National Scholarships
Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students
The Scheme is in operational since 2008. The objective of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to the meritorious students having family income of less than Rs.4.5 lakh per annum, to meet a part of their day-to-day expenses while pursuing higher studies. Annual target is 82000 scholarships per year (41000 for boys and 41000 for girls) which has been divided amongst the State Education Boards based on the State’s population in the age group of 18-25 years. Students who are above 80th percentile of successful candidates in the relevant stream from a particular Board of Examination in class XII and pursuing regular course and not availing benefit of any other scholarships, are eligible to apply under this Scheme. The rate of scholarship is Rs. 12,000/- per annum for the first three years and Rs. 20,000/- per annum for the fourth and fifth year.
The Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students is covered under the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) w.e.f. 1.1.2013. The scholarship is disbursed directly into the savings bank account of the scholarship recipients by DBT mode using PFMS gateway.
‘Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students’ has on boarded the National Scholarship portal http://www.scholarships.gov.in with effect from 1.8.2015. The students can see the scheme guidelines as well as can apply online through this portal only.
For more details, click here: Guidelines – (360 KB)
EdCIL Vidyanjali Scholarship Application Form
The Ministry of Education, Government of India has initiated Programme Vidyanjali to help meritorious and deserving students pursuing higher education. A Not-for-Profit Company, the Vidyanjali Foundation, has been set up under Section 8 of the Companies Act 1956 to address this in a focused manner. Operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of EdCIL (India) Limited, Vidyanjali is a collaborative programme mobilizing corporate participation through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Philanthropic funds, fostering a collaborative synergy between the government and the corporate sector. To begin with, the Vidyanjali Foundation shall process the applications from meritorious students of the Navodaya Vidyalayas who have completed their higher secondary in 2023 and got admission in a college/ higher education institution to help them get scholarships from the CSR funds received by the Vidyanjali Foundation. The criteria for receipt of the scholarships are provided by the Companies who are providing the CSR funds and final decision on award of scholarships are with them.
Please send the filled-in form to the email IDs: edvidf@edcil.co.in; es3.edu@nic.in
Merit Cum Means Scholarship for Minorities, Karnataka 2022
About The Program
Merit Cum Means Scholarship for Minorities, Karnataka 2022 is an initiative by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of Karnataka for minorities students. The objective of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to the poor and meritorious students belonging to minority communities to enable them to pursue professional and technical courses. The selected candidates will receive a maintenance allowance and course fee for 10 months in an academic year.
To be eligible, an applicant must –
- Belong to Minority communities (Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists and Parsis/Zoroastrians)
- Be pursuing professional and technical courses
- Have secured not less than 50% marks or equivalent grade in the previous final examination
- Have an annual family income of less than INR 2.5 lakh from all sources
Benefits
The selected candidates will receive a maintenance allowance and course fee for 10 months in an academic year (INR 10,000 for Hosteller and INR 5,000 for Day Scholar).
Documents
- Caste & Income Certificate
- SSLC Marksheet/Diploma
To avail scholarships for Minorities in Karnataka, students should apply both under National Scholarship Portal (NSP) and State Scholarship Portal (SSP).
To Apply Click here- https://www.buddy4study.com/scholarship/merit-cum-means-scholarship-karnataka