nhfdc.nic.in National Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities 2015-16

Organisation : National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation
Facility : National Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities 2015-16

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National Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities 2015-16 :
Applications (in Hindi or English) in the prescribed Proforma are invited from students with disabilities for financial assistance for pursuing higher and technical education. Eligibility conditions etc. for the Scholarship as follows :

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Eligibility :
(1) Financial assistance will be available to Indian students with at least 40% disabilities certified as per definition under Persons with Disabilities Act 1995.
(2) Financial assistance will be given for pursuing Post-Matric/Post-Secondary academic courses including Ph.D. & M. Phil. and Diploma level technical/ professional courses from recognized institutions. However, for students with disabilities of Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation, Multiple Disabilities and Profound or Severe Hearing Impaired, the minimum educational qualification will be class VIII pass and scholarship will be awarded to them for pursuing general, diploma level technical/ professional and vocational courses.
(3) Scholarship will be awarded to one student for pursuing only one course.
(4) Continuation/ Renewal of the award for next year will depend on successfully completing the course in the preceding year with minimum 45 (forty five) percent marks for professional courses and 40% for other courses.
(5) The assistance under this Scheme is not intended for Post-Matric/ Post Secondary higher academic and Diploma level Technical/ Professional courses having duration of less than one year.
(6) A scholarship holder under this scheme will not concurrently hold any other scholarship/ stipend. If already any other scholarship/ stipend awarded, the student is required to exercise his/ her option for choosing the scholarship that he/she proposes to avail and inform awarding authority about the same.
(7) Monthly family income of the beneficiary should not be more than Rs. 15,000/- from all sources. Family income includes income of the parent/ guardian.

Awards : –
Up to five hundred awards are to be given annually through institutions in which students are pursuing studies/courses. Scholarship will be given to different categories of disabled students

Male Students Students
(1) Students with orthopedic disability 58 Awards 58 Awards
(2) Students with blindness or low vision 58 Awards 58 Awards
(3) Students with hearing disability 58 Awards 58 Awards
(4) Students with Cerebral palsy, Mental Retardation, 76 Awards 76 Awards

Note :
Applications for the award of scholarship will be countersigned and recommended by the head of the institution in which the applicant is enrolled for study. Details are available on the Ministry’s website

Dead Line :
Applications received after the last date i.e. 31.08.2015 and incomplete applications (without requisite
documents) will not be considered.