School and college students pursuing graduation can benefit much from ace scholarships programs. These can build confidence, increase exposure, and give a better idea about what to expect in the job industry after passing certain courses.
Check out these four scholarship programmes where you need to apply by April 2021:
1. IIFL Scholarship 2020-21
IIFL Foundation, a CSR arm of IIFL Group invites scholarship applications from girl students of Class 9 to Graduation level to provide them with financial support for their studies. The scholarship aims to help meritorious girl students coming from financially weaker sections of society.
Eligibility:
The scholarship is open for girl students only. They must be studying in Class 9 to graduation level. The applicants are required to have scored more than 50% marks in their previous examination.
The annual family income must be less than INR 3,00,000 (3 lakh) from all sources. Candidates who are currently Samasta Microfinance customers or prospects only are eligible.
Prizes and rewards: Up to INR 5,000
Last date to apply: 30-04-2021
Application mode: Online applications only
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2. CSIR Innovation Award for School Children (CIASC) 2021
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is inviting applications from young innovative students of India below 18 years of age for CSIR Innovation Award for School Children (CIASC) 2021.
In this competition, the students are required to submit their original creative designs and technological project proposals aimed at creating novel and utilitarian solutions of new processes/devices/utilities.
Eligibility:
Students or groups of students who are below 18 years of age are eligible. They must be Indian citizens enrolled at a recognized Indian school. They must submit only one entry in their name including any team submissions (if any).
Prizes and rewards: Cash awards up to INR 1,00,000
Last date to apply: 30-04-2021
Application mode: By post to Head, CSIR-Innovation Protection Unit NISCAIR Building, 3rd Floor, 14-Satsang Vihar Marg New Delhi-110067, India
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3. IIT Patna Vishleshan Chanakya Post Doctoral Fellowship 2021
Description:
Indian Institute of Technology, Patna invites applications for the IIT Patna Vishleshan Chanakya Post Doctoral Fellowship 2021 from Ph.D. degree holders.
Eligibility:
The fellowship is open for candidates below 35 years of age who hold a Ph.D. degree with excellent ideas and working experience relevant to the National Mission on Speech, Video and Text Analytics (NM-SVTA). They must be NET/GATE qualified.
Prizes and rewards: INR 80,000 per month
Last date to apply: 30-04-2021
Application mode: By email and by post to R&D, IIT Patna, Bihta, Bihar, India
Short Url: www.b4s.in/it/CPA6
4. Mi Scholarship for Class 11 and Class 12 students 2020-21
Xiaomi India invites applications from students studying in Class 11/12 and undergraduate level. The scholarship is meant to support meritorious students who belong to underprivileged sections of the society.
Eligibility:
The scholarship is open for Indian nationals only. The applicants must be studying in Class 11/12 or undergraduate (any stream) level. They must have secured at least 70% marks in their previous qualifying examination.
Prizes and rewards: Up to INR 5,800
Last date to apply: 30-04-2021
Application mode: Online applications only
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