Scholarships

TimesPro, a subsidiary of Times of India Group offers the biggest MBA scholarship worth Rs. 10 lakh.

Applications are invited for approximately 20 Raman Charpak Fellowship Program, 2015. Fellowship are open for highly qualified PhD students registered in an Indian or French Research Institute / University, to carry out a part of their research project in France / India. Fellowship programme jointly funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India and the Science & Technology Department of the French Embassy in India, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of France. The application deadline is 31st May, 2015.

Students below the age of 30 years who wish to pursue post graduate general and honours degree courses are eligible.

Candidates who secured first and second ranks (first only for honour) and at least 60% marks at the UG level are eligible.

Amount :

Rs.2,000/- per month for a period of two years, (i.e. 10 months in a year).

For more information :

http://www.ugc.ac.in

Single girl child below the age of 30 years with secured admission to post graduation degree.

The student who is awarded Post-Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship will not be debarred from accepting any other scholarship.

Amount :

The value of Scholarship is Rs. 2,000/- per month for a period of two years, only i.e.duration of a PG course.

For more information :

http://www.ugc.ac.in/

Astronomers have uncovered the inner region of a young star and its planets located 130 light-years from Earth.

The observations mark the first results of a new exoplanet survey called LEECH, or LBT Exozodi Exoplanet Common Hunt.

The planetary system of HR8799, a young star only 30 million years old, was the first to be directly imaged, with three planets found in 2008 and a fourth one in 2010.

India gives numerous scholarships to Afghan students every year to study humanities subjects but has discontinued for several years the practice of giving scholarships in applied sciences and medical courses, due to high demand of such seats from Indian students, it was pointed out at an event here on Sunday.

A student from Super 30 in Bihar, who is a son of a low-wage earner, was awarded a scholarship by a Japan university for pursuing higher education.

Super 30 is known for providing free coaching and assistance to underprivileged students to help them crack the entrance for prestigious IITs.

“Abhisek Gupta has made it to University of Tokyo for international programme on environmental sciences at College of Arts and Sciences, Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo,” Super 30 founder director Anand Kumar told IANS here on Thursday.

Minority community students with a monthly household income of not more than Rs. 20,833/-, who wish to pursue professional courses in engineering, medical, agriculture, chartered accountancy or management

Students must have secured at least 50% marks in previous examination.

Amount :
• Reimbursement of Course Fee – Upto Rs. 20,000 per annum
• Maintenance allowance (Hostellers) – Rs. 10,000 per annum.
• Maintenance allowance (Day Scholars) – Rs. 5,000 per annum.

For filling application : http://momascholarship.gov.in/

Six Indian students are among 54 of the world’s most academically exceptional and socially committed young people selected from 28 countries for this year’s prestigious Gates Cambridge scholarship in the UK.

They will begin their postgraduate courses at the University of Cambridge this October.

The 54 successful candidates were selected from a total pool of 3,535 applicants on the basis of their intellectual ability, leadership capacity, academic fit with Cambridge, and their commitment to improving the lives of others.

Students enrolled in Class 11 and 12 (Science Subjects) having secured a minimum of 80% (70% for SC/ST) marks aggregate in MATHEMATICS and SCIENCE subjects in Class 10 Board Examination and aspiring to join undergraduate program in Basic Sciences (B.Sc./B.S./Int. M.Sc./M.S.)

Amount :

Fellowship: Monthly Stipend of Rs. 4,000/- and Annual Contingency Grant of Rs. 16,000/-

For more information : http://www.kvpy.org.in/main/about.htm

For filling application : http://www.kvpy.org.in/main/applications.htm

Only Girl Students belonging to National Minorities.

Should have secured not less than 55% marks (in aggregate) in the secondary school certificate examination (Class 10th) conducted by any recognized Centre/State Board of Secondary Education.

Family income of the student from all sources should be less than Rs. 1,00,000/-(Rupees one lakh only) in the preceding financial year

Should have Confirmed admission in class-XI.

The University/College/ Institute offering admission should be recognized by the Government at the Central or State level or any other competent authority.

Minority community students with a monthly household income of not more than INR 16,667/-
Secured at least 50% marks in previous examination.
30% of scholarship will be earmarked for girl students
Students from BPL families, having the lowest income shall be given preference in the ascending order.

Amount :
• Admission and, tuition fee upto Rs. 7,000/- per annum for hosteller and Day Scholars.
• For Technical and, vocational courses of Class 11 & 12 th level. Admission and course/tuition fee upto Rs. 10,000/- per annum for Hostellers and Day Scholars.

Single girl child who passed class 10 from a CBSE affiliated school

Secured at least 60% marks in class 10 examinations conducted by CBSE

Candidate must be currently studying in a CBSE affiliated school where the tuition fee is not more than Rs.1500/-per month

In the next two years, the total enhancement in tuition fee shall not be more than 10% of the tuition fee charged during academic year

In case of NRI tuition fee should not be more than Rs.6000/-per month

Amount :
• Rs. 500/- per month. i.e. Rs. 6,000/- per year
• For 2 years

Monthly Household Income of not More than Rs. 8,333/-
Students Have secured Atleast 50% Marks in previous Exam
Scholarship will not be given to more than two students from a family
30% of scholarship will be earmarked for girl students

Amount:

Hosteller: Admission Fee of Rs. 500 per Annum
Tuition fee of Rs. 350 per Month
Maintenance allowance of Rs. 600 per month
Day scholars : Admission fee of Rs. 500/- per annum
Tuition Fee of Rs. 350/- per month
Maintenance allowance of Rs. 100/- per month

Monthly Household Income of not More than Rs. 8,333/-
Students Have secured Atleast 50% Marks in previous Exam
Scholarship will not be given to more than two students from a family
30% of scholarship will be earmarked for girl students

Amount:
• Rs. 1,000/- Per Annum fixed (This is not a big amount to receive….but it will get the student into the scholarship system of the Government)

Download the form from following Website, and after filling, deposit it with the school.

http://minorityaffairs.gov.in/prematric

For those Engaged in Unclean Operation( Manual Scavenging, tanning and Flaying)
Amount:
• Day Scholars: Rs. 110/- per Month( Class 1 to 10)
• Hostellers : Rs. 700/- Per Month( Class 3 to 10)

For more Information : http://socialjustice.nic.in/prematscd.php

King’s College London is offering India scholarships for pursuing one of the eligible full-time master’s programmes in the 2015-16 academic year. Each scholarship is worth 5000 pounds towards student tuition fees.

Eligibility: Candidates must be due to commence a full-time postgraduate master’s programme in one of the eligible programmes at King’s College London in the 2015-16 academic year and be liable to pay tuition fees at the international rate

Last Date: March 31, 2015
Website: http://www.kcl.ac.uk

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If you have come across any bright students coming from poor financial background who have finished their 10th standard this year and scored more than 80%, please ask them to contact the NGO – Prerana (Supported by Infosys foundation).

The NGO is conducting a written test and those who clear the test will be eligible for financial help for their further studies.

Please ask the students to contact the people mentioned below to get
the form:

580, Shubhakar, 44th cross,
1st A main road,

Differently-Abled students of class I to PG can avail scholarships from Telangana Disabled Cooperative Corporation.

Last date of application is March 16.

Applications and other documents should be sent to Asst. Director Sudarshan, Disabled Welfare Dept., Manoranjan Complex, Nampally.

The government awards 100,000 scholarships to selected meritorious students of Class 9 from economically weaker sections in order to prevent them from dropping out of school, the human resource development ministry said on Wednesday.

The Department of School Education and Literacy is administering a centrally-sponsored National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme, under which scholarships are given to meritorious students of economically weaker sections to arrest their dropout at Class 8 and encourage them to continue their studies.

International fees and financial support School/Departmental bursaries and scholarships – Postgraduate
Civil and Building Engineering – Information for entry in 2014/15

Financial Support: Loughborough University Graduate School International Scholarships
Eligible Programme(s): All postgraduate taught programmes in the School of Civil and Building Engineering
Value: 25% of the programme tuition fee which will be credited to the student’s tuition fee account
Criteria for Award: Outstanding academic achievement
Eligible Fee Status: International, self-funding

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is establishing new PhD Scholarship at Japanese Universities for graduates or expected graduates of IITH based on agreement between Govt. of Japan and Govt. of India.

The overall goal of this Scholarship Project is to enhance World-Class Research Network between Higher Education Institutions/Industrial clusters of Japan and IITH, whereby both can establish educational and research excellence in the field of science, technology and engineering in the future.

Duration of the Project

Applications are invited from Urdu knowing students for the award of Scholarships for professional degree, diploma and certificate courses. Students from Hyderabad and RR Districts may submit their applications in the prescribed forms to the office of Bahadur Khan Educational Fund, Masjid Alia, Gunfoundry from 5:00 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. before 23rd February 2015.

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Physical Research Laboratory, PRL, announces Junior Research Fellowship Programme for 2015 session. Junior Research Fellowships programme starting in July 2015 will lead to a PhD in the broad areas of Astronomy, Astrophysics, Solar Physics, Planetary Sciences, Geosciences, Space and Atmospheric Sciences, Experimental Laser and Atomic Physics and Theoretical Physics

The JRF Programme will start from July 2015

This scholarship aims at supporting Indian students with a consistently good academic record who wish to pursue their postgraduate studies in pure sciences, applied sciences, social sciences and humanities, law, architecture and management at Indian and international universities.

Eligibility: Graduating or graduate students below 30 years of age.

Narotam Sekhsaria Scholarship Programme 2015 Application form

http://pg.nsfoundation.co.in/Home/Scholarship

Prizes and rewards: Interest-free loan scholarships upto a maximum of Rs. 20 lakh.

Deadline: March 23