India being a developing economy has a large number of aspiring students who wish to pursue higher studies but are intimidated by the money involved in doing the same. Therefore, Scholarships for higher education becomes vital for Indian students. Encouraging good students to capitalize their talent and intelligence and not allow finances to get in the day, several private, foreign and government organizations are providing this help to students.
Scholarships are available in higher studies at different levels like Scholarship Exams for Class 8th, Class 10th & Class 12th, post graduate levels, doctorate levels and for various other career options as well. Scholarships have certain criteria of eligibility and some have certain types of exams which need to be completed to avail the scholarship for students.
Given below are a few steps which students can follow to ensure that they do not miss out on scholarship options in Indian universities. The first step in applying for scholarships starts much earlier than the actual application process. This requires students to be all-rounders and participate in extra-curricular activities so when the actual time to apply starts, students are sure that their candidature is strong.
Visiting the website of the preferred university is important as most often the website will provide information on available financial schemes and scholarship options.
In India, scholarships are not uniform in their criteria, i.e. amount of scholarships, classification etc. For example, some may cover tuition fees, partially or fully while others might cover stay expenses. Familiarizing oneself with the most suitable scholarship and then gearing up to be a viable candidate is the next step.
There are scholarships for myriad recognition and this need to be kept in mind too. Given below is list of scholarships. This list is a partial one and should not be considered exhaustive in the options it provides:
Indian Oil Corporation Limited Scholarships
Civil Aviation Scholarships of the Govt. of India
Sports Authority of India Scholarships
UGC Part Time Research Associateship for Women
Jamia Millia Islamia JBT Scholarship
Aligarh Muslim University Scholarship
Nehru Centenary British Fellowships/ Awards from External Scholarship division, MHRD
Animation Scholarships
Some 2013 specific scholarships are:
MP Scholarship 2013
NDDC Scholarship 2013 UPTU
Scholarship 2013-14 Scholarship
after 12th Class CBSE MOMA Scholarship
2013 Samaj Kalyan Vibhag Rajasthan Scholarship
SGPC Cambridge Scholarship
Karnataka Scholarship 2013
NTPC Scholarship Scheme
Scholarship for Minority Students
NEST Scholarship 2013
Scholarship For Higher Education
UP Scholarship 2013
Scholarship Exams for Class 8th 10th & 12th
MBA Scholarships 2013
CBSE Scholarship for ‘Single Girl Child’
IOCL Scholarship 2013
AP EPass Scholarship Renewal
CCRT Scholarship 2013
MANF Scholarship 2013
Times Scholarship Test
Indira Gandhi Scholarship For Single Girl
JRF Scholarship 2013
Masters Scholarships 2013
Bihar Scholarship 2013
Aakash Institute Scholarship
Inspire Scholarship
L&T; Build India Scholarship 2013
Kerala Scholarship 2013
Scholarship for Disabled Students
MCA Scholarship 2013
Phd Scholarship 2013