NLSIU Announces the Lexygen Scholarships

NLSIU is excited to announce the ‘Lexygen Scholarships’ commencing Academic Year 2024-25. These scholarships have been instituted with the support of Lexygen, a leading Indian law firm headquartered in Bangalore, which recently signed an MoU with the University.

These scholarships will support two deserving students from the 5-year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) Programme admitted to NLSIU by covering their total annual student fees per year for a consecutive period of five years.

This academic year, we welcome 300 students into the B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) programme as part of the University’s Inclusion and Expansion Plan 2021-25. The distribution of the scholarship funds to the students will be as per the NLSIU Financial Aid Policy.

We asked Lexygen to share their thoughts regarding this initiative.

Vijay Sambamurthi, Founder and Managing Partner of Lexygen, said, “On the happy occasion of our 18th founding anniversary, we are proud to announce this important initiative in partnership with my alma mater, NLSIU! The Lexygen Scholarships will not only support two NLSIU students chosen on the basis of financial need but also seek to optimize for gender diversity and transgender inclusion.”

Codhai Raghavan, Partner, said, “The Lexygen Scholarships are a part of the Impact and Inclusion initiatives of our firm. We are hopeful that these scholarships will play a meaningful role in broadening access to quality legal education in top institutions like NLSIU.”

Reflecting on the collaboration, NLSIU Registrar Prof. N S Nigam said: “We gratefully acknowledge the valuable contribution of Lexygen to our scholarship funds. Their contribution will ensure that students who might otherwise struggle to support their education at NLSIU can now benefit from this generous donation. As NLSIU embarks on fulfilling its mandate to impart a more inclusive education, scholarship initiatives from leading law firms like Lexygen will play a critical role.”