| Scheme Name | National Overseas Scholarships For Scheduled Tribe Students |
| Objective | It is a central scheme to provide financial assistance to meritorious students for pursuing higher studies in foreign university in specified files of master level courses, Ph.d and post-doctoral research programmes, in the field of engineering, technology and science |
| Scheme Area | Education |
| Societal Group | St students |
| Individual/Institutional | Individual |
| Central/State Level | Central |
| Govt/Non-Govt | Govt |
| Validity | 5 Years Tenure Of Elected Goverenment |
| Target Group | Students Got Admission In Foreign University From St Background |
| Funds Available | 20 Awards Per Year |
| Scholarship Amount | The selected candidates are given cost of tuition and other educational fees charged by the foreign university etc., maintenance and other grants along with travel expenses. only passage grants are available to four ST candidates every year who are in receipt of merit scholarship for postgraduate studies, research or training abroad (excluding attending seminars, workshops, conferences) from a foreign government/ organization or under any other schemes where cost of passage is not provided. The awardees are permitted to supplement their prescribed allowances by undertaking research/teaching assistant ship up to prescribed ceilings. where income earned is beyond the ceiling, the maintenance allowance under the scheme shall be correspondingly reduced by the Indian missions abroad. |
| Elibility Criteria | The candidate should belong to scheduled tribe community. The candidate should have secured 55% marks or equivalent grade in relevant degree for master degree, ph.d. and post doctoral research. The age of the candidate should below 35 years. Total income from all sources of the employed candidates or his/her parents/guardian should not exceed rs. 25000/- per month (excluding such allowances as are not treated as part of the total income for the purpose of income tax). Not more than one child of the same parents/guardian is eligible. Candidates who are in employment must forward their applications through their employer along with their NOC. The finally selected candidates are required to obtain admission and join an accredited university/ institution abroad within three years from the date of communication of selection. |
| Documents/Collaterals reqd | Details of published research papers details of proposed study abroad; Institutions abroad Details of foreign scholarship Name of awarding authority Whether it is a merit scholarship based on selection If the scholarship is not adequate, details of arrangements made for meeting living and other expenses abroad. Institutions where the course is to be provided, and details of course of study for which scholarship is awarded. date of joining the course Duration of study abroad likely date of completion likely date of return to India Amount of assistance sought from govt. For economy class air passage to the country of stud |
| Departments | Ministry Of Tribal Affairs |
| Dept Contacts | – |
| Imp Dates | Notification Generaly Comes In Month Of August |
| Forms Availability | Http://Tribal.Nic.In/Writereaddata/Userfiles/File/Education/Application Form.Pd |
| Web URL for Details | http://tribal.nic.in/WriteReadData/CMS/Documents/201312180157101839828NOSScheme30102013.pdf |
| Online Process | – |
| Support Processes/ Institutions | – |