MESCO has many Educational Schemes:

1. Educational Aid for the students above & below S.S.C.
2. Educational Adoption Scheme (EAS)
3. High Cost Educational Scheme (HCELS) (Non – Zakat Only)

1. Educational Aid

Educational Aid (School Level) and Educational Aid (College Level) provide one time aid to meet Educational expenses. Means is the main criteria though merit is also considered. Generally, aid is provided to the same students who were helped during the past years to enable them to have continued and consistent support.

Beneficiaries receiving Educational Aid during the disbursement program. This scheme is supported by Muslim Aid, UK, during the disbursement program.

2) Educational Adoption Scheme (EAS)

The Educational Adoption Scheme is a programme nurtured with a great deal of love and care. ‘Adoption’ means the total development of the students under our care. For qualifying for this support, the criteria is merit (min. 75% score at the last exam) and limited means. Students are selected and inducted in the EAS at any level from Std. VIII onwards after their need is established, home visits, interviews and counseling sessions. They are supported on a multi-year basis until they complete their studies right upto professional and postgraduate levels.

Dr. Manoj Thamke, now a practicing Pediatrician was supported under Educational Adoption Scheme. He was inducted into the scheme in 1997. He is also one of our donors today for our Crescent English High School Project.

3) High Cost Educational (Interest Free) Loan Scholarship (HCELS)

The High Cost Educational (Interest Free) Loan Scholarship (HCELS) program is a comparatively new endeavor and has been operating since 2000-01. An interest free loan scholarship maximum upto 90% of the total annual expenditure can be granted. It is expected that the students repay a year’s loan through 24 equal monthly installments soon after they begin to earn or maximum after two years of the students completing his/her education.

Most of the students have taken help for professional studies. They find the HCELS program very satisfying and helpful, especially since it is an interest free program.

Mohammed-uz-Zaman Shaikh supported under High Cost Education Loan Scheme (HCELS), completed his Marine Engineering Course and is presently working as a Marine Engineer with Loire Marine Services. He expressed “MESCO Logo tells the story all about. Almighty chose MESCO for the help when I was helpless and was planning to reach a position from there I could do something for the others”.