National Overseas Scholarship Scheme for ST Candidates [Amount Upto Rs. 10 L; 125 Seats]: Apply Now!

Merin

9 months ago

Online applications are invited for the National Overseas Scholarship Scheme for ST candidates. Apply at the earliest.

The National Overseas Scholarship is to facilitate the low income students belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Denotified Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes, Landless Agricultural Labourers and Traditional Artisans category to obtain higher education viz., Master degree or Ph.D courses by studying abroad thereby improving their Economic and Social status.

Sr. No.	Category	No. of Award
1	Scheduled Castes	115
2	Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes	06
3	Landless Agricultural Labourers and Traditional Artisans	04
	Total	125

Sr. No	Type of Assistance	United States of America (USA) & other countries except UK	United Kingdom (UK)
1	Annual Maintenance Allowance	55% marks or equivalent grade in relevant Master’s Degree* with awarded Ph.D.	9900 Great Britain Pounds
2	Contingency Allowance	1500 US Dollars	1100 Great Britain Pounds
3	Tuition Fees	Actual as charged	Actual as charged
4	Visa Fees	Actual visa fees in Indian Rupees	Actual visa fees in Indian Rupees
5	Medical Insurance Premium Allowance	Actual as charged	Actual as charged
6	Incidental Journey Allowance & Equipment	20 US Dollars for each or its equivalent in Indian Rupees	20 US Dollars for each or its equivalent in Indian Rupees-
7	Air Passage	a) The awardees shall be allowed to purchase air tickets (from nearest Airport to Hometown in India to the nearest place to the educational institution and back to India) from the three authorized travel agents viz. Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited (BLCL), Ashok Travels & Tours (ATT), Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC) with the condition that the ticket purchased must be of economy class/shortest route on date of booking. b) The choice of the travel agent for booking of the ticket is left open to the awardees. No Booking charges/excess baggage/cancellation charges & other add-ons will be reimbursed to awardees. c) The awardees will claim reimbursement of airfare from respective Indian Mission abroad after joining the University and providing joining report from University. d) The conditions will be effective from 1st Jan , 2022.	a) The awardees shall be allowed to purchase air tickets (from nearest Airport to Hometown in India to the nearest place to the educational institution and back to India) from the three authorized travel agents viz. Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited (BLCL), Ashok Travels & Tours (ATT), Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC) with the condition that the ticket purchased must be of economy class/shortest route on date of booking. b) The choice of the travel agent for booking of the ticket is left open to the awardees. No Booking charges/excess baggage/cancellation charges & other add-ons will be reimbursed to awardees. c) The awardees will claim reimbursement of airfare from respective Indian Mission abroad after joining the University and providing joining report from University. d) The conditions will be effective from 1st Jan , 2022.