National level Scholarships and Awards for students

Introduction

Scholarship is a boon for students, belonging to the weaker sections of the society, who are unable to further their education for some reason or the other. Scholarship is an incentive as well as encouragement for students, who are talented, but do not have the means to study further. There are a variety of scholarships – merit-based, need-based, student-specific, career-specific, and college-specific.

Along side providing free schooling, the Government of India and State governments have launched many schemes, scholarships and programmes to raise the levels of participation of the marginalised in school education. Aimed to decreasing dropout rate, reducing gender gap, motivating students for pursuing higher education and promoting equity.

Vikaspedia attempts to provide a one-stop information on various National & State level Scholarships and Awards for students by the Government of India through its Ministries, Departments and autonomous institutions. This information would be useful for all students who are pursuing their education from KG to PG. education.

Coverage

The scholarships covered in this compilation are given for studies in classes ranging from 1 till 12th, some of them continuing onwards, covering professional courses and (some) up till Ph.D level. 

1. Pre-matric scholarships - which provide scholarships for study in classes 1 to 10th.
2. Post-matric scholarships - which provide scholarships for studies from class 11 onwards and (some) continuing till Ph.D.

Fellowships are financial assistance given to students pursuing advanced collegiate education and research. 

Scholarships given based on category of beneficiaries such as girls/women, SC/ST/OBC, Minorities, special geographic locations, wards of army personnel / workers of specific occupations, etc.

The Government also facilitates award of scholarships offered by the foreign governments for Indian students to pursue higher studies in the respective countries. The selection of candidates for such awards is done strictly on the basis of merit.

Source: Portal Content Team