Scholarship and financial aid are available in plenty for Indians today. Here are
a few to look into
New scholarship opportunities with ample financial support are now available for
bright Indian minds to pursue higher education and fine tune their future in their
respective fields.
Fulbright Awards in Teaching Program:
The Fulbright award is a teacher training programme for teachers across the
world. Selected international faculty members will get a chance to visit a host
university in America and participate in their teaching environment.
Financial Support: The programme covers a round
trip economy airfare for the participant. Room and boarding for the entire grant
period and maintenance allowance designed to assist with the costs of food and lodging.
Eligibility: Applicants must hold at least a bachelor's
degree and a teacher training degree. They must have at least five years teaching
experience. An applicant must be a citizen of India and should hold a valid Indian
passport.
Procedure: Interested applicants must submit the
completed and signed form along with a resume demonstrating that they meets all
the eligibility criteria. A project proposal must accompany the form. Application
deadline is October 1, 2011. Information available: www.usief.org.in.
IndianOIL Academic Scholarships:
IndianOil is offering 2600 scholarships for students of 11th Std./ ITI, Engineering,
MBBS and MBA courses on merit cum means basis.
Financial Support: The scholarships will be disbursed
at Rs. 3,000 per month for four years in case of Engineering and MBBS and two years
for MBA courses. Rs. 1,000 per month for a duration of two years will be given in
case of 10+2 and ITI course.
Eligibility: As the criteria for selection is
merit and family's income, the gross joint income of the family of the candidate
from all sources should not exceed Rs 1 Lakh. The age limit is minimum 15 years
and maximum 30 years.
Procedure: Applicants should apply through online
application form. They should also send a hard copy of this application form duly
signed along with the required documents. Last date for application is September
15, 2011. Information available on: www.iocl.com.
Vidyadeep Scholarship:
Sikkim Manipal University is offering 1500 scholarships for students below the poverty
line registered in their distance education programme. Scholarships will be offered
in IT, management, journalism, fashion, hospitality and tourism, biotechnology and
bioinformatics.
Financial Support: The scholarship will be based
on the student's performance in the first semester end exams and the fee waiver
will be applicable from the second semester. Up to 100 per cent fee waiver will
be offered.
Eligibility: Applicants must be residing in India.
The scholarship is semester wise and student should score more than 45 per cent
in the semester end exams.
Procedure: Application forms are available on
the website. The completed form along with the BPL certificate should be submitted.
Applications are invited every registration cycle, and the time period given for
it remains the same as the time for registration to the course. Information available
on:
www.smude.edu.in .
IIJT Udaan: The Indian
Institute of Job Training (IIJT) is offering a scholarship programme to facilitate
deserving candidates for career training in various domains. This is an examination-based
scholarship scheme.
Financial Support: Students will be awarded scholarships
on the basis of the scores obtained in the IIJT test. Students who get 61 to 70
marks will get a 15 per cent scholarship, those with 71 to 80 marks will get 20
per cent, 81 to 85 marks will receive a 25 per cent scholarship. Marks between 86
and 90 will receive a 50 per cent scholarship, 91 to 95 will get a 75 per cent scholarship
and anyone who gets above that will be awarded a full fee waiver.
Eligibility: All applicants should have cleared
their 10+2 exams.
Procedure: Enrollment for the scholarship exam
will start from August 22, 2011. The duration is 30 days. A 30 minute IQ test would
be conducted online every Saturday. Information available: www.iijt.com.
Courtesy: Yahoo News
