to 50 undergraduate engineering and architectural students along with 30 diploma students studying in Government recognised colleges across Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Delhi. The scholarship provides them with an outright grant of full or partial tuition, and bolsters that with mentoring, technical internships, and opportunities for soft-skills training, to completely transform the prospects of these needy but meritorious students
Locations Pan India
CausesEducation > Education scholarships
Beneficiary GroupOthers
Beneficiary DescriptionThe age group is the college students from 16-20 years old. 25% of the beneficiaries are female students.
Impact95 Students from Architecture, Engineering and Diploma colleges in Pan India were supported in FY23.
Activities Conducted
NoActivity / Item / BeneficiariesQuantity / Number, if applicable
1 Mohan T Advani Centennial Scholarship 95