In India, graduate students can find plenty of scholarships. To satisfy the financial needs of students, the government and other organisations periodically create various scholarship programmes and grants. Some of the most popular graduate student scholarships are listed here. Examine them and apply for the ones that meet your qualifications and requirements.
Scholarship from the Sitaram Jindal Foundation
The goal is to provide financial assistance to students from low-income and impoverished backgrounds so that they can continue their studies.
Monthly allowance of up to INR 2000
Eligibility: Students in grades 11 through 12, as well as Diploma and ITI students, are eligible.
Postal applications are accepted.
Application period: 365 days a year
Young India Fellowship
The goal is to encourage and train talented young people to take up leadership roles so that they can become socially committed change agents.
Full-time and part-time need-based scholarships are available.
Graduate and postgraduate students under the age of 28 are eligible.
Online applications are accepted.
November to March is the application period.
Scholarships awarded by ONGC to meritorious SC/ST students
The goal is to provide financial help to deserving SC/ST students.
The scholarship is worth INR 48,000 each year.
Students in their first year of graduate school and postgraduate students are eligible.
Postal applications are accepted.
January is the deadline for applications.
Lok Sabha Internship Program
The goal is to familiarise the candidates with the constitutional and legal provisions and to urge them to learn about how the Parliament works.
Stipend of INR 20,000 per month plus other expenditures
UG/PG students between the ages of 21 and 30 are eligible.
Online applications are accepted.
April/May is the application period.
Inspire Fellowship
The goal is to attract and retain talent in scientific research and study.
A research grant of up to INR 28,000, as well as additional benefits
Graduation or post-graduation eligibility
Online applications are accepted.
September/October is the application period.
Gaurav Foundation Scholarship
goal is to help students who want to further their education financially.
Award: Up to INR 3 lakh in tuition fee assistance for Indian students and up to INR 10 lakh for international students.
Eligibility: Must have completed Class 12 or above; must have received at least 60% in all previous tests; must be between the ages of 17 and 35 years old.
Postal application
September/October is the application window.
Sahu Jain Trust Loan Scholarship
Purpose: To provide financial assistance to students pursuing UG/PG degrees in technical fields such as engineering, information technology, medicine, and business administration.
Annual award of up to INR 25,000
Eligibility: A bachelor's or master's degree in a technical discipline is required.
Postal applications are accepted.
August is the deadline for applications.
Merit Cum Means Scholarship for Professional and Technical Courses CS (Minorities)
Purpose: To provide financial help to underprivileged and deserving students from minority groups so that they can pursue professional and technical education.
Fee for the course, plus a stipend for living expenses
Eligibility: Applicant must be pursuing degree/post graduation in a professional or technical course; have taken admission in college through a competitive entrance exam or have secured at least 50% marks in class 12/graduate; a minimum 50% mark in the previous final exam; must belong to a minority community, i.e., Muslim, Christian, Parsi, Buddhist, Sikh, & Jain; yearly family income not exceeding INR 2.5 lakh.
Online applications are accepted.
September/October is the application period.
Read 'MOMA scholarships: Minority scholarships' for more details.
Post-Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child
The goal is to promote girls' education while also compensating for the direct costs of girls' education.
Award: INR 36,200 each year for a period of two years
Eligibility: A girl student must be at least 30 years old and the only child of her family. She must have been accepted into a regular, full-time 1st year Master's Degree programme at any recognised institution or postgraduate institute.
Online applications are accepted.
October/November is the application period.
HDFC Educational Crisis Scholarship
The goal is to provide financial assistance to students who are members of the society's socially and economically disadvantaged groups.
School students may receive up to INR 10,000 per year, while college students may receive up to INR 25,000 per year.
Eligibility: Students in grades 6 to 12 who are pursuing a diploma, graduate degree, or postgraduate degree; applicants must have experienced a traumatic incident or crisis in the previous two years.
Online applications are accepted.
July/August is the application period.
Post Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities
The goal of this programme is to provide financial aid to students from minority communities (Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Buddhist, Zoroastrian/Parsi, and Jain) so that they can pursue higher education.
The award is worth up to INR 10,000 every year.
Eligibility: Applicant must be a member of a minority community (Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Buddhist, Parsi, or Jain); studying in class 11, 12, graduation, postgraduate, MPhil, or PhD; and annual family income from all sources must not exceed INR 2 lakh.
Online applications are accepted.
September/October is the application period.
Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY)
The goal of this award is to encourage deserving students to pursue a career in research.
Award: Up to INR 7000 per month in addition to a contingency payment of up to INR 28000 every year
Eligibility: Science stream students in grades 11 and 12 with a minimum score of 75 percent on the Class 10 board test; first-year students in B.Sc./B.S./B.Math./B.Stat./Int. M.Sc./M.S. with a minimum score of 60 percent on the Class 12 board exam.
Online applications are accepted.
July/August is the application period.
Inlaks Fine Arts Award
The goal is to provide financial assistance to budding young artists in order to help them develop their creative abilities throughout their formative years.
For a duration of one year, the award is worth INR 3 lakh.
Eligibility: Recent visual arts graduate/postgraduate or final year students; must be under 30 years old; if candidate does not have a formal degree in visual arts, he/she must have participated in organised art exhibitions.
Email your application
May to October is the application period.
Post Graduate Merit Scholarship for University Rank Holders
Purpose: To promote education and nurture deserving undergraduate students in order to encourage them to continue postgraduate studies.
For a period of two years, you will be paid INR 3,100 every month.
Eligibility: UG first and second-place finishers admitted to any regular, full-time PG programme; UG grades must be at least 60%; UG grades must be at least 60%; UG grades must be at least 60%; UG grades must be at least 60%; UG grades must be at least 60%; UG grades must be at least 60%; UG grades must be at least 60% At the time of admission to a PG programme, you must not be older than 30 years old.
Online applications are accepted.
October/November is the application period.
Loan for Professional/Educational/Training Courses to Disabled Persons
The purpose of this loan is to allow differently abled students to pursue higher education in India or abroad.
Award: Up to INR 10 lakh for Indian studies; up to INR 20 lakh for international studies
Graduation/Post-graduation/Professional/Other courses; Eligibility: Graduation/Post-graduation/Professional/Oth An Indian national who is 40% or more disabled
Online applications are accepted.
December/January is the application period.
Women Scientist Scheme-B (WOS-B)
The goal of this initiative is to encourage female scientists and technicians to pursue research in the basic and applied sciences.
Monthly stipend of up to INR 55,000
Eligibility: Women Scientists/UG/PG/PhD, between the ages of 27 and 57, with a professional interruption.
Online applications are accepted.
K.C. Mahindra Scholarships for Post-Graduate Studies Abroad
The goal is to provide financial assistance to students who want to continue post-graduate education in another country.
Scholarships of INR 8 lakh in interest-free loans
Graduates who wish to continue post-graduate courses in another country are eligible.
Online applications are accepted.
March/April is the application period.
Gandhi Fellowship
The goal is to instil and foster leadership traits in young change agents who will affect large-scale societal and public-sector changes.
Award: A monthly payout of INR 14,000, a phone allowance, rent-free housing, and medical insurance
Graduates and postgraduates under the age of 26 are eligible.
Online applications are accepted.
March/April is the application period.
Teach for India Fellowship
The goal is to develop candidates' knowledge and skills so that they can teach children from low-income families in some of India's most under-resourced institutions.
A monthly stipend of INR 19,000 is awarded, as well as a housing allowance of up to INR 10,000.
Graduates are eligible.
Online applications are accepted.
December to March is the application period.
Glow and Lovely Foundation Scholarship
The goal is to encourage young women to seek higher education by offering financial support.
Per student, awards range from INR 25,000 to INR 50,000.
Eligibility: Female candidates with a class 12 diploma, a bachelor's degree, a master's degree, or a coaching certificate.
Online applications are accepted.
September to November is the application period.