Government and other organizations introduce various scholarship schemes and grants from time to time to meet the financial needs of students. We have listed below some of the popular scholarships for graduate students.
Here is a list of some scholarships for graduates:
1) Post Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities
Purpose: To provide financial assistance to students of minority communities (Muslim, Sikh, Christian, Buddhist, Zoroastrian/Parsi, and Jain so as to enable them to pursue higher education.
2) HDFC Educational Crisis Scholarship
Purpose: To financially support students who belong to the socially and economically disadvantaged group of the society.
3) Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY)
****Purpose: To encourage meritorious students to pursue careers in research
4) Post-Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child
Purpose: To promote girls’ education and compensate direct costs of girl education
5) Inlaks Fine Arts Award
Purpose: To offer financial support to emerging young artists so as to develop their creative talent in their formative years
6) Merit Cum Means Scholarship for Professional and Technical Courses CS (Minorities)
Purpose: To provide financial assistance to the poor and meritorious students belonging to minority communities so as to enable them to pursue professional and technical courses
7) Post Graduate Merit Scholarship for University Rank Holders
Purpose: To promote education and nurture meritorious students at the undergraduate level so as to encourage them to pursue education at the postgraduate level.
8) Loan for Professional/Educational/Training Courses to Disabled Persons
Purpose: To provide loans to differently-abled students so as to enable them to pursue higher education in India or abroad
9) Gaurav Foundation Scholarship
Purpose: To provide financial assistance to those students who wish to pursue higher education
10) Women Scientist Scheme-B (WOS-B)
Purpose: To encourage women scientists and technologists to pursue research in Basic/Applied Sciences
