Scholarships

ACC Cements Works launched Vidyasarathi Educational Scholarship Scheme on January 25, for the benefits students of various courses. The Rs 20 lakh worth scholarship will directly benefit 102 students — 40-UG, 20-ITI, 30-Diploma and 12-Engineering and the scheme proposed to effectively bring the corporate and educational institutes in the education eco-system, K Vamshidhar Reddy, Director Plant, said. The technology-based education Scholarship scheme is being implemented as part of the Coimbatore Corporations’ Social Capital initiative, which…

Triumphant Institute of Management Education (TIME), is conducting National Scholarship Test (NST) on January 29th, 2017. This test will be conducted for Classes V, VI, VII, VIII and IX at Hyderabad. Each student writing the scholarship test will get a performance based ranking. A detailed performance analysis will enable each student to analyze how they fare in different skills/abilities. The scholarship test is followed by a seminar on career options.  The test will be a…

An Indian-American student has won a $5,000 scholarship for writing an essay on contribution of dental health on the well-being of children and families in the US. Arth Patel, a student at the UCLA School of Dentistry, discussed his own experience growing up in rural India where quality dental care was not available and how his family benefited from access to community-based dental healthcare programmes after moving to the US. Patel earned a $5,000 scholarship…

Australian University has launched scholarship schemes for Indian Students worth AUD 1.8 million. The Macquarie University Undergraduate Scholarship is being offered to applicants applying for undergraduate degrees and provides for up to AUD 17,000 in tuition fees for the full duration of the course for academic session commencing in 2017. The scholarships given by Australian University is to support and give opportunities to the postgraduate female students and undergraduate students across all Macquarie courses. While applying…

ONGC offers scholarships to meritorious SC/ST students pursuing professional courses in engineering, medical stream and master’s degree courses in business administration, geology or geophysics. Eligibility: First-year students of the above mentioned disciplines who are below 30 years of age, have scored more than 60 per cent in the preceding exam and have a total family income below Rs. 4.5 lakh per year. Application: By post to designated ONGC office. Prizes and rewards: Rs. 48,000 p.a….

This scholarship aims at encouraging talented youth to undertake higher education in science-intensive programmes, by providing scholarships and mentorship. Eligibility: Students from first year of graduation in B.S, B.Sc or integrated five-year M.Sc/M.S programmes. Application: Online only. Prizes and rewards: Rs. 80,000 per year to 10,000 scholars for a maximum of five years. Deadline: January 15, 2017. Website: http://www.b4s.in/plus/ISF6 Source: The Hindu

This is a global competition with three stages for students to formulate, develop and pitch their innovative ideas on tackling energy, water and food issues. Eligibility: UG/PG students above 18 years can apply as an individual or a team. Application: Online only. Prizes and rewards: Trophy, trip to London and a national geographic adventure trip. Last date to apply: December 15, 2016. Website: http://www.b4s.in/plus/SIG7 Source: The Hindu