Our Causes – IIT (BHU) Foundation

Pillars of Focus

Campus Infrastructure

Infrastructure projects to support a vibrant and thriving campus community.

Research Sponsorship And Faculty Support

Bolster research objective and support world-class faculty recruitment, retention & growth.

Scholarships & Financial Aid For Students

The boon of vidyādān for future generations of the IIT (BHU) family.

Scholarships and Financial Aid for Students

अन्नदानं महादानं विद्यादानमतः परम् ।
अन्नेन क्षणिका तृप्तिः यावज्जीवञ्च विद्यया ॥
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“The gift of food is a great deed, but the gift of vidyā is paramount.
The satisfaction gained from food is momentary, but that from vidyā lasts a lifetime.”

Testament to this age-old saying is this focus pillar of the Foundation’s efforts. Continuing the pioneering foundational work of Malaviyaji and innumerable other generous donors thereafter, this focus will facilitate the boon of vidyādān in various forms for future generations of IIT (BHU) students.
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Upholding its commitment to accessible and affordable education, IIT (BHU) Foundation provides scholarships and financial aid to students regardless of their financial circumstances. After a century of establishment, our alumni and other donors have kept alive the tradition of giving back to their alma mater by contributing to the Institute with their generous donations, gifts, grants, and endowment funds which allows us to maintain our financial aid program.
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Thus, ensuring that the dream of studying at one of the most prestigious institutions of India shall not be hindered by financial constraints and alleviating students from any concerns barring the pursuit of knowledge.

Campus Infrastructure

Each person who has spent a part of their youth within the semicircle, can attest to the everlasting impact it has had on their lives thereafter. This primary pillar of the Foundation will focus on advancing campus infrastructure – academic, residential and beyond. In sync with the other two, this focus area will mobilize resources to develop world-class infrastructure to help seamlessly translate academic research into applied technologies and also to enable a flourishing entrepreneurial hub at IIT (BHU).

School of Decision Sciences & Engineering

A part of the mission of IIT (BHU) Foundation, Inc. (the “Foundation”), a New York not-for-profit corporation, is to raise awareness among our alumni of the activities of the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi (“IIT (BHU)”) and contribute to the development and success of IIT (BHU). We recently received a request for a donation from IIT (BHU) for the purpose of constructing a School of Decision Sciences & Engineering to launch an M. Tech Program in the same discipline, among other projects. Additionally, as of this request, the Foundation has approved the establishment of a flat 5% one-time fee on donated amounts for all project and endowment receipts for the Foundation’s operating expenses. We hope you will consider paying this fee in addition to your donation.

Research Park I and Research Park II

Naming opportunity exists at $5.8 million and $3.9 million for Research Park I and Research Park II respectively.

The proposed park aims to house research centres, laboratories and other facilities under these heads, like Cyber-Physical Systems and Artificial Intelligence; Health Engineering; Water Resource Management; and many more. The various research centres will be equipped with modern equipment and software to conduct the research activities in specific areas of the research. Its objective is also to promote startup and innovation culture among the students, faculty, and alumni.

Student Activity Centre (Sport)

Naming opportunity exists at $5.5 million.

A part of the mission of IIT (BHU) Foundation, Inc. (the “Foundation”), a New York not-for-profit corporation, is to raise awareness among our alumni of the activities of the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi (“IIT (BHU)”) and contribute to the development and success of IIT (BHU). We recently received a request for a donation from IIT (BHU) for the purpose of constructing a School of Decision Sciences & Engineering, to launch an M. Tech Program in the same discipline. Additionally, as of this request, the Foundation has approved the establishment of a flat 5% one-time fee on donated amounts for all project and endowment receipts for the Foundation’s operating expenses. We hope you will consider paying this fee in addition to your donation.

Dept of Architecture, Planning & Design

Naming opportunity exists at $1.0 million.

Dept of Architecture, Planning & Design, a new department, has been started to launch B.Arch./M.Arch./B.Des. It is the 15th department to start a Five Years Degree Course in Architecture. The IIT (BHU) has the privilege to enrich the architectural education with all these inter-disciplinary complementary subjects set in their traditionally culturally developed heritage campus of Banaras Hindu University.

Research Sponsorship and Faculty Support

IIT (BHU) houses one of the country’s most thriving research and innovation ecosystems. In order to fulfill its academic mission, the Institute harbors plans to broaden its scope in academia. This focus will be on raising funds to bolster the institute’s research objectives and support faculty-centric initiatives.

Intended to place IIT (BHU) among the forefront research institutions of the world, it will encompass a spectrum of efforts towards fulfilling primarily two objectives:‍

Sponsoring cutting edge research
Attracting, recruiting and rewarding the best faculty on campus

‍It will also give a room for research collaborations across different academic fields. The sponsorships and faculty support shall aid researchers to carry out research in fields of interest, thus, upholding the vision of the Institute.

Guest House

Naming opportunity exists at $500K.

The Guest House Block will consist of G+4 floors with 44 rooms, 8 suites and 2 lifts. It will also have a dining hall, a reception hall, a waiting hall and a visitor’s lounge

Dhanrajgiri Hostel - II

Naming opportunity exists at $3.6 million.

The construction of Dhanrajgiri Hostel II is ongoing and it consists of 8 floors in total (S+7). It has a dining block (G+1) and has a total number of double occupancy of 402.

Morvi Hostel - II

Naming opportunity exists at $6.9 million.

Morvi Hostel – II will have 576 rooms across S+10 floors. The hostel will have dining with 960 (320 x 3) seatings, lifts, 2 large common rooms (134.28 sq. meters) and 10 small common rooms (48.38 sq. meters).

Sport Complex

The Student Activity Center will consist of three (G+2) floors. The ground floor will have a badminton hall (4 courts), 2 squash courts, 1 gym, 2 offices, and 2 locker rooms. The first floor will have 2 taekwondo rings, 2 boxing rings, 1 carrom, 1 chess and 2 locker rooms. The second floor will have 2 TT tables for faculty and 3 for students, along with 1 hall, 1 yoga hall and 2 locker rooms.

Faculty Apartments

Naming opportunity exists at $3.6 million.

The Faculty Apartments (A & B), will have 2 blocks, each having S+8 floors consisting of 3 BHK flats. The C & D blocks, near Vishwakarma hostel, will have S+10 floors with 3 BHK flats for the faculty of our Institute.

Research Sponsorship and Faculty Support

IIT (BHU) houses one of the country’s most thriving research and innovation ecosystems. In order to fulfil its academic mission, the Institute harbors plans to broaden its scope in academia. This focus will be on raising funds to bolster the institute’s research objectives and support faculty-centric initiatives.

Intended to place IIT (BHU) among the forefront research institutions of the world, it will encompass a spectrum of efforts towards fulfilling primarily two objectives:‍

Sponsoring cutting edge research
Attracting, recruiting and rewarding the best faculty on campus

Teaching & Learning Cell

Naming opportunity exists at $200K.

The Teaching & Learning Cell runs programs for the strengthening of the faculty-student bond to achieve high-quality technical education. It encompasses the aspects of teaching, pedagogy, laboratory projects, assessment, etc. and has held various workshops to achieve its aim.

IIT (BHU) Library

Naming opportunity exists at $1.0 million.

With a main library and 5 departmental libraries, the IIT (BHU) library acts as a pillar for research, teaching and other activities in the Institute. It contains more than a hundred thousand books, journals, theses etc in print and more than two thousand in their electronic format.

IIT (BHU) Girls Hostel

Naming opportunity exists at $2.7 million.

The recently inaugurated IIT (BHU) Girls Hostel was built to house the young girls of the Institute. With a modern structure of 6 floors and 300 double-seated rooms, painted so as to aesthetically merge with the rest of the campus, lush greenery surrounds the building and brings nature closer to the residents.

Dept of Architecture, Planning & Design

Naming opportunity exists at $1.0 million.

Dept of Architecture, Planning & Design, a new department, has been started to launch B.Arch./M.Arch./B.Des. It is the 15th department to start a Five Years Degree Course in Architecture. The IIT (BHU) has the privilege to enrich the architectural education with all these inter- disciplinary complementary subjects set in their traditionally culturally developed heritage campus of Banaras Hindu University.

Research Sponsorship and Faculty Support

Intended to place IIT (BHU) among the forefront research institutions of the world, it will encompass a spectrum of efforts towards fulfilling primarily two objectives:‍

Sponsoring cutting edge research
Attracting, recruiting and rewarding the best faculty on campus