Scholarships
The Company extends financial support in the form of scholarships to meritorious students, one each in Agriculture and Engineering degree course annually. These scholarships are awarded based upon merit cum need i.e. 85% for merit and 15% for the parental income status.

The minimum eligible percentage criteria for scholarship in Engineering and Agriculture degree course is 70% and 60% respectively. Engineering students should have secured admission for degree course in Engineering affiliated to the Goa University or BITS PILANI – Goa Campus. Scholarship in Agriculture is restricted to admission to recognized Agriculture Universities of Maharashtra and Karnataka.

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These scholarships were instituted over thirty years ago and carry cash award of Rs.12,000/- per subject, per annum for the duration of degree course. Applications for awarding these scholarships were invited through advertisements in the Goan dailies and also through intimation to all Engineering Colleges in Goa and Directorate of Agriculture, Panaji, Goa.

Scholarships for the 2008-09 academic year was warded to Miss Lovela Carvalho of Canacona who secured overall 84.8% in HSSC. She has secured admission in Padre Conceicao College of Engineering, Verna, Goa, while scholarship in Agriculture degree course is awarded to Miss Pallavi Naguesh Prabhu of Ponda who secured overall 63.7% in HSSC. She has secured admission to College of Agriculture, Dapoli for B.Sc (Horticulture) degree course.

In addition, Zuari awards annual scholarships to four neighbouring high school students who excel in SSC examination. These high schools are located at Zuarinagar, Sancoale, Velsao and Cansaulim which is in Company’s neighbourhood. Each scholarship carry cash award of Rs.2500/- per annum per high school and are awarded during two years HSSC course i.e Rs.2500 x 2 = Rs.5000 per student. Scholarship for the academic year 2008-09 was awarded to Mr. Cruz Colaco of Infant Jesus Academy, Velsao, Miss Fondekar Pooja Sutar of St. Thomas High School, Cansaulim, Miss Carvalho Lioba Raquel of Fr. Joseph Vaz High School, Sancoale and Miss Hemavati K. Hosmani of Govt. High School, Zuarinagar.

The Address for Correspondence is:
Zuari Industries Limited
Jai Kisaan Bhawan
Zuarinagar – Goa 403 726.