National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation Scholarship for Students with Disability

National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC), for and on behalf of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India, invites application from Students with Disabilities for award of 1500 Scholarships under the following two Scholarship Schemes.

Name of the Scholarship Scheme

• Scholarship Scheme (Trust Fund): 1000 scholarships
• Scholarship Scheme (National Fund): 500 scholarships

Important Dates

Last date for applying for scholarship: 30 September 2011

Eligibility Criteria

• Scholarship Scheme (Trust Fund): Students with disabilities for degree and post graduate level professional and technical courses from recognized institutions in India.
• Scholarship Scheme (National Fund): Students with disabilities for pursuing higher academic/ professional or technical qualification

Scholarship Scheme (Trust Fund)

• Reimbursement of Non-Refundable fees restricted to the limit of fee of similar courses in Government/ Government -aided institutions. Maintenance allowance will be paid to the students for 10 months @ Rs 2500/ per month for Professional Graduate Courses and Rs 3000 per month for Professional PostGraduate Courses in one academic year.
• Books/ Stationery allowance will be paid to students pursuing Professional Graduate Courses @ Rs 6,000 per annum and Rs 10,000 per annum for pursuing Professional Post-Graduate Courses.
• Visual and hearing differently-abled students in addition will be provided financial assistance for purchase of aids & appliances (only once during life time).
• Monthly income of the beneficiary /parent or guardian should not be more than Rs 25,000 (Rs 3.00 Lakh per annum) from all sources.

Scholarship Scheme (National Fund)

• Scholarship of Rs 1000 per month for hostellers and Rs 700 per month for day scholars studying in professional courses at graduation and above level, and Rs 700 per month for hostellers and Rs 400 per month for day scholars pursuing Diploma/ Certificate level professional courses. Course fee reimbursed upto ceiling of Rs 10,000 per year.
• Financial assistance can be given for computer with editing software for blind/deaf graduate and post graduate students pursuing professional courses and for support access software for cerebral palsy students.
• Monthly income of the beneficiary/ parent or guardian should not be more than Rs 15,000 (Rs 1.80 Lakh per annum) from all sources.

How to Apply

Interested eligible candidates should submit applications for scholarship in prescribed format along with requisite documents duly countersigned and recommended by the Head of the Institution, where they are studying, should reach at the following address:

National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC),
Red Cross Bhawan, Sector-12,
Faridabad-121007.

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