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Available Scholarships (133)
Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute Fellowship
AMPRI Bhopal
444000
PhD in Materials Science
AMPRI PhD students
Air Force Academy Scholarship
Air Force Academy Dundigal
Full stipend
Air Force training
Air Force cadets
All India Institute of Ayurveda Scholarship
AIIA Delhi
Variable
Ayurveda programs
AIIA students
Atal Innovation Mission Grants
NITI Aayog
Variable
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Innovators and entrepreneurs
Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana
Ministry of Social Justice
Variable
School/College
Scheduled Castes
BARC Training School Scholarship
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Variable
Training program
BARC trainees
Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship for Minorities
Ministry of Minority Affairs
10000
Class 9 to 12
Minority girls (Muslim; Christian; Sikh; Buddhist; Jain; Parsi)
BIRAC BIG (Biotechnology Ignition Grant)
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council
Up to 50000000
Biotech innovation
Biotech innovators
BIRAC SBIRI (Small Business Innovation Research Initiative)
BIRAC
Up to 100000000
Biotech product development
Biotech startups
Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences Fellowship
BSIP Lucknow
444000
PhD in Palaeosciences
BSIP PhD students
CBSE Merit Scholarship for Single Girl Child Studying X (Class)
Central Board of Secondary Education
Variable
Class 10
Single girl child
CBSE Single Girl Child Merit Scholarship
Central Board of Secondary Education
6000
Class 11-12
Single girl child CBSE toppers
Central Building Research Institute Fellowship
CBRI Roorkee
444000
PhD in Civil/Building Engineering
CBRI PhD students
Central Food Technological Research Institute Fellowship
CFTRI Mysore
444000
PhD in Food Technology
CFTRI PhD students
Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute Fellowship
CGCRI Kolkata
444000
PhD in Ceramics/Materials
CGCRI PhD students
Central Institute of Classical Tamil Scholarship
CICT Chennai
Variable
Tamil studies
Tamil scholars
Central Institute of Indian Languages Scholarship
CIIL Mysore
Variable
Linguistics/Language Teaching
Language students
Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology Scholarship
CIPET
Variable
Plastics Technology
CIPET students
Central Leather Research Institute Fellowship
CLRI Chennai
444000
PhD in Leather Technology
CLRI PhD students
Central Mining Research Institute Fellowship
CMRI Dhanbad
444000
PhD in Mining Engineering
CMRI PhD students
Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students
Ministry of Education - Department of Higher Education
12000 (UG Years 1-3), 20000 (PG Years 4-5)
Undergraduate and Postgraduate
All categories - Merit based
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Fellowship
CCMB Hyderabad
444000
PhD in Molecular Biology
CCMB PhD students
College of Defence Management Scholarship
CDM Secunderabad
Full support
Defence management
Military officers
Craftsmen Training Scheme
Directorate General of Training
Variable
ITI training
Youth for technical training
DAE Graduate Fellowship
Department of Atomic Energy
444000
PhD at DAE institutions
PhD at TIFR/BARC/SINP/IPR etc
Defence Services Staff College Scholarship
DSSC Wellington
Full stipend
Higher military studies
Military majors/equivalent
Dr Ambedkar Post-Matric Scholarship for EBC
Ministry of Social Justice
Variable
Post-matric
Economically Backward Classes
DRDO Fellowship
Defence Research and Development Organisation
Variable
MTech/PhD at DRDO labs
Research at DRDO labs
DST Woman Scientist Scheme-A (WOS-A)
Department of Science and Technology
660000
Research projects
Women scientists with career break
DST Woman Scientist Scheme-B (WOS-B)
Department of Science and Technology
660000
S&T Intervention
Women with S&T societal projects
DST Woman Scientist Scheme-C (WOS-C)
Department of Science and Technology
Variable
Internship in IPR
Women for IPR training
Eklavya Model Residential School
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Full free education
School (Tribal areas)
ST students in scheduled areas
Film and Television Institute of India Scholarship
FTII
Variable
Film making/Acting
FTII students
Fisheries Scholarship
Ministry of Fisheries Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Variable
UG/PG in Fisheries
Fisheries students
Footwear Design and Development Institute Scholarship
FDDI
Variable
Footwear and Leather
FDDI students
Forestry Scholarship
Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
Variable
UG/PG/PhD in Forestry
Forestry students
Free Coaching for SC and OBC Students
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Variable
Competitive exam preparation
SC and OBC students
Horticulture Scholarship
National Horticulture Board
Variable
UG/PG in Horticulture
Horticulture students
ICCR Scholarships for Foreign Students in India
Indian Council for Cultural Relations
Varies by program
UG to PhD
International students from partner countries
Indian Air Force Scholarship
Indian Air Force Welfare
Variable
School to Professional
IAF wards
Indian Army Welfare Education Scholarship
Indian Army Welfare Education Society
Variable
School to Professional
Army wards
Indian Council of World Affairs Fellowship
ICWA New Delhi
Variable
Research fellowships
Researchers
Indian Institute of Advanced Study Fellowship
IIAS Shimla
Variable
Post-Doctoral/Senior Research
Scholars
Indian Institute of Chemical Biology Fellowship
IICB Kolkata
444000
PhD in Chemical Biology
IICB PhD students
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Scholarship
IIFT
Variable
MBA International Business
IIFT students
Indian Institute of Geomagnetism Fellowship
IIG Mumbai
444000
PhD in Geomagnetism
IIG PhD students
Indian Institute of Mass Communication Scholarship
IIMC
Variable
Journalism/Mass Communication
IIMC students
Indian Institute of Packaging Scholarship
IIP Mumbai
Variable
Packaging technology
IIP students
Indian Institute of Petroleum Fellowship
IIP Dehradun
444000
PhD in Petroleum Engineering
IIP PhD students
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology Fellowship
IITM Pune
444000
PhD in Atmospheric Sciences
IITM PhD students
Indian Navy Scholarship for Wards
Indian Navy
Variable
School to Professional
Wards of Navy personnel
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Scholarship
IGNTU Amarkantak
Variable
All IGNTU programs
IGNTU students especially tribals
Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development Fellowship
IBSD Imphal
444000
PhD in Bioresources
IBSD PhD students
Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology Fellowship
IGIB Delhi
444000
PhD in Genomics
IGIB PhD students
Institute of Life Sciences Fellowship
ILS Bhubaneswar
444000
PhD in Life Sciences
ILS PhD students
Institute of Microbial Technology Fellowship
IMTech Chandigarh
444000
PhD in Microbiology
IMTech PhD students
Ishan Vikas Internship for NE Students
Ministry of Education through IITs
Free internship
Engineering/Science UG students
NE region STEM students
ISRO Inertial Systems Unit Fellowship
IISU ISRO Thiruvananthapuram
Variable
MTech/PhD
IISU students
ISRO Research Fellowship
Indian Space Research Organisation
Variable
PhD at ISRO centres
Research at ISRO
Kendriya Vidyalaya Scholarship
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
Variable
School (KV students)
KV students
Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) - Merged into INSPIRE
Department of Science and Technology
Merged into INSPIRE
Class 11/12/UG Year 1
Science students
Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems Fellowship
LEOS ISRO Bangalore
Variable
MTech/PhD in Electro-optics
LEOS students
Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration Scholarship
LBSNAA Mussoorie
Full stipend
Civil Services Training
Civil service probationers
Maulana Azad Education Foundation Scholarships
Ministry of Minority Affairs
Variable
Class 1 to PhD
Minorities
Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF)
Ministry of Minority Affairs through UGC
444000
PhD/MPhil
Minorities
Merchant Navy Scholarship
Directorate General of Shipping
Variable
Marine Engineering/Nautical Science
Maritime students
Merit-cum-Means Scholarship for Minorities
Ministry of Minority Affairs
20000
Professional and Technical UG/PG
Minorities (Muslim; Christian; Sikh; Buddhist; Jain; Parsi)
Military School Scholarship
Rashtriya Military Schools
Variable
School (Military School)
Selected students
National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute Fellowship
NABI Mohali
444000
PhD in Agri-Food Biotech
NABI PhD students
National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme
Ministry of Skill Development
Variable
ITI/Diploma/Graduate
Apprentices
National Brain Research Centre Fellowship
NBRC Manesar
444000
PhD in Neuroscience
NBRC PhD students
National Cadet Corps Scholarship
National Cadet Corps
Variable
School/College NCC
NCC cadets
National Career Service Project Scholarship
Ministry of Labour and Employment
Free services
Job seekers
Job seekers
National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research Scholarship
NCAOR Goa (renamed NCPOR)
444000
PhD in Polar Sciences
NCPOR students
National Centre for Cell Science Fellowship
NCCS Pune
444000
PhD in Cell Biology
NCCS PhD students
National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research Fellowship
NCPOR Goa
444000
PhD in Polar/Ocean Sciences
NCPOR PhD students
National Defence College Scholarship
National Defence College
Full support
Higher defence studies
Senior military officers
National Environmental Engineering Research Institute Fellowship
NEERI Nagpur
444000
PhD in Environmental Engineering
NEERI PhD students
National Fellowship for Persons with Disabilities
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment through UGC
444000
MPhil/PhD
Persons with Disabilities (40%+)
National Innovation Foundation Grassroots Innovation Award
National Innovation Foundation
Variable
Grassroots innovation
Grassroots innovators
National Institute of Homoeopathy Scholarship
NIH Kolkata
Variable
Homoeopathy
NIH students
National Institute of Immunology Fellowship
NII Delhi
444000
PhD in Immunology
NII PhD students
National Institute of Oceanography Fellowship
NIO Goa
444000
PhD in Oceanography
NIO PhD students
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Scholarship
NIPER
153600
Pharmacy PG/PhD
NIPER students
National Institute of Siddha Scholarship
NIS Chennai
Variable
Siddha medicine
NIS students
National Institute of Unani Medicine Scholarship
NIUM Bangalore
Variable
Unani medicine
NIUM students
National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS)
Ministry of Education - Department of School Education
12000
Class 9 to 12 (Secondary and Higher Secondary)
All categories - Need cum Merit
National Overseas Scholarship for SC Students
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Full funding
Masters/PhD abroad
SC students
National Overseas Scholarship for ST Students
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Full funding
Masters/PhD abroad
ST students
National Service Scheme Scholarship
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Variable
School/College NSS
NSS volunteers
National Talent Search Examination (NTSE)
NCERT
15000
Class 11-PhD
NTSE scholars
Naval War College Scholarship
Naval War College Goa
Full support
Naval warfare
Naval officers
Navodaya Vidyalaya Scholarship
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
Full free education
School (JNV students)
Rural talented students
Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan Awards
NYKS
Variable
Youth programs
Youth volunteers
North East Institute of Science and Technology Fellowship
NEIST Jorhat
444000
PhD in Sciences
NEIST PhD students
NSTEDB CHUNAUTI (Next Generation Startup Challenge)
National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board
Up to 25000000
Deep-tech startups
Deep-tech entrepreneurs
Padho Pardesh - Interest Subsidy on Educational Loans for Overseas Studies
Ministry of Minority Affairs
Full interest subsidy
Masters/MPhil/PhD abroad
Minority students
PM Young Achievers Scholarship Award Scheme for Vibrant India (PM-YASASVI)
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
75000 (Class 9); 125000 (Class 11)
Class 9 and 11 (Top Schools)
OBC/EBC/DNT students
PMRF (Prime Minister's Research Fellowship)
Ministry of Education
840000
PhD at IITs/IISc/IISERs/NITs
Direct PhD from BTech/MSc
Post-Matric Scholarship for Minorities
Ministry of Minority Affairs
10000
Class 11 to PhD
Minorities (Muslim; Christian; Sikh; Buddhist; Jain; Parsi)
Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC Students
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Varies: 750-1000/month
Class 11 to PhD
Other Backward Classes (OBC)
Post-Matric Scholarship for SC Students
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Varies by course: 7500-12500 (maintenance)
Class 11 to PhD
Scheduled Castes (SC)
Post-Matric Scholarship for ST Students
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Varies: 230-1200/month (maintenance)
Class 11 to PhD
Scheduled Tribes (ST)
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)
Ministry of Skill Development
Free training
Skill training
Youth for skill training
Pre-Matric Scholarship for Minorities
Ministry of Minority Affairs
5700
Class 1 to 10
Minorities (Muslim; Christian; Sikh; Buddhist; Jain; Parsi)
Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBC Students
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
1000
Class 1 to 10
Other Backward Classes (OBC)
Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC Students
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
4500
Class 9 and 10
Scheduled Castes (SC)
Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST Students
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
6000
Class 9 and 10
Scheduled Tribes (ST)
Prime Minister's Fellowship Scheme for Doctoral Research
Department of Science and Technology with industry
960000
PhD with industry
PhD scholars with industry
Prime Minister's Scholarship Scheme for Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles
Ministry of Home Affairs - WARB
36000
Professional Degree courses
Wards of CAPF/AR personnel (serving/retired/deceased)
Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology Fellowship
RGCB Thiruvananthapuram
444000
PhD in Biotechnology
RGCB PhD students
Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development Fellowship
RGNIYD
Variable
MA/MPhil/PhD in Youth Development
Youth development students
Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship
Department of Biotechnology
1200000
Post-Doctoral
Life scientists returning to India
Ramanujan Fellowship
Department of Science and Technology
1320000
Post-Doctoral
Indian scientists returning from abroad
Regional Centre for Biotechnology Fellowship
RCB Faridabad
444000
PhD in Biotechnology
RCB PhD students
Sainik School Scholarship
Sainik Schools Society
Variable
School (Sainik School)
Selected students
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy Scholarship
SVPNPA Hyderabad
Full stipend
Police training
IPS probationers
Satish Dhawan Space Centre Fellowship
SDSC SHAR Sriharikota
Variable
MTech/PhD in Space Technology
SDSC students
Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute Scholarship
SRFTI
Variable
Film/TV production
SRFTI students
Scheme for Development of Denotified Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Variable
Class 1 to PhD
DNT/NT/SNT students
Scheme for Higher Education Youth in Apprenticeship and Skills (SHREYAS)
Ministry of Education
Variable
Graduate students
Fresh graduates
Scholarship for EBC Students (Post-Matric)
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Variable
Class 11 to PhD
Economically Backward Classes (General)
Scholarship for Students with Disabilities (Post-Matric)
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
12500
Class 11 to PhD
Persons with Disabilities (40%+)
Scholarship for Students with Disabilities (Pre-Matric)
Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
3500
Class 9 and 10
Persons with Disabilities (40%+)
Semi-Conductor Laboratory Fellowship
SCL Chandigarh
Variable
MTech/PhD in VLSI
SCL students
Space Applications Centre Fellowship
SAC ISRO Ahmedabad
Variable
MTech/PhD in Space Applications
SAC students
Startup India Seed Fund
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
Up to 5000000
Startups
Recognized startups
Top Class Education Scheme for SC Students
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Variable - Full support
UG and PG at notified institutions
Scheduled Castes (SC)
Top Class Education Scheme for ST Students
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Variable - Full support
UG and PG at notified institutions
Scheduled Tribes (ST)
Translational Health Science and Technology Institute Fellowship
THSTI Faridabad
444000
PhD in Health Sciences
THSTI PhD students
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Fellowship
VSSC ISRO Thiruvananthapuram
Variable
MTech/PhD in Aerospace
VSSC students
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology Fellowship
WIHG Dehradun
444000
PhD in Geology
WIHG PhD students
Wildlife Conservation Scholarship
Wildlife Institute of India
Variable
PG in Wildlife Conservation
Wildlife conservation students