Scholarships for Talented Children from Rural Areas for Secondary Stage Studies
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- Category: Foundation!
- Published on Saturday, 22 October 2011 10:25
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The objective of the scheme is to provide opportunities to school students from rural areas to pursue secondary stage education. A student studying in a school in community development block in class VI to VIII is eligible to compete for the scholarship. Available to Indian Citizens studying in an public or government schooling India. The scholarship is offered to those candidates whose parents income is not more than Rs.25,000 per annum.
Tenability
A scholarship under the scheme is tenable from the year it is made.
Selection
Eligible students are required to appear for examinations conducted by the foundation. The number of selected students is generally ten times the number of scholarship to be offered. Second Stage– Section done after final Interview.
Amount of Scholarship: Rs. 100/- per month.
The scholarship is paid to the institution as part of the tuition fee for the scholar. Scholarship commences from the month in which the admission is obtained in a School and is paid up to the month in which last examination of the secondary stage education is taken. In the case of renewal in the succeeding year, Scholarship is paid from the month following that for which the scholarship was paid during the previous academic year. The scholarship is renewed subject to good academic progress.
Number of Scholarships: 10 students