Four Scholarship Programmes Aspirants Can Avail from February to March 2023

New Delhi: An excellent scholarship or fellowship programme can assist students in overcoming obstacles and obtaining chances that will enable them to advance. These are especially helpful for people from low-income backgrounds.

A scholarship or fellowship programme that works for the student might make them feel more confident and provide doors to outstanding professors and competitive classmates who can push them. At times, they might also give clients access to business mentors who might facilitate their professional advancement.

The Scholarships may be generic and are available to all, or may be specifically directed towards students of a certain age group, educational qualification, or a certain economic or cultural background.

Here are 4 scholarship programmes in India that the aspirants can apply to from February 2023 to March 2023:

1. Keep India Smiling Foundational Scholarship and Mentorship Programme For Sportsperson and Individuals

Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. gives young students the chance to pursue their academic and career goals by offering them scholarships for education.

This scholarship programme seeks to give people who are deserving and meritorious but may not have the money to follow their aspirations the groundwork support they need.

Eligibility:

The applicants for those who help others must be graduates and engaged in volunteer work, such as instructing a group of poor kids or giving them sports instruction.
For athletes, candidates must have recently competed at the state, national, or international levels on behalf of their state or country. They must be within the top 500 nationally or inside the top 100 in their state. They must be between the ages of nine and twenty.
All applicants' annual household incomes must be less than INR 5 Lakhs.

Prizes and Rewards:

Selected scholars can avail scholarship awards of INR 75,000 per year for up to 3 years.

Application Deadline:

Interested candidates can apply online till March 31, 2023.

Direct Link: Keep India Smiling Foundational Scholarship and Mentorship Programme For Sportsperson and Individuals

2. JN TATA Endowment Loan Scholarship 2023-24

Students from India who want to pursue higher education abroad are encouraged to apply for loan scholarships through the JN Tata Endowment.

A partial "Travel Grant" and a "Gift Award" may be recommended for students who are chosen for the loan scholarship and are based on their academic success throughout their international study.

Eligibility:

Open to Indian citizens who have at least one undergraduate degree OR are enrolled in their last year of any undergraduate programme in an Indian university, college, or other recognised institution.
The applicant must be open to pursuing postgraduate, doctoral, and postdoctoral studies overseas.

Candidates who will be finishing their first year of study abroad and beginning their second year (Fall 2023–Spring 2024) are also welcome to apply. This is only available if the minimum course length is two years and there is at least one full academic year left to finish at the time the loan scholarship is awarded, which is typically by July of any given calendar year.
Students must have earned an average grade of at least 60% in their undergraduate or graduate coursework.
As of June 30, 2023, applicants cannot be older than 45 years old.

Prizes and Rewards:

Loan scholarship of up to INR 10 lakh

Application Deadline:

Interested candidates can apply online till March 7, 2023.

Direct Link: JN TATA Endowment Loan Scholarship 2023-24

3. Reliance Foundation Undergraduate Scholarships 2022-23

The Reliance Foundation Undergraduate Scholarships seek to assist deserving students from all regions of the nation in obtaining a bachelor's degree from a college or university. By doing so, they hope to enable them to pursue higher education, find fulfilment in their professional aspirations, and realise their dreams.

Eligibility:

Students must be enrolled in a recognised Indian institution's first-year full-time undergraduate (UG) degree programme in any stream.
A minimum of 60% in class 12 is required for graduation.
The annual household income should be less than INR 15,00,000 (preference will be given to those students whose family income is less than INR 2,50,000)
Open for resident Indian citizens only.

Prizes and Rewards:

Up to INR 2,00,000 over the duration of the degree

Application Deadline:

Interested candidates can apply online till February 14, 2023.

Direct Link: Reliance Foundation Undergraduate Scholarships 2022-23

4. Reliance Foundation Postgraduate Scholarships 2022-23

The Reliance Foundation Postgraduate Scholarships has an objective of enabling and propelling India’s future leaders who can think big, think green, think digital for the benefit of society.

Eligibility:

Students who are enrolled in the first year of postgraduate programmes in the following streams can only apply for this scholarship:

Computer Science

Artificial Intelligence

Mathematics and Computing

Electrical and/or Electronics Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Renewable and New Energy

Material Science and Engineering

Life Science

Must have secured 500 to 1,000 in the GATE examination OR must have scored 7.5 or above in their undergraduate CGPA (or % normalized to CGPA) [If students have not attempted GATE]