AICTE Scholarships for Differently-abled Students

AICTE Scholarships for Differently-abled Students

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is offering scholarship to 1000 differently-abled students who can show brilliance in and want to pursue technical education. It is an attempt to give every young student who is disabled, the opportunity to study further and to lead a successful and dignified future. The students must be a student of graduation course under AICTE.

The last date to submit application is November 30.
Eligibility criteria:

* Interested candidates must be in the 1st year of any diploma or degree course recognised by AICTE

* Further, the family income must be less than 8 lakh per annum

* For this scholarship, specially-abled students with 40 per cent disability can apply

Reward:

All the selected candidates will get up to Rs 30,000 as tuition fee and Rs 2,000 per month for 10 months as contingency allowance.

Further, Rs 30,000 will also be given for the purchase of books, equipment, software, laptop, desktop, vehicle, fee paid towards competitive examination applications form, exam, specific equipment, software's for visually impaired, speech and hearing disabled.
How to apply:

Interested candidates need to apply online on the official website : https://www.aicte-india.org/opportunities/students/overview

TOEFL Scholarship 2016

TOEFL Scholarship 2016

Educational Testing Services- ETS has opened applications to the TOEFL scholarships. The USD 105,500 scholarships will be awarded to academically excellent students from India to pursuit of undergraduate or graduate study in India or abroad. ETS will award 15 USD 7000 scholarships to students to help them study further at any of the 9000+ institution that accepts the TOEFL test globally.

Eligibility

The competition is in two stages. To be eligible for this award, you must:

* reside in India
* start an undergraduate or graduate degree program between June 2016 and May 2017 at a college or university listed in the TOEFL Destination Search
* hold a grade point average of 80 or higher on a 100-point scale, or a 3.0 grade point average or higher on a 4-point scale
* demonstrate English proficiency with a valid TOEFL score
* complete the initial application by June 21, 2016

Based on the initial applications, 100 semifinalists will be selected. Semifinalists must exhibit:

* an outstanding ability to communicate
* demonstrated leadership skills
* well-rounded extracurricular activities, especially including community service
* innovative ideas as reflected in essays

Application

Complete the initial application online. The deadline for the initial application is June 21, 2016. If selected as a semifinalist, you will be notified and will be required to submit additional information, which is due on July 14, 2016. Please use program key "TIndia" to access the TOEFL Scholarship application for India

For more information visit : https://www.ets.org/toefl

NHFDC Scholarships Students with Disabilities 2014

NHFDC Scholarships Students with Disabilities 2014

National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC), for and on behalf of Department of Disability Affairs, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India, invites applications from Students with Disabilities for award of Scholarship under the following two Scholarship Schemes

Scholarship Scheme (Trust Fund)
Under this scheme, 2000 Scholarships will be awarded to eligible students with disabilities for degree and post graduate level professional and technical courses from recognized institutions in India

30% scholarships will be reserved for girls, which will be transferable to male students in case of non-availability of female candidates

Applicants may apply at any time in academic year for scholarship under this scheme. Scholarships will be awarded quarterly basis for the applications received in preceding quarter Under this scheme, an advance copy of application should also be submitted online (www.nhfdc.nic.in) by the candidate

Reimbursement of Non-Refundable fees restricted to the limit of fee of similar courses in Government/Government-aided institutions


Maintenance allowance will be paid to the students for 10 months @ Rs.2500/- per month for Professional Graduate Courses and Rs.3000/- per month for Professional Post-Graduate Courses in one academic year

Books/Stationery allowance will be paid to students pursuing Professional Graduate Courses @ Rs.6000/- per annum and Rs.10000/- per annum for pursuing Professional Post-Graduate Courses

Differently-abled students in addition will be provided financial assistance for purchase of aids & appliances (only once during life time)

Monthly income of the beneficiary /parent or guardian should not be more than Rs 25,000/- (Rs. 3.00 Lakh p.a.) from all sources. Family income includes income of parent/guardian

A Scholarship holder under this scheme will not avail any other scholarship/ stipend for pursuing the course

Scholarship Scheme (National Fund)
Under this scheme, 500 Scholarships will be awarded to eligible students with disabilities for pursuing higher academic/professional or technical qualification


Applicant has to apply online (www.nhfdc.nic.in) for scholarship from 01st July 2014 to 31st August 2014 and scholarship shall be awarded once in a academic year under this scheme


Scholarship of Rs 1000/- p.m. for hostellers and Rs 700/- p.m. for day scholars studying in professional courses at graduation and above level, and Rs 700/- p.m. for hostellers and Rs 400/- p.m. for day scholars pursuing Diploma/Certificate level professional course. Course fee reimbursed upto ceiling of Rs 10,000/- per year


Financial assistance can be given for computer with editing software for blind/deaf graduate and post graduate students pursuing professional courses and for support access software for cerebral palsy students


Monthly income of the beneficiary/parent or guardian should not be more than Rs 15,000/ - (Rs. 1.80 Lakh p.a.) from all sources. Family income includes income of parent/guardian


Scholarship holder under this scheme will not concurrently hold any other scholarship/stipend

To Apply : The applicant has to apply online (www.nhfdc.nic.in) and printed copy the online filled application duly countersigned and recommended by the Head of the Institution, where they are studying along with requisite documents send to “National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC), Red Cross Bhawan, Sector-12, Faridabad-121007”


It is to be noted that without a hard copy of application, a candidate’s application in soft copy will not be entertained


For further details, please visit website of NHFDC www.nhfdc.nic.in or contact: NHFDC at, Telephone nos. 0129-2226910, 2287512, 2287513 Fax no. 0129 -2284371, Email: nhfdc97@gmail.com

Applicant has to apply online (www.nhfdc.nic.in) for scholarship from 01st July 2014 to 31st August 2014

Jawaharlal Nehru Scholarships for Doctoral Studies 2015

Jawaharlal Nehru Scholarships for Doctoral Studies 2015

Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund offers Scholarships for upto 2 years from January 2015 to Indian Nationals and Nationals of other Asian countries for Ph.D studies in India in Science & Technology, Religion & Culture, Sociology, Indian History, Economics, Environment and Nehru Studies.

Eligibility:
1. Hold a FIRST Class Post-graduate degree with a minimum 60% marks in aggregate.

2. already be registered/admitted for Ph.D. degree with a recognized University/Institution in India. Those who have applied for registration and have not yet been registered at the time of submission of application, are not eligible to apply.

3. not be above 35 years of age at the time of applying.

4. be a full-time Ph.D. Scholar.

5. have valid GATE /NET score.


Application forms should reach the fund office latest by 31st May 2014

Contact:
Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund
Teen Murti House
New Delhi-110 011

Phone: +91-11-23013641, +91-11-23017173, +91-11-23018087, +91-11-23015897
Email: jnmf@bol.net.in

For more information visit : http://www.jnmf.in/

Scholarship for Higher Education- SHE 2013

Scholarship for Higher Education- SHE 2013

Scholarship for Higher Education- SHE a component of INSPIRE. Total of 10,000 scholarships are available annually under SHE. The scholarships are limited only to the candidates who have passed Class XII in the year 2013 from various recognized Indian State and Central Boards and studying courses in natural/ basic sciences at three years B.Sc., B.Sc. (Hons), four years B.S and five years integrated M.Sc./M.S programs in any recognized College/ University/ Institutions in India. The Scheme in its current format does not include courses in engineering, medicine, technology and other professional or technical or applied science courses.

Eligibility : The eligibility of candidates will be based on a) performance in Board Examinations within the cut-off threshold (top 1%) for each State or Central Board Examination for the year 2013 at Class XII level as listed in Table 1 and/ or b) performance in any of the specified Competitive Examinations within stipulated cut off ranks and recipient of various scholarships and medals (Table 2 & Table 3). The eligible candidate must be already enrolled into a valid degree level course in natural / basic
sciences within the scope of INSPIRE Scholarship (Table 4) at any recognized College or University or Institute in India. Receipt of Eligibility Note or Eligibility Certificate on INSPIRE Scholarship from respective Board is not mandatory as an eligibility criteria to apply and also do not guarantee the Scholarship. Moreover, top 1% Cut-off of previous year (2012) given in Table 1 would only be used for guidelines purpose.

Each eligible candidate will receive annually scholarship @ total value Rs.80,000. The cash value payable to the SHE scholarship holder is Rs.60,000 per annum along with a summer time attachment fee of Rs.20,000 which will be paid for undertaking summer time research project.

On-line application submissions will be closed on 30th November 2013.

For more information visit : http://www.inspire-dst.gov.in/

Israeli Government Scholarship 2014 for Indians

Israeli Government Scholarship 2014 for Indians

Applications are invited from Indian nationals for Israeli Government Scholarship tenable from October 2014 to study at an Israeli University or any Institution of higher education in Israel. These scholarships are for research/specialization for 8 months, these scholarships would be available for studies in the following subjects:

* Comparative Study of Religions (with specific reference to Judaism)
* Middle East Studies
* Hebrew language and literature
* History of the Jewish people
* Economics
* Agriculture,
* Business Management
* Mass Communication,
* Environmental Studies,
* Chemistry,
* Biology,
* Biotechnology.

Qualification: (i) For the research/specialization studies, a Master’s degree in relevant field with 60% marks or more as on 30-11-2013 for the subjects of Agriculture, Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Environment Studies; and Master’s degree in relevant field with 55% marks or more for the remaining subjects. Further for Hebrew Language and Literature Course a student pursuing the post-graduate course in this subject may also apply.

(ii) Proof of English or Hebrew Language knowledge is a must.

(iii) The applicant should meet the academic requirements of the Israeli University to which he/she applies to.

There is no upper age limit for applying for the scholarship

Application can be submitted online at the website www.sakshat.ac.in by 29-11-2013.

Last Date for submission of application : 29-11-2013.

Email address: schoarship@mfa.gov.in

For more information visit : http://mhrd.gov.in/

Huawei Maitree Scholarship 2013

Huawei Maitree Scholarship 2013

Applications are invited from Indian nationals for the award of Huawei Maitree Scholarship tenable for the academic year 2013,for aspiring higher studies in credible and reputed institutions in China preferably in the engineering areas of science and technology,culture and social studies and development related programmes

The duration of scholarship will be for one academic year,renewable for every new academic session till the completion of the course. For renewal of scholarship, the recipient will have to satisfy the criteria of 80% marks in the previous academic year.

The scholarship amount is $5000 USD per student

Eligibility: The student should be enrolled as a full-time student in the degree programme for which he/she has been provided scholarship. As a proof, the student should provide a certificate from the college (original copy) saying that he/she is enrolled as a full-time student and bears a good moral character.


The last date for submitting the documents and applying for the scholarship is 26th July, 2013

For more information visit : http://www.huaweischolarships.org/

LSE India Scholarships 2013

LSE India Scholarships 2013

London School of Economics-LSE India Scholarships 2013

London School of Economics-LSE is offering 50 scholarships to students from India studying a Master's programme at the LSE starting in 2013

Scholarships will range £3,00 to £32,000 depending on financial need

Eligibility : Students from India are eligible to receive these awards. Candidates must be holding an offer of place on a master's programme at the LSE by April 30. Assessment for an award will be made on the basis of financial need. It is therefore important that student complete the LSE Graduate Financial Support Form in full,accurately and promptly

For more information on the scholarships for Indian students please email financial-support@lse.ac.uk

For more information visit : http://www2.lse.ac.uk/

IET India Scholarships 2013

IET India Scholarships 2013

Institution of Engineering and Technology-IET India calls for entries for the IET India Scholarships 2013, and annual grant with a combined prize of Rs. 8lakh.

Institution of Engineering and Technology-IET India is a subsidiary of The Institution of Engineering and Technology England


B.Tech students from AICTE/UGC approved institutions can apply for the scholarships across two categories-general and women

The IET India Scholarship programme has been designed to reward and celebrate individual excellence and innovation among undergraduate engineering students.

The IET India Scholarship will be given on merit-based selection criteria.

Students should apply for the scholarship online. Application form should be downloaded from the website and then the scanned copy of the filled application should be submitted with self-attestation and authorised by HOD/Principal of the college.

Application closes on 15th March 2013

For more information visit : http://scholarships.theiet.in/

Times Scholarship 2012

Times Scholarship 2012

Times Scholars is an initiative by the Times of India to recognize and reward the brightest young minds in the country.

The top 20 Times Scholars will get a cash scholarship of Rs. 5,00,000 each. The amount will be transferred to the parent/guardian’s bank account in four annual instalments.

80 students will be given Rs. 5,000 each as a special mention scholarship.

The programme envisages creation of a cadre of the very brightest young minds in India, who will receive financial support, exposure and opportunity to rise to the pinnacle of scholastic achievement. Open to students in Class XII, it will select 20 Times Scholars each year, on the basis of their overall mental development. The process is simple and demands little time commitment, something we felt was key since applicants are in their crucial final year of school.

Eligibility : Students currently studying in Class XII of any school/college in India.

Important Dates :

Submission of Times Scholarship application forms: 21st August, 2012 to 10th September, 2012

Shortlist announced: 15th September, 2012

Aptitude test for shortlisted candidates: 23rd September, 2012

Aptitude test results: 02nd October, 2012

Group discussion/interview-regional level: 09th-11th October, 2012

Final shortlist: 19th October, 2012

Group discussion/interview in Delhi: 02nd-03rd November, 2012

Announcement of Times Scholars: 05th November, 2012

For more information visit : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/timesscholar.cms

INSPIRE Scholarship for Higher Education-SHE

INSPIRE Scholarship for Higher Education-SHE

INSPIRE Scholarship for 2007, 2008 and 2009

Submission of Application for the “SCHOLARSHIP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION (SHE)” - a
component of the `Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE)’ being implemented by the Department of Science Technology (DST), New Delhi.

About INSPIRE: Programme includes three components namely Scheme for Early Attraction of Talents for Science (SEATS), Scholarships for Higher Education (SHE) and Assured Opportunity for Research Careers (AORC). The Scheme SHE is focused on attraction of talent to study of natural/basic sciences at the bachelor and master’s level education. SHE is currently limited to support for educational programmes at B.Sc., B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc. and integrated master’s level course in sciences
leading to MSc in any branch of natural and basic sciences namely mathematics, statistics, physics, chemistry, earth sciences and life sciences.

Applications are invited from eligible candidates for `Scholarship for Higher Education (SHE)’ component of INSPIRE. Total of 10,000 scholarships are available annually under SHE starting April 2008. The scholarships are limited only to the candidates studying courses in natural/basic sciences (B.Sc., B.Sc. (Hons), integrated M.Sc.) in any one of the recognized institutions in India. Eligibility criterion for the scholarships are a) performance in board examinations within the cutoff threshold (of top 1%) for each state or central board examination at the class X and class XII level and/or b) performance in any of the specified competitive examinations within stipulated cut off ranks. The eligible applicant must be already enrolled into degree level education in natural/basic sciences in any of the recognized institutions in India.

Eligibility for SHE:
a) Based on Performance in Board Examinations: The candidates should have obtained aggregate marks in the top 1% in the board examination at both class X and XII levels. For example, the candidates applying for INSPIRE Scholarship 2008 should have secured marks within the top 1% in class X in the year 2006 and class XII in 2008 in the respective board examinations and joined a degree course leading to B.Sc. or B.Sc. (Hons) of integrated M.Sc. in natural/basic sciences in any
institution in India in the year 2008 and returned to study of second year in the academic year 2009-10. Cut-off marks for various board examinations conducted in the years 2005, 2006 and 2007 for class X and corresponding year of 2007, 2008 and 2009 for class XII are listed in Table 1. The candidate securing top 1% marks only in class XII board examination can also submit the application form.

For more information visit-: http://www.inspire-dst.gov.in/

UGC Post Graduate Merit Scholarship Scheme

UGC Post Graduate Merit Scholarship Scheme

University rank holders at undergrad level (general and honours courses) for the academic session 2009-11. For pursuing PG studies in basic subjects - non-professional courses only. Awardees under this scheme can pursue PG programs in any area of specialisation as also in any institution of higher learning in the country recognised by UGC. Schools are for two years at Rs.2000 pm (10 months in a year). There are 1800 schools per year for general course and 575 per year for honours course.

Eligibility-: First and second rank holder in general courses admitted in any postgraduate course. First rank holders in honours, pursuing postgraduate first-year course in 2009-10. School would be subject to securing min 60 per cent at undergraduate level. Details on www.ugc.ac.in.

To apply-: Submit application in format given in notification in employment News, Sep 26, 2009 (with all relevant attested copies of documents), to Satish Ahuja, Under Secretary (SR-III) University Grants Commission, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 110 002.

Last date -:Oct 25 2009

Fair & Lovely Scholarships 2009

Fair & Lovely Foundation Scholarships 2009

The Fair & Lovely Scholarships assists deserving women in pursuing their educational goals. It is an initiative taken for all those who have the aptitude, drive and ambition but are bound by financial constraints. The Scholarship provides a voice to the talent that would have gone unnoticed and opinions that would never have been heard. It is an ongoing endeavor to give women the privilege of a formal education and over 600 women till date have benefited from this opportunity.

For the sixth year since inception, we once again invite applications for scholarships from young women across India. Candidates can get a scholarship of up to Rs. 1 lakh to pursue their graduation, post graduation and doctorate studies in India.

Eligibility-:

1. Scholarships are awarded to women only.

2. For Fair & Lovely Scholarships, candidates must:
a. Have cleared HSC and must have secured at-least 60% marks in their 10th and 12th examination
b. Have working knowledge of English language

3. Scholarships are awarded solely at the discretion of our panel of Judges

To apply-:

The application form is available by mid each year. The scholarship application form can be downloaded from here. Candidates have to fill all the required details in the application form and provide attested copies of all documents listed. You can also apply online from the website.

For any further queries or specific project information, please feel free to write to - Fair & Lovely Foundation, Post Box No. 11281, Marine Lines, Mumbai 400 020 or email at fairandlovely.fdn@unilever.com

Documents for the application-:

1. Original mark sheets and certificates
2. Photo copies of all mark sheets and certificates
3. 2 passport size photographs
4. Original and one photo copy of family income proof.
5. Original and one photo copy of admission proof.
6. 3 copies of statement of purpose - which is an essay of not more than 250-300 words. It should include the following points.

* About yourself.
* Your aims and ambitions in life
* Your path towards achieving this ambition
* What do you consider as a bottleneck towards your achieving this ambition?
* Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?

Renewal of Scholarship

Past beneficiaries of the Fair & Lovely Foundation Scholarships can now renew their scholarships for more assistance in further education.

To process your renewal application you need to send the following documents:

1. Mark sheets of your last academic year.
2. A letter from your Principal / HOD on your performance.
3. A Statement of Purpose which should not be more than 250-300 words and should state how you have benefited from the Fair & Lovely Foundation Scholarship and how would you make the most of this opportunity provided to you again.

For more info & application visit-: http://www.fairandlovely.in/

Bharat Petroleum Scholarship 2009

Bharat Petroleum Scholarship for Higher Studies invites applications from students who have demonstrated all around brilliance and have a passion to achieve excellence in their chosen field.
BPCL is passionate about the 'Generation Next', and thus also supports the various education initiatives at all levels. BPCL scholars are a group of India students who yearly, seek assistance from BPCL in doing their post graduation.
BPCL supports the students, the future of tomorrow, the fuel of tomorrow’s growth with all humility and passion.
The Bharat Petroleum Scholarships for Higher Studies has been designed with a view to help Indian students who have demonstrated all round brilliance and have a passion to achieve excellence in their chosen field and have obtained admission for Post Graduate Programmes Abroad.

General Eligibility Criteria and Other information -:
The scheme is open to

Indian nationals.
Students pursuing Post Graduate Degree Course Abroad.
Students up to the age of 25 years (born on or after 1.10.1984), who have secured at least 60% at Graduate level.
Students with confirmed admission to any full time Post Graduate Degree Course (in any field of education other than fine arts), for a duration upto two years, at any recognized University/Institute of repute Abroad.
Students pursuing higher studies in Universities/Institutes abroad for which firm admissions have been obtained for sessions starting between July 2009 and November 2009.
Please note the last date for submitting applications on-line is 18th July 2009.
Candidates awaiting results for graduation final year can also apply by mentioning the aggregate percentage obtained so far.
Scholarship will not be given for any Research / PhD work.
Candidates who are receiving part scholarship from any source should indicate the details, as requested in the on-line application form. This will not be a bar for consideration.
Extent of scholarship awarded, i.e., full or part amount, shall be at the sole discretion of Bharat Petroleum.
* - Eligibility criteria and terms and conditions are liable to be changed without notice. Please refer to the eligibility criteria and general conditions at the time of filling in the application form.

For more info and online application visit-: http://www.bharatpetroleum.in/scholarship/scholarship.asp