School Announces Scholarships for children of Indian Olympians

New Delhi: Global Indian International School has announced a special “GIIS Olympians Scholarship” for children of Indian sportspersons who have represented the country at the recently concluded Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. 

This GIIS Olympians Scholarship is a special gesture of thanks to the extraordinary sportsmen and sportswomen who represented the country at the highest sporting event this year and showed pure determination and grit to carry the hopes of more than 1.3 billion Indians and make them proud. It will be offered to children of any member of the Indian Olympic contingent - including the 7 medal winners as well as those who represented India in the recently concluded games. This is the first time any child of Olympians can now study at any of GIIS schools in India.

“India has done extremely well in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and our scholarships are a way of thanking the athletes and sportsmen who gave their hardwood and sweat for the country,” said Mr Atul Temurnikar, Chairman of Global Schools Foundation which runs GIIS. “A scholarship of this nature, not only recognizes the Olympians but also encourages their children to receive a world-class education and to pursue sports or any other passions they may have.”

Under the GIIS Olympians Scholarship, children of the contingent who represented India in Tokyo Olympic Games 2020, will receive free education from Kindergarten to Grade 12 at any of its campuses in India. The scholarship will include waiving off* of tuition fees and annual fees for the entire time they continue their schooling with GIIS.