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    March 2022 Scholarships: Government, Private Financial Aid For Undergraduate, Postgraduate Studies

    By Aruri Manasa
    11 Mar'22  5 min read
    March 2022 Scholarships: Government, Private Financial Aid For Undergraduate, Postgraduate Studies
    Synopsis

    Government bodies, including ministries and state departments, and private organisations offer a variety of scholarships to students to study in India and abroad. Here’s a list of scholarships that are open now. Some are for students from underprivileged backgrounds; some for students in engineering or technical programmes; some are study abroad scholarships; the rest are open to all. Application deadlines are in March 2022.

    March 2022 Scholarships: Government, Private Financial Aid For Undergraduate, Postgraduate Studies
    Synopsis

    Government bodies, including ministries and state departments, and private organisations offer a variety of scholarships to students to study in India and abroad. Here’s a list of scholarships that are open now. Some are for students from underprivileged backgrounds; some for students in engineering or technical programmes; some are study abroad scholarships; the rest are open to all. Application deadlines are in March 2022.

    The Government of India, several foreign countries and many private organisations offer a range of scholarships for undergraduate and postgraduate studies within and outside India. Some target specific institutions or disciplines, others are more broad-based.

    These scholarships are for students from different backgrounds pursuing different courses with some exclusively for students from financially disadvantaged backgrounds and some for technical education, such as engineering, only. Some scholarships are specifically for Indian students who are pursuing graduate and undergraduate courses in foreign countries, including France, Austria and Taiwan.

    Application to many government scholarships, colloquially known as “NSP Scholarship” is via the National Scholarship Portal.

    The scholarships listed below are open for application now with deadlines in the last week of March. Candidates meeting the eligibility criteria can start applying.

    Study Abroad Scholarships

    A government or a private foundation may offer a scholarship to study abroad for Indian students. International scholarships, including ones open to students studying in India as well, are listed below.

    Aga Khan Foundation International Scholarship Programme 2022-23

    Provided by: Aga Khan Foundation

    Eligibility:

    (i) Be a citizen of India, interested in development-related studies

    (ii) The students must be residing close to an office that processes applications and interviews students – local Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), Aga Khan Education Services (AKES), or Aga Khan Education Board (AKEB)

    (iii) Preference to the students under 30 years of age

    Last date to apply: March 21, 2022

    Website: akdn.org

    Charpak Masters Scholarships

    Provided by: French Government

    Eligibility:

    (i) Indian national, residing in India

    (ii) Candidates age should not be above 30 at the time of application

    (iii) Enrolled for a course in France

    Last date to apply: March 28, 2022

    Website: inde.campusfrance.org

    Narotam Sekhsaria Scholarship Programme

    Provided by: Narotam Sekharia Foundation

    Eligibility:

    (i) Indian nationals, residing in India

    (ii) Student’s age should be above 30 years

    (iii) Planning to pursue postgraduate studies in top-ranking Indian or foreign institution in 2022-23

    (iv) Graduates of an accredited Indian university

    Last date to apply: March 17, 2022

    Website: ndfoundation.co.in

    Taiwan Government Scholarship Programme 2022-2023

    Provided by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Education- Taiwan

    Eligibility: National of a South Asian country with a senior secondary school graduation diploma or post-secondary degree(s); excellent academic record; good moral character

    Last date to apply: March 31, 2022

    Website: tafs.mofa.gov.tw

    KC Mahindra Scholarships for Post-Graduate Studies Abroad 2022

    Provided by: KC Mahindra Education Trust

    Eligibility: Indian citizen who has secured admission or applied for admission in a course in a reputed foreign university starting from August 2022

    Last date to apply: March 31, 2022

    Website: kmcet.org

    Ban ki Moon Scholarship 2022

    Provided by: Management Centre Innsbruck (MCI), Austria

    Eligibility:

    (i) Nationals of Non- EU countries in Master’s programmes

    (ii) Candidates from all countries for Executive Master’s programmes

    Last date to apply: March 31, 2022

    Website: mci.edu

    Inlaks Shivdasani Scholarship 2022-2023

    Provided by: Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation

    Eligibility:

    (i) Open to Indian citizens continuously resident in India for at least six months prior to the date of application

    (ii) For Social sciences, Humanities, Fine arts, Law, architecture and related subjects, candidates must have a minimum academic grade of 65%, CGPA 6.8, or GPA 2.6 from a recognized university, or institution

    (iii) For Mathematics, Sciences, Environment and related subjects, candidates must have a minimum academic grade of 70%, CGPA 7.2, or GPA 2.8 from a recognized university, or institution

    Last date to apply: March, 30, 2022

    Website: inlaksfoundation.org

    Indian Scholarships

    Scholarships for Indian students to study in India are offered by a variety of central and state government bodies, universities and also private foundations. Some with March deadlines are listed below.

    Lakshadweep Scholarship Scheme

    Provided by: Ministry of Education, Government of India

    Eligibility:

    (i) Parents must have been born in Lakshwadeep Islands

    (ii) Should not be a recipient of any other scholarship

    (iii) Must be enrolled in courses such as Arts, Science, Engineering, Medicine, Agriculture, Law and Commerce in any recognized institution.

    Last date to apply: March 25, 2022

    Website: National Scholarship Portal, scholarships.gov.in

    Central Sanskrit University Merit Scholarship 2021-2022

    Provided by: Central Sanskrit University, Delhi

    Eligibility: Regular student studying Sanskrit, Pali or Prakrit as a main or optional subject in any recognized Sanskrit pathashala, mahavidyalayas or vishwavidyalaya in traditional stream, or school, college or university.

    Last date to apply: March 20, 2022

    Website: scholarship.csu.co.in

    The JN Tata Endowment for the Higher Education of India

    Provided by: The JN Tata Endowment

    Eligibility:

    (i)Indian citizen, below 45 years of age on June 30, 2022

    (ii) Graduate from a recognized university with at least 60% marks average in undergraduate and postgraduate studies

    Last date to apply: March 21, 2022

    Website: jntataendowment.org

    Nikon Scholarship Program 2022

    Provided by: Nikon India Private Limited

    Eligibility:

    (i) Must be pursuing photography-related courses with duration of 3 months or more

    (ii) Should have passed Class 11

    (iii) Family income should be less than Rs 6 lakh per annum

    Last date to apply: March 31, 2022

    Website: nikon.co.in

    Kotak Shiksha Nidhi Scholarship

    Provided by: Kotak Education Foundation

    Eligibility: Students from Class 1 to Diploma or Graduation, age ranging from 6 to 22 years

    Last date to apply: March 31, 2022

    Website: kotakeducation.org

    Vahani scholarship

    Provided by: Vahani Trust

    Eligibility:

    (i) Indian students studying in Class 12

    (ii) Must have scored 85% or above in Classes 10 and 11

    (iii) Family income below Rs 1.5 lakh per annum

    Last date to apply: March 31, 2022

    Website: vahanischolarship.com

    Dr. Punjabrao Deshmukh Vasatigruh Nirvah Batta Yojna

    Provided by: Maharashtra Government

    Eligibility:

    (i) Full-time student enrolled in a state-run technical college, pursuing Diploma, Graduate or Postgraduate course

    (ii) Admission through Centralized Admission Process

    (iii) Family income should not exceed Rs 8 lakh per annum

    Last date to apply: March 31, 2022

    Website: htedu.maharashtra.gov.in

    Aikyashree scholarship

    Provided by: Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education Development, Govt. Of Bengal

    Eligibility: NA

    Last date to apply: March 7, 2022

    Website: wbmdfcscholarship.org

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