Hello! My name is Sushant Singh and I come from a small village in Western Uttar Pradesh and currently residing in New Delhi. I have been accepted into the LLM program in (Human Rights) at SOAS, University of London, and I need your help and support to attend!

Fees & Living Expenses:
The total sum of course fees, college community charge and college deposit come to 23680 pounds, equivalent to 24,47,562 Indian Rupees. I have to submit a financial declaration for the same by July 31, 2021.
If the fee amount is raised, I am hoping to work part-time to secure my living expenses and other costs, but I really need your support for the tuition fees.

This is what is reflected in the updated goal amount:
Tuition Fee – 24,47,562 INR
International Health Surcharge: £475 for one year
Emergency expenses incl. rent insurance: £1000
Visa Costs: £348
Airfare (round trip): £700
Total = £26,203, or 27,08,339 INR

My parents have worked really hard to fund my school fees. They worked as a security guard/ domestic labor to support my education so far. But for my higher education, it is beyond their means and that is why I am seeking your kind support.

Introduction!
Since 2011, I have been engaged in student activism, advocacy, and community building against caste and underprivileged communities.

After finishing my schooling, I appeared for the All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) where I secured an All India Rank of 3 (three) and gained admission into one of India’s top law schools, the National Law University Delhi. Thus, I became the first person in my family to attend college and the first person to NLU Delhi from my region.

In my first year of college, I took a personal loan of 1.5 lakh rupees to pay the fees. Later, I was awarded a full scholarship by the Government of India (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment). Thanks to the Government of India scholarship and the support of our Vice-Chancellor Prof. (Dr.) Ranbir Singh, I was able to complete my BA LLB (Hons.) degree.

During Studying at College!
It was in college that I set out a life and a career plan dedicated to the service of the marginalised. I worked with prominent human rights and non-profit organizations, such as the Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA), NALSA, Indus Action, Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access to the law (IDIA), and Aaghaz Study Circle. I also worked as a researcher with the Death Penalty Research Project, based out of NLU Delhi (also known as Project 39A). My work and my legal education gave me a vocabulary to articulate the demand for social and economic justice.

I also founded two organisations- the Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle (APPSC) at NLU Delhi, which I set up with the purpose of making the NLU academic curriculum more accessible to first-generation students from marginalised communities, and the Dishayein Project, a project to spread legal awareness among students studying in government schools.

Work Done so far!
I have always been interested in social service therefore after my graduation I chose a path towards public service through litigation.

Since graduating from college, 

I have never let my economic conditions become a hurdle in my quest for quality education. I am committed to studying more and exploring my areas of interest (human rights and criminal law) internationally so that I can inform my legal practice and work towards Constitutional Maker’s dreams for the future of India. To pursue the same, I applied for the LLM programs at several UK Universities and received admission offer letters for the LLM course from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London and from the Cardiff University in Wales.

Research Interests & Life Goals!
I have been working in the field of social justice, human and constitutional rights for almost a decade now, as a volunteer during my school and college days, and now as a passionate advocate representing critical rights issues in our courts of law. I am willing to do the same for the rest of my life- to work to empower marginalised peoples and communities and to ensure that our constitutional ideal of access to justice for all is actualised and given meaning. 

Belonging to a vulnerable community myself, I understand the importance of law in empowering people and aiding their quest for justice. My education and my advocacy is directed towards strategic tackling of intersectional disadvantage and discrimination, and my efforts are directed solely towards making sure that our society’s commitment to justice is given strength.

Prayer!
I have exhausted all possible funding options. The Covid-19 pandemic has shut many scholarships/funding/sponsorships opportunities, and thus I write to request you to help me fund my education, either by means of a study grant or a scholarship. Studying in the United Kingdom is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me, with tremendous potential to inform my practice of human rights law and inspire members of my community to pursue higher education.

I am attaching my offer letters for your perusal. I would be ever so grateful if you could give your due consideration to my request and help me serve my country in the best possible way I know- through advocacy for justice.

Any contribution will help, and I sincerely thank you if you can spread this campaign, move it through your networks or help in any other way. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me at advocatus.sushant@gmail.com, as I would like to be as transparent as possible with this campaign and its funding request!
Warm Regards,