Frequently Asked Questions

Your gift will support emergency grants for students in need of e-infrastructure facilities for distance learning and are not able to afford them due to financial constraints or hardships faced due to the pandemic. Your Gift will be used after the DA-IICT Emergency Fund Committee(consisting of students representatives, alumni and institute representatives) have a thorough application review in accordance with institute approved Application Review Methodology to maintain fairness and unambiguity.

Please write to sef@daiict.ac.in, we will guide you through and you will be added to the recurring gift subscriber’s list which will send out periodic reminders and notify you regarding fundraising events.

Please contact sef@daiict.ac.in for troubleshooting issues and questions regarding making a gift online.

In general these things are kept in mind before approving a request for help

• The totality of the student’s hardship
• Other resources or support that the student may or may not have available to them
• The specific and immediate impacts the emergency may be having on the student’s living and academic circumstances; and
• Other information provided by third parties, such as advocates or advisors, that may help to illuminate and clarify the student’s situation in developing appropriate rationale for decisions.

Yes, there is a maximum amount that can be awarded to each applicant. This is decided by the DA-IICT Emergency Fund Committee from time-to-time but this knowledge should not worry the applicant and they should request for whatever fund they actually need.

Anticipated expenses like:

• Recurring payments, loan repayments, costs for entertainment, recreation, non-emergency travel or other non-essential expenses.
• Tuition, fees, health insurance,travel grants and study abroad costs.