As the new college year approaches, motivated students must immediately begin searching for scholarships to make their lives simpler for the next four to five years of education. The several kinds of scholarships that are offered to Indian students in India can be categorized according to:
Scholarships based on Means: These meet the needs of students from economically disadvantaged groups and are often awarded based on the yearly income of the family. Merit-based scholarships take students’ financial needs and academic ability into account. Talent-based scholarships: To prevent you from cutting your ambitious wings and letting them fly, scholarships are available for talent in the areas of music, art, and dance. Sports Scholarships:
It is notable to be awarded a scholarship based on one’s accomplishments in a specific sport. You ought to be aware that numerous athletic colleges are willing to provide you with scholarships. Women-Centric Scholarships: Several scholarships are awarded to females based on their academic performance or financial need, with a strong emphasis on empowering women.
5 Most Popular Scholarships in India :
1. Scholarship Program for HDFC Educational Crisis
An effort to support students experiencing difficult circumstances, such as the death of a parent who makes a living or the loss of a parent altogether, is the HDFC Scholarship Scheme. Since the scholarship is available for any stream, this scheme allows the student choice in choosing their path of study, which makes it crucial to bear in mind.
2. FAEA, or the Foundation for Academic Excellence and Access
Under the FAEA initiative, BHEL offers underprivileged students financial aid for their undergraduate studies. It’s encouraging to hear that students from any stream are eligible for the scholarship, which, if awarded, pays for the entire cost of the course in addition to the living expenses, maintenance, etc.
3. Academic Scholarships for Indian Oil
Indian Oil provides scholarships to technical students based on their merits and the availability of funds in the fields of engineering, medicine, and management.
4. Scholarship Aditya Birla
This award supports the nation’s bright brains, but it is only available to a select group of universities nationwide. One significant benefit, though, is that the chosen students can choose to become part of the Aditya Birla Group once they graduate.
5. Girls’ AICTE Pragati Scholarship
The goal of the AICTE Pragati Scholarship is to keep giving women in technical streams access to higher education. In India, it encourages female education.
A. Means Based Scholarships
1. The Fund for Higher Education Scholarships at AMP: An endeavor by Muslim professionals to pool their abilities for the betterment of the Muslim community at large is the Association of Muslim Professionals.
2. Scholarships from the SHDF: The Shikh Human Development Foundation is a social welfare non-profit organization that helps underprivileged students pursue higher education by offering financial aid.
3. Scholarship Program for Higher Education: Through Joining Hands Poor students can take professional courses thanks to sponsorship from the Joining Hands project.
4. Saksham-AICTE Scholarship Program: Under the AICTE’s Saksham program, institutions have accommodations for students with disabilities.
5. The Sindhutai Sapakal Scheme for Special Education of Children and Orphans: To offer financial support and education, the Plan for Educating Orphans and Persons with Special Needs was introduced.
B. Merit-Based Scholarships
1. Scholarship Program for Siemens: Siemens India offers a special curriculum designed to help technical education that is appropriate for first-year engineering students. Siemens hopes to provide scholarships through this project to deserving kids from low-income families.
2. Yojana Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan (KVPY): For students interested in science and research, KVPY is a national scholarship program. The exam for this extremely prestigious scholarship can be taken in both the first year of college and the +2 year.
3. Scholarship INSPIRE: The Government of India is offering another competitive scholarship as part of its Scholarship for Higher Education Program to students pursuing the natural and basic sciences.
4. The Prime Minister’s Scholarship Program for the Assam Rifles and the Central Armed Police Forces: Under the National Defence Fund, PMSS was established to support dependent wards and widows of CAPF and/or AR members in their pursuit of technical and professional education.
C. Talent Based Scholarships
1. The Comix Competition (Global): Every year, the Fumetto International Comix Festival hosts a competition for comic book creators to display their work across the globe. It includes age groups for both 12 and 17 years old as well as those for 18 and older.
2. The Fellowship of Kalakriti Nearer to home, the Sanskriti: Kalakriti Fellowship in Performing Arts is currently taking applications from Sanskriti Pratishthan. Via lengthy sessions, helps and encourages artists to advance their abilities in their chosen fields.
3. The Memorial Fellowship of Madhobi Chatterji: An additional Sanskriti Pratishthan program aimed at giving talented artists the tools they need to further their craft. Indian citizens with an interest in Indian classical music and dance are eligible for this fellowship.
4. Scholarship Lalit Kala Akademi: Each year, the Lalit Kala Akademi Scholarship offers a work environment where talented artists can develop their craft and make innovative contributions to their profession.
D. Sports Based Scholarships
1. AAI Sports Scholarship Scheme in India
2. University of Sussex Sports Scholarships Scheme (UK): These two scholarships support aspiring athletes by offering them a network of support and financial aid to help them become athletes. They also offer the chance to receive coaching from well-known athletes worldwide.
E. Women Centric Scholarships
1. The Scholar Program for Women Techmakers: The Women Techmaker’s Scholar Program carries out the originator Dr. Anita Borg’s aim of promoting gender parity in computer science and encouraging women to take on leadership roles in the field.
2. Lady Meherbai Tata Scholarship for Higher Learning: This scholarship program focuses on Indian women who have applied to study abroad in socio-environmental fields including social work, gender studies, rural development work, etc.
3. Scholarships From Tata Housing For Deserving Female Students: This award offers financial support to females from economically disadvantaged communities based on merit and resources. It serves students pursuing degrees in civil engineering, architecture, and management.
4. The Prabha Dutt Scholarship: Sanskriti Pratishthan’s Prabha Dutt Fellowship provides funding to female journalists to support timely, modern projects. Open to women between the ages of 25 and 40.
5. UGAM — Legrand Scholarship Program: For girls in class 12, the UGAM-Legend Scholarship provides funding to attend a prestigious Indian university to pursue a B.Tech or other technical degree. Take a look at these programs for international student exchange! (Aryan Gupta wrote the article, and Anulipi Debnath created the graphics for Just) If seized, these changes have the potential to create a more promising future.