“Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day.
Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime” - Laozi

Our high quality skill education has enabled hundreds of youth a better livelihood and the opportunity to live in dignity. 

The CEO of Le Bracs, Shri Nanda Kumar said that our students are multi-skilled, knowledgeable, disciplined, and more interested to learn than trainees from other institutions. Similar feedback we have received from Grace, Lenovo and other companies.

  • You, too, can be part of our mission by supporting us to maintain and develop our infrastructure for its unique skill training approach (student centric learning, project based learning, personality building) or by subsidizing the running cost or becoming a partner under the Dual System of Training.
  • Your donation to AIAT directly benefits the beneficiaries. We – the management of AIAT – are volunteering. Only 3-5% of your donation is spent for the purpose of administration.
  • AIAT is a unit of the Auroville Foundation. Your donation to AIAT is tax deductible.
How to Donate
  • Support a student with a stipend (Rs. 2400/month or $35 or €30 per month). 
  • Any amount to cover the running costs (salary, material maintenance, power supply, communication, replacement of damaged or lost items and to meet new requirements of the  government ).

Important: please mention always in your remittance to AIAT:  “AIAT Scholarship” or “Donation for AIAT” so that your money actually reaches its intended purpose. 

Important to specify: your name and address on the transfer, 

so that we can send the donation receipt. 

Please inform us via E-Mail so that we can follow your remittance; principal.aiat@aurovill.org.in

Bank accounts

For foreign donors

The most efficient method to donate to AIAT is through your local Auroville International (AVI) organisation. They can accept your donation, issue a tax receipt, and forward the fund to Auroville.

Locate your nearest AVI Center at http://auroville-international.org/avi_centres

Please specify that the donation is for AIAT, Auroville, India.

Send A Bank Transfer Directly To Auroville (SWIFT)

Please note that the government of India recently amended the law regarding foreign contributions (FCRA Act). All foreign contributions to the country must come to a single branch – the State Bank of India Main Branch, New Delhi. A new account was opened in the New Delhi SBI branch.

Details are as follows:

Your bank will need to complete a SWIFT transfer. Please ensure that the Beneficiary Name is listed as AUROVILLE FOUNDATION in all circumstances.

SWIFT Code: SBININBB104

IFSC: SBIN0000691

Bank Name: State Bank of India

Branch Code: 000691

A/C Holder Name: AUROVILLE FOUNDATION

A/c Number: 40106120526

Beneficiary: AUROVILLE FOUNDATION

Purpose: Please specify that your donation is for AIAT, Auroville, India A/C Holder Postal

Address: Auroville Foundation Auroville 605101 Tamil Nadu, India

Bank Postal address: FCRA Cell State Bank of India New Delhi Main Branch 11 Sansad Marg New Delhi 110 001

Bank Phone No. 011-23374050

Indian Inward Remittance

IFSC Code: SBI0003160
MICR Code: 605002007
A/C with:   State Bank of India, Auroville International Township
Branch Kuilapayalam, Auroville 605101 T.N
A/C Holder: Auroville Unity Fund Main
A/C Number: 31612623238
Purpose: Auroville Institute of Applied Technology 

If you donate from Germany

Please state "AIAT-stipend" or "Donation for AIAT" as the intended purpose so that we can receive your money. 

Please state your name and address on the bank transfer so that the donation receipt reaches you.

Bank details: Auroville International Deutschland e.V., Berlin. 

IBAN: DE16 4306 0967 8019 3892 00; BIC GENODEM1GLS