A scholarship is an award of access to an institution, or a financial aid award for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.
The most common scholarships may be classified as:
Merit-based: These awards are based on a student's athletic, academic, artistic or other abilities, and often factor in an applicant's community service record and extracurricular activities. The most common merit-based scholarships, awarded by either private organizations or directly by a student's intended college, recognize academic achievement or high scores on the ACT and SAT standardized tests.[1]
Need-based: These awards are based on the student and family's financial record and will require applicants to fill out a FAFSA to qualify if the scholarship is a federal award. Private need-based scholarships will also often require the results of a FAFSA, which calculates a student's financial need through a formula looking at the expected family contribution and cost of attendance at the intended college.
Student-specific: These are scholarships where applicants must initially qualify by race, gender, religion, family and medical history, or many other student-specific factors. Minority scholarships are the most common awards in this category, and not all are based in the United States. For example, students in Canada may qualify for a number of aboriginal scholarships, whether they study at home or abroad.
Career-specific: These are scholarships awarded by a college or university to students planning to pursue a specific field of study. Often the most generous awards are given to students pursuing careers in high-need areas such as education or nursing. Nursing students are in high demand, and many schools will give future nurses full scholarships to enter the field, especially if the student intends to work in a high-need community.
Some scholarships have a "bond" requirement. Recipients may be required to work for a particular employer for a specified period of time or to work in rural or remote areas; otherwise they may be required to repay the value of the support they received from the scholarship. This is particularly the case with education and nursing scholarships for people prepared to work in rural and remote areas. The programs offered by the uniformed services of the United States (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration commissioned corps, and Public Health Service Commissioned Corps) sometimes resemble such scholarships.
Local scholarships
It is typical for persons to find scholarships in their home region. Information on these can be found by asking local persons and organizations. Typically, these are less competitive as the eligible population is smaller.
Guidance counselors: When starting to explore scholarship opportunities, most high school students check with their guidance counselors. They can be a reliable resource for local scholarships.
Non-profit organizations and Charitable trusts: Most non-profit organizations have at some point of their history founded scholarships for prospective students. The Good Schools Guide, a guide to schools in the UK, states "Charitable grant-making trusts can help in cases of genuine need," and goes on to outline several instances where this may be the case, including an "unforseen family disaster" and a "need for special education".
Community foundations: Many counties and cities and regions have a local foundation dedicated to giving money in the form of grants and scholarships to people and organizations in the area.
Foundations: Certain Foundations in the United States offer scholarships for Entrepreneurial Endeavors.
Labour unions: All the major labor unions offer scholarships for members and their dependent children.
Houses of worship: The local house of worship may or may not have any scholarships for their members, but the religious organization or headquarters may have some available. Of course, theology study is highly encouraged.
Chamber of commerce: Many chambers of commerce offer (usually small) grants to students in the community, especially those planning on careers in business and public service. Even if they do not offer any themselves, one can usually get a listing of members, and many of them may offer small scholarships to local students.
Other volunteer organizations: Many organizations offer scholarships or award grants to students whose background or chosen field overlaps the field of the organization. For example, local chapters of professional societies may help the studies of exceptionally distinguished students of the region. Similarly, charity organizations may offer help, especially if the late parent of the student was a member of the organization (e.g., a Masonic lodge might help the orphan of a lodge brother.) This kind of scholarship is mostly ad hoc.
School: Old, well-known schools are often endowed with scholarship funds.
University: Old, well-established universities may have funds to finance the studies of extremely talented students of little means. To be eligible, a student often must belong to some special category or be among a nation's best. However, universities have information available on scholarships and grants, possibly even internship opportunities.
PSAT/NMSQT: In the United States, students are offered the opportunity to take the PSAT/NMSQT test, usually in their junior year of high school. Not only does it help them to prepare for the SAT later on, but National Merit Scholarship programs are determined, in the first step, by the scores received on the PSAT/NMSQT test. Some private scholarship programs require applicants to take the PSAT.
Other sources of information on scholarships are libraries, newspapers, the yellow pages, and Internet search engines.
The following are some of the important scholorships availble in India. we will discusssome of the other scholorships provided by Business and Industrial houses in India in some other posting
1. Scholarship Opportunities For Meritories ST
Students under the scheme of Top Class Education
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2. PG Scholarship for Professional courses
for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Candidates.
Last Date : Within 30 Days
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3. Post –Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for
Single Girl Child for academic session 2009-11
Last Date : Within 30 Days
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4.Women Scientist Scholarship Scheme 2009
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6. BEML Scholarship For SC/ST Students
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7. Unity Trust Scholarships
Last Date : 12.12.2009
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8. The Dr Manmonhan Singh Scholarships 2010
Last Date : 15.12.09
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9. Lalit Kala Akademi Scholarships 2009-2010
Last Date : 31.12.09
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10. The Hindu - Hitachi Scholarships
Last Date : 31.12.09
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11. JITO Educational Loan Programme
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12. The J.N.Tata Endowment
Loan Scholarship 2010-2011
Last Date : 15.02.10
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Competitions
1. National Olympiad Programme 2010
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2. Bureau of Energy Efficiency
School Level Painting Competition
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3. TCS IT Wiz Quiz Competition 2009
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4. Imagine Cup Student Competition 2009
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5. HP Climate Change Photography Contest 2009
Last Date : 31.12.2009
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6. Lady Tata Memorial Trust
Young Researcher Award - 2010
Last Date : 01.02.2010
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7. NASA Space Settlement Contest 2010
Last Date : 31.03.2010
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8. Competition on Innovation for School Students
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9. All India Creative Audio Script Contest
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10. Stockholm Challenge Award 2008
ICT Award Nomination
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11.IBM India Contest
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Fellowships In India
1. Ramanujan Fellowships
Last Date : No Last Date
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2. J C BOSE NATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
Last Date : No Last Date
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3. Fast Track Scheme for Young Scientists
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4.Senior Research Associateship
Last Date : No Last Date
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5.Senior Research Associateship
Last Date : No Last Date
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6. International Fellowship In Forestry
Last Date : No Last Date
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7. UGC - Post Doctoral Fellowship to SC/ST Tribe Candidates
Last Date : within One Month
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8. UGC - Post Doctoral Fellowship to Women Candidates
Last Date : within One Month
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9.Indo-US Research Fellowships
Last date : 31.12.2009
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10.Indian Institute Of Management , Indore
Fellow Programme in Management - FPM
Last date : 20.01.2010
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11.Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Fellow Programme in Management (FPM)
Last date : 29.01.2010
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