Merit Scholarships

20000 Scholarships for Minority Students – MoMA e-Scholarship Scheme 2011

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Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA), Govt. of India is offering 20000 scholarships (e-scholarship) minority candidates pursuing various courses across the country. The total number of scholarships have been distributed to all the states and union territories. The objective of the Scholarship Scheme is to provide financial assistance to the poor, disadvantaged and meritorious students belonging to the minority communities in order to enable them to pursue professional and technical courses. These scholarships are available for education in India only. The Scholarship Scheme will be implemented by respective State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. The will receive 100 percent central assistance from Government of India.

20000 scholarships will be distributed every year under E-Scholarship (Minority Welfare Scholarship System). The number of scholarships for various states and UTs are allotted based on the population of students of minority communities. Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Parsi, Sikh and other minority communities are eligible under this scheme. Following is the state wise distribution of scholarships:

1. Andhra Pradesh: 867
2. Arunachal Pradesh: 38
3. Assam: 981
4. Bihar: 1458
5. Chhatisgarh: 99
6. Goa: 49
7. Gujarat: 523
8. Haryana: 257
9. Himachal Pradesh: 30
10. Jammu and Kashmir: 753
11. Karnataka: 832
12. Jharkhand: 519
13. Kerala: 1469
14. Madhya Pradesh: 462
15. Maharashtra: 1840
16. Manipur: 98
17. Meghalaya: 182
18. Mizoram: 91
19. Nagaland: 193
20. Orissa: 179
21. Punjab: 1615
22. Rajasthan: 601
23. Sikkim: 21
24. Tamil Nadu: 767
25. Tripura: 48
26. Uttar Pradesh: 3371
27. Uttaranchal: 133
28. West Bengal: 2223
29. Andaman and Nicobar Islands: 11
30. Chandigarh: 20
31. Dadra and Nagar Haveli: 2
32. Daman and Diu: 2
33. Delhi: 247
34. Lakshadweep: 6
35. Pondicherry: 13

Value of Scholarship: For hostelers, a total of Rs.30,000/- per year and Rs.25,000/- per year for Day Scholars.

Eligibility Criteria: Candidates should have got admission in a technical / professional courses in a recognised college / institute. These scholarship holders are not allowed to receive any other scholarship / stipend. Annual family income of the parent or guardian of the student should be below Rs.2.50 lakh per annum.

Application Procedure: Students have to apply in the prescribed form (separate application forms are prescribed for fresh and renewal of scholarship by the concerned States/ UTs. Candidates have to apply online through MoMA website momascholarship.gov.in . Applications should be filled with the complete details of where the students are pursuing technical / professional courses. The student must submit their applications to the Secretary of the department of the concerned State Govt/ UT administration, dealing with minority welfare, through the respective institutions.

1. Last date for submission of application forms: 10th September 2011
2. Renewal of Scholarship: 31st December 2011
3. Link to apply online for Fresh and Renewal applications: http://momascholarship.gov.in/demomnw/tempClear.html

UGC Post Graduate Merit Scholarships 2010-12 for University Rank Holders

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University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued notification for the grant of Post-Graduate Merit Scholarships for the academic year 2010-12. These scholarships are for the candidates who secured University ranks at the Under Graduation / Degree level in disciplines such as Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Earth Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Social Sciences, Commerce and Languages. University rank holders in non- professional courses only eligible for these scholarships / fellowships. The selection of candidates will be purely based on merit only. The selected candidates can pursue their Post-Graduate programme in any area / specialization mentioned in the above disciplines. They can pursue courses in any recognised institution. The notification was issued in Employment News dated 12-18 March 2011. Following are other details:

Eligibility for UGC PG Merit Scholarships 2011 for the academic year 2011-12: Applicants must be First and Second Rank holders at the university level in under-graduate level in the specified disciplines. Candidates have to submit the proof of their merit. The scheme is applicable for students who have taken admission in regular and full-time Master’s Degree course only. They must have joined in any recognized university, deemed / private university, autonomous college or a post graduate college. Age must be below 30 years at the time of admission into PG course. Distance education candidates are not eligible.

Duration of the PG Merit Scholarship is 2 years. Total number of scholarships under the scheme are 3000. Selected awardees will be paid a Scholarship of Rs. 2000/- per month for 10 months in a year. Thus the entire scholarship will be for a total 20 months.

Application Procedure: Interested candidates can download application forms from www.ugc.ac.in. Filled in forms may be submitted to ‘Deputy Secretary (SR-III), University Grants Commission, Bahadurshah Zafar Marg, New Delhi-110002’ within 30 days from the date of publication of this advertisement in the Employment News / Rojgar Samachar. Probable last date is 12th April 2011. You can view UGC website link http://www.ugc.ac.in/notices/rankholderadvertisement.pdf for further details.

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