| Scheme Name | Scheme Of National Scholarships For Persons With Disabilities |
| Objective | To provide financial assistance to disabled students for pursuing higher and technical education.they will also be supported for acquiring for acquiring special aid and appliances for studies. |
| Scheme Area | Education |
| Societal Group | Disabled |
| Individual/Institutional | Individual |
| Central/State Level | Central |
| Govt/Non-Govt | Govt |
| Validity | Five Year Terms |
| Target Group | 40% Disabled Person |
| Funds Available | 500 Awardees Per year |
| Scholarship Amount | (1)Mphil & Phd and post graduate/graduate level courses in engineering / Indian and other systems of medicine / agriculture / veterinary / it / biotechnology, education management / architecture, physiotherapy, music and other professional courses Rs 1000 pre month for hostelers and 700 for day scholars. (2)Diploma and certificate level professional courses rs 700 pre month for hostelers and 400 per month for day scholars. (3)In respect of students with cerebral palsy, mental retardation, multiple disabilities and profound or severe hearing impairment, for pursuing general / professional / technical / vocational courses after class VIII Rs 700 pre month for hosteler and Rs 400 for day scholar |
| Elibility Criteria | 1.At least 40% disabilities certified as per disabilities act 1995. 2.financial assistance will be given for pursuing post-matric/post-secondary technical and professional courses including Mphil & Phd from recognized institutions. however, for students with disabilities of cerebral palsy, mental retardation, multiple disabilities, and profound or severe hearing impaired, the minimum educational qualification will be class viii pass and scholarship will be awarded to them for pursuing general, technical, vocational or professional courses. 3.scholarship will be awarded to one student for pursuing only one course. 4.Financial assistance can be given for computer with editing software for blind / deaf graduate and postgraduate students pursuing professional courses and for support access software for cerebral palsied students. 5.Continuation / renewal of the award for next year will depend on successfully completing the course in the preceding year with minimum 50 (fifty) percent marks. 6.The assistance under this scheme is not intended for post-matric/post secondary technical/professional courses having duration of less than one year. 7.A scholarship holder under this scheme will not concurrently hold any other scholarship/stipend. if already any other scholarship/stipend awarded, the student is required to exercise his/her option for choosing the scholarship that he/she proposes to avail and inform awarding authority about the same. 8.Monthly family income of the beneficiary should not be more than Rs. 15,000/- from all sources. family income includes income of the parent/guardian. |
| Documents/Collaterals Required | I.Academic records (attested copy of certificates and mark sheets – matric & above), II.Family income certificate / proof of annual income, e.g. salary slip, last income tax assessment order, III.Attested copy of disability certificate IV.Course fee receipt (if any) with break up of each item duly paid during the academic session V.Hostel certificate or certificate from the house owner in case of accommodation hired by at least by a group of 3 students living together with common mess arrangements. VI.Applications for the scholarship may be sent to the section officer (dd-iv), ministry of social justice & empowerment, shastri bhavan, new Delhi-110 001. a student should submit only one application |
| Departments | Ministry Of Social Justice |
| Dept Contacts | National Handicapped Finance And Development Corporation (Ministry Of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. Of India), Red Cross Bhawan, Sector-12, Faridabad-121007 (Haryana). Telephone No. 2226910, 2287512, 2287513, Fax-0129-2284371,E-Mail- Nhfdc97@Gmail.Com |
| Imp Dates | Application For New Cases As Well As Renewal/Continuation Is 31St Aug, 2014 |
| Forms Availability | |
| Web URL for Details | http://socialjustice.nic.in/nsawardadv0809.php |
| Online Process | – |
| Support Processes/ Institutions | – |