Tharun Eerumajji parents’ sacrifices—tending crops, managing our home, and ensuring my sister and I could study—shaped my determination to build a better future.

Now, as a third-year Mechanical Engineering student at JNTU Kakinada, I spend my days mastering technical concepts, practicing software skills, and unwinding with Kabaddi matches or books like The Secret, which reminds me that ambition and gratitude go hand in hand. But balancing dreams with reality wasn’t easy. When my family struggled to cover my second-year hostel fees, the stress of financial uncertainty began to overshadow my goals.

That’s when the NSF Scholarship stepped in. By covering my hostel fees, it lifted a weight I didn’t realize was holding me back. Suddenly, I could focus entirely on my studies, coding projects, and campus activities without worrying about how my family would manage. The scholarship wasn’t just financial aid—it was a vote of confidence, a signal that my efforts mattered.