Under the auspices of SNK Foundation, Miskean Educational Trust will provide scholarships to deserving students coming from challenging social backgrounds worldwide. Insha’Allah!!

The word ‘miskeen’ in Arabic means ‘poor’. But, the word ‘Miskean’ in the title of the trust is after the name of my grandfather, Abdul Naim Khan Miskean. The trust however intends to help the ‘poor’ of our community fulfil their educational aspirations.

Eligibility criteria:

1. Children and young adults of poor socioeconomic families.
2. Applicant must NOT be recipients of other available state funds or educational grants.
3. Funding will NOT be provided for courses or training in schools or colleges not recognised by the regional government authorities.
4. Funding will NOT be provided to applicants who already possess a Master’s or PhD degree, with the exception of cases at the discretion of the Board of Trustees.
5. First-time entrants to a course must provide offer letter from their respective educational institution.
6. Applicants progressing to the next year of their school, college or university programme, should make a fresh application with mark sheet of the previous year and letter of recommendation from the Principal or Dean of the institute.
7. Applications will be scrutinized by the respective regional members and forwarded for authorization.
8. Scholarship grants will be awarded to successful applicants based on their educational credentials and the availability of funds with the trust.
9. The grant amount of successful applicants will be deposited directly into the bank account of the respective educational institutions following verification.

Application method:

Online here: https://snkfoundation.com/apply-for-grant/ by the individual applicant or the regional member

Online application will include:

• Entry of personal details, educational qualifications, etc
• Details of the course and educational institution aspiring to attend including their bank account details (will be verified by the Foundation).
• Letter of Undertaking by the applicant stating that the information provided is true and he or she is not involved in any illegal activity.
• Attach scanned copies of the following documents
  • Offer letter from the school or college for the course applied for
  • Official banking details of the educational institute
  • Mark sheet of previous year
  • Identification proof of the applicant
  • Address proof of the applicant or parent (in case of minor)

Role of regional members:

1. Identify the deserving candidates in their respective community/country, investigate their case and recommend them to the Foundation.
2. Direct the candidate to make online application on the SNK Foundation website and upload all the required valid documents failing which the application will be rejected.

Contact us

Email: [email protected]