Swami Dayanand Charitable Education Foundation Scholarships 2016

MERIT-CUM-MEANS SCHOLARSHIPS TO MERITORIOUS STUDENTS

PURSUING ENGINEERING / MEDICAL / ARCHITECTURAL COURSES IN INDIA 

Swami Dayanand Charitable Educational Foundation announces its 2nd Merit-cum-Means Scholarship of students studying in professional engineering and medical courses at premier institutes of India. The foundation awards scholarships to the students who have overcome th adversity of their family's circumstances to be among the top rankers in national level common entrance tests, based on which they have secured admissions to quality engineering/medical colleges. The SDCEF aims at helping exceptionally talented but poor students in India who could not complete their higher studies due to economically weak conditions.

SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED:

200 scholarships are offered for Engineering/Medical/Architecture students. The details of Scholarships is given below: 

S.No.	Scholarship	No. of Scholarship	Scholarship Amount (Per Annum)
1	Smt. Shyam Lata Garg Scholarships	40	Rs. 25,000
2	Sh. Anand Swarup Garg Memorial Scholarships	40	Rs. 22,500
3	Sh. Ram Lal Gupta Memorial Scholarships	40	Rs. 20, 000
4	Smt. Shanti Devi Memorial Scholarships	40	Rs. 17,500
5	Sh. Ram Ji Lal Memorial Scholarships	40	Rs. 15,000

RESERVATION:

30% of total scholarships offered are reserved for women candidates. 

ELIGIBILITY:

1. Students pursuing full time/regular courses in the institute/College recognized by the AICTE/State Education Board/MCI.

a) Engineering: Candidate should be a graduate engineering in IITs or NITs.

b) Medical: Candidate studying Undergraduate medical courses in the Govt. College for which they have taken admission by passing Competitive Examination conducted by Central/State Boards. A proof of rank will be submitted for applying scholarships.

c) Architecture: Candidate should be studying in the Govt. College for which they have taken admission by passing Competitive Examination conducted by Central/State Boards. A proof of rank will be submitted for applying scholarships. 

2. Candidate must have secured 70% marks in 12th class.

3. The scholarship is opened to all years of UG courses.

4. Grade Point Average should be atleast 6.5 in 10 points scale system.

5. Gross annual income of family of the candidate from all sources should not be more than Rs. 4.00 lacs per annum. Students having lowest family income shall be given preference in the ascending order. Income certificate should be got issued from appropriate civil authorities of the State/UTs/Central Governments whose details have been specified under the head ‘Submission of Documents by Applicants’. Any Affidavit submitted as Income Proof shall not be accepted.

6. The age limit of the applicant is maximum 25 years as on 1st of October, 2016 for the Academic Session.

7. The candidates should not be availing or intend to avail any other financial assistance/scholarship from any other source. 

For online application and further details visit http://www.swamidayanand.org/

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Khorana Program for Scholars - for Students pursuing Biotechnology and allied areas

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India,  Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) and WINStep Forward are partnering to support the prestigious Khorana Program for Scholars named in honor of Dr. Har Gobind Khorana, who won the Nobel Prize in 1968 for his work at the interface of Chemistry and Biology while a member of the UW faculty. The Khorana Program will provide opportunities to Indian students to undertake research at University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) and partner universities in Summer 2017 for a period of 10 weeks. A list of UW partner universities is available http://www.winstepforward.org

The Khorana Program is envisaged to

Provide encouragement to young scholars to undertake R&D
Enable students to carry out research at a premier University in the United States
Transform research into societal benefits Build a seamless scientific community between India and the United States
Eligibility: B.Tech, M.Tech and B.Sc./M.Sc. students currently enrolled in recognized institutions of higher education in India in Biotechnology and allied areas are eligible to apply.

Students pursuing Ph.D/Final year students are not eligible to apply.

Scholarship includes: Stipend, Airfare, Health Insurance

Program dates: May – July 2017

Applications should be submitted using Online Application Portal for Visitation Programs. Hard copies and electronic copies of the application forms will not be accepted.

Application deadline: 30 November 2016

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S. N. BOSE SCHOLARS PROGRAM

To nurture future innovators and thought leaders, the Science & Engineering Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, the Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) and WINStep Forward have partnered to develop a dynamic and transformative student exchange program between premier institutions in India and the United States. The program is named in honor of Satyendra Nath Bose (1894 - 1974),a visionary Indian physicist best known for his work on quantum mechanics in the early 1920s. The class of particles that obey Bose-Einstein statistics, Bosons, was named after him.

The program is envisaged to:

provide an opportunity to Indian students to experience world-class research facilities in leading U.S. institutions;
encourage and motivate students to take up research as a career;
pave the way for the next generation of pioneers and innovators in science and technology to interact with each other, and;
build long-term R&D linkages and collaborations cutting across boundaries around the globe.
Scholarship includes:

Stipend
Health Insurance
Air-fare

Eligibility Details:

Candidates currently enrolled in a Bachelors or Masters’ degree in Atmospheric and earth Sciences; Chemical Sciences; Engineering; Mathematical and Computational Sciences; and, Physical Sciences are eligible to apply.PhD students are NOT eligible to apply.
Applications in subject - fields other than those specified in the advertisement will not be considered.
Only those candidates who shall be completing their degree program on or after May 2018 are eligible to apply.
This year applications are accepted through nominations/endorsements only.
The departments from each institute have been asked to nominate 2 of their beststudents from each discipline for the program.
Two applications per stream, per department, per institute. For this purpose, for example, the usual two years Masters in physics and Integrated Masters in Physics may be counted as 2 different streams and 2 different applications.
In case the top 2 nominated students do not wish to apply, your department may choose to endorse other two meritorious students.
Program Dates: May – July 2017

Submission Deadline: 31 October 2016

For further details and online submission of application click here

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Snehapoorvam Scholarship scheme by Social Welfare Department for orphaned children

Kerala Government has launched a noble initiative “SNEHAPOORVAM” as per the G.O (MS) No.36/2012/SWD dated 06/06/12 to provide financial support to orphans who are living in the family, with their relatives, friends, or the support of the community under the Social welfare Department implemented through Social Security Mission. The mission has initiated the project that aims at bringing these children to the main stream of the society.

OBJECTIVES OF THE SCHEME

To identify the orphaned children in the community
To assess and priorities children in the greatest need
To provide social protection to highly vulnerable groups of orphans by strengthening traditional family and community systems for protecting and absorbing orphans
To improve the basic education, social integration and nutrition of the most vulnerable groups of orphans towards the levels of other children in the community
To encourage the families to live their children within the family set up rather than sending them to orphanages
To extend a helping hand to these orphans families by way of providing financial assistance to the education of children.

AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE

Children below 5 years and class I to V @ Rs.300/pm
For class VI to class X @ Rs 500/pm
For class XI and class XII @ Rs 750/pm
During this year the Government has issued orders to extend the scheme to the beneficiaries who are studying for Degree/professional courses. The rate of assistance per month is Rs. 1000/-.

The Head of Institutions only can apply on behalf of the students. Applications will not be accepted directly from the students or parents.
Applications to be submitted online.

For further information visit : http://socialsecuritymission.gov.in/index.php/snehapoorvam
Online Application

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