SCHOLARSHIPS OF

SCIENCE OF SCHOLARSHIPS

Presented by
Ashutosh Burnwal
Co-founder and Director, Buddy4Study
www.buddy4study.com
 Proud Scholars of India

Scholarship is a life changer. It is a validation of a student’s merit and talent. It

provides financial support to students to pursue their dreams and become successful.

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 Scholarship type
Total scholarships
National, International; Scholarships worth INR
15000+ crores

Need based scholarships

Low family income, minority based, SC-ST, PhD etc.

Merit based scholarships

Academic performance based, competition based
scholarships. University admission scholarships,
NTSE, KVPY, Olympiad etc.

Talent based scholarships

Sports talent, cultural talent, creative art, creative
writing etc: Academies, art based scholarships

Providers: Governments | Foundations | Universities | Corporations | Individuals

PROBLEM STATEMENT

Challenges faced by Students

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• Internet literacy < 22%, English Literacy < 12%

• Rising cost of higher education Cost of Ignorance > Cost of Education

• Unawareness among teachers, parents, students

• Finding a suitable scholarship

• Application guidance

~25% students continue to study after class 12 in higher education.

93% students are not aware about scholarships, when they come and how to apply.
Scholarships of Science

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 Science Scholarships (Class 11, 12, 12 Passed)
Name Activity Award Eligibility
L'Oréal India For Young Women In Science Scholarship 2017 June, July ₹ 2,50,000 Class 12 passed girls

Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) July to September ₹ 5,000 p.m. Class 11, 12, G
Class 12 passed, Top
₹ 60,000 p.a.,
INSPIRE Scholarship For Higher Education (SHE) August to October rankers IIT, NEET, NTSE,
₹ 20,000 JBNSTS, Science Olympiad

National Standard Examination (NSE) PCBA August, September Intern. Olympiad Class 11, 12
Financial &
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE Awards August Class 1 to 12
mentoring support

India Foundation Nursing Scholarship Programme 2018 May ₹ 88,000 Class 12

National Level Science Talent Search Examination (NSTSE) 2018 November Cash prize Class 2-12

Dr Reddy’s - Sashakt Scholarship April to July ₹ 2,40,000 Class 12 passed girls

Central Sector Scheme Scholarship (CSSS) August, September Upto ₹ 70,000 Class 12 passed
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Indian National Olympiad Exam
• Stage 1: National Standard Examinations (NSEs) in Physics,
Chemistry, Biology, Astronomy, Junior Science organized by IAPT.
• Stage 2: is the Indian National Olympiad (INO) examinations. The
eligible students from stage one can participate in INO in
respective subjects.
• Stage 3: is the Orientation Cum Selection Camps (OCSC). For
these camps, about 35 students in each subject will be selected
from INO on performance basis.
• Stage 4: These students will have a Pre Departure
Training (PDT) for two weeks.
• Stage 5: Participation in International Olympiad (IO) of the
selected students.
• Conducted by: Homi Bhabha Centre for Science
Education (TIFR), Mumbai
• Funded by: Government of India - DAE, DST, MHRD
 Science Colleges with Scholarships (Graduation)
Name Admission criteria Award
INR 5000-7000 p m
Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Aptitude test, Interview Access to Libraries
/Laboratories
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore KVPY, IIT JEE (Main &
KVPY, INSPIRE
Bachelor of Science: 4 year Advanced), NEET
National Institute of Science Education & Research (NISER) Bhubaneswar,
UM DAE CEBS, Mumbai NEST INSPIRE, DISHA
Int. MSc Program: Basic Sc., Bio, Chem, Math, Phy: 5 years
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs): Berhampur, KVPY,
Bhopal, Kolkata, Mohali, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram and Tirupati IIT JEE (Main & Adv), KVPY, INSPIRE
BS-MS Degree Programme: 5 year SCB- IISER Aptitude Test
Chennai Mathematical Institute Entrance exam, Fee waiver, INR 6000
BSc (H) in Maths + Computer Science / Physics: 3 year Interview p.m. allowance
SIA Youth Scholarship in Singapore
Entrance exam S$ 2,900 per year
Pre-university: 2 years
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 Need based Scholarships (Science students can apply)
Name Activity Award Eligibility
Maulana Azad National Scholarship September ₹ 12,000 Class 11 girls
SC, ST, OBC, Minority Community Scholarship: May to September ₹ 1200-30,000 Class 1 to PG
Pre-metric, Post-metric, MCM
G.P. Birla Educational Scholarship Schemes July Upto ₹ 50,000 p.a. Class 12 passed

AICTE Scholarship for Girl Child September, October ₹ 50,000 per year Class 12 passed

AICTE Saksham Scholarship for Disables July to September Upto ₹ 50,000 College students
Indian Oil Academic Scholarships July to September ₹ 24,000 Class 11, 12, 12+
Sitaram Jindal Foundation Scholarship Round the year ₹ 300-1,800 p.m. Class 9 to PG
Marubeni India Meritorious Scholarship December, January ₹ 40,000 Class 12 paased
HDFC Educational Crisis Scholarship May, June ₹ 10,000-25,000 Class 6 to 12, G, PG
YouWeCan Scholarship for Cancer Survivors Sept to December Upto ₹ 30,000 Class 1 to PG level
NHFDC Trust Fund Scholarships for Disables Round the Year ₹ 25,000-30,000 Professional courses
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 PG, Research Scholarships
Name Activity Award Eligibility
Homi Bhabha-TIFR PhD Programme Scholarship 2018 March Up to ₹ 28000 per month Masters
INR 25000 pm, Up to ₹ 6 lacs
Tata Innovation Fellowship 2018 March PG, PhD
annually
INR 1 Lac pm, Contingency
Ramalingaswami Re-Entry Fellowship 2018 May PG, PhD
grant, fellowship fund

J C Bose National Fellowship (Science & Engineering ₹ 25000 per month, ₹ 15 lacs
Dec Scientists
Research Board) 2018 annually

Swarnajayanti Fellowships Scheme 2018 March ₹ 25000 per month PG, PhD
Ramanujan Fellowship (Science and Engineering ₹ 85000 per month, ₹ 7 lacs
Dec PG, PhD
Research Board) 2017 annually
Abdul Kalam Technology Innovation National Fellowship Engineer with 5 yr
Dec ₹ 25000 plus monthly stipend
2017 exp

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 Scholarships to study abroad
Name Activity Award Eligibility

J N Tata Endowment Scholarship January, February Upto ₹ 10 Lakh Graduates

K C Mahindra Scholarship for PG studies Abroad February, March Upto ₹ 4 Lakh Graduates

Narotam Sekhsaria Loan Scholarship February, March Upto ₹ 20 Lakh Graduates

Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Kirkpatrick Scholarship, UK Tuition fee, stipend, cost of
March PG
2018 workshop
2 years course fee, living
TU Delft Applied Sciences Faculty Scholarship, NL 2018 March expenses
Enroled in MSc

Queensland University- Postgraduate Coursework

March 50% tuition fee Graduates
Scholarships, Australia 2018
Master of Advanced Studies in Medical Physics Tuition Fee, Upto 1000 Euro
April Graduates
Fellowships 2019-20 and registration, travel fee

WMG Excellence Scholarships, UK 2018 May Upto 50% tuition fee Graduate

The Dean's Excellence Award for India, UK 2018 May £ 4000 1st year MSc 11
Science of scholarships

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 Common Application Mistakes
•CSS Scholarship:
•1181 applications disqualified due
to minor form mistakes
•Loss: ₹ 30,000 – 70,000 scholarship
•INSPIRE Scholarship:
•4965 students’ scholarship forfeited
due to bank account issue .
•Loss: ₹ 2.4 L scholarship
• Application submitted post deadline
• Documents not available as per
guideline
• Bank account issues
• Signature issue (Students, Parents,
Institute etc)
• Incomplete form
• Incorrect postal, email address &
contact number

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Common Scholarship Myths & Confusions

• MYTH #1: “Only students with high academic achievements win merit
scholarships.”
• Myth #2: “You should begin searching for scholarships during your
college years.”
• Myth #3: “You have to be a college student to win a scholarship.”
• Myth #4: “Most scholarship awards are small and not worth the
effort of applying.”
• Myth #5: “The scholarship application process is a one-time thing.”

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 Success case studies
A torch with an additional bulb Multicolor headphone wires
Md. Alisher, class 12, KSS College, Lakhisarai, Bihar Swetleena Zenith, class 11, Army Public School,
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

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 IGNITE winners
• Awarded by Dr. APJ Kalam on his birthday
every year in IIM Ahmedabad
• Patents to be filed on the name of kids for
their ideas (Huge IP learning)
• A positive mentoring and networking for
the student for the life time

Puncturing mechanism for water bottles

• Shibajyoti Choudhury, 5, Christ Church
Boys SSS
• Rajashree Choudhary, 6, Christ Church Girls
SSS, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

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 Solution: Buddy4Study
www.buddy4study.com

A profile based scholarship recommendation tool

Online Search as well as timely alert service
Detailed application guidelines and support
Online application for many partner scholarship schemes

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 Mission
Connecting
Students
with
Scholarships
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 Mobile Responsive:
Scholarship Search Engine
Mobile view Web view

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 Impact

35,000+ Students awarded Scholarships

₹ 40 Crores =Total Amount of Scholarship Awards

₹ 1,50,00,00,00,000 +
Total Scholarship Fund 20
Story: Aashiyana

Place
Kapadwanj, Kheda, Gujarat

Description
Aashiyana is a student of Class 11. Her
father is an auto-rickshaw driver and mother
a house-wife. Buddy4Study helped her
secure Indian Oil Academic Scholarship
(Rs. 24,000) so that she can pursue her
dream of being an Engineer.

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Story: Megha

Place
Ghaziabad, National Capital Region

Description
Megha is a Class 12 student of KDB
School, Ghaziabad. Coming from a lower
middle class family with three siblings, she
was finding it difficult to pursue her course
in Mathematics at Miranda House.
Buddy4Study helped her apply to L’Oreal
Scholarship as well as INSPIRE
fellowships. She got a special award from
the COO of L’Oreal and is now able to
pursue her dream.

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 Buddy4Study Scholars: Impacting Lives Awardees

Total 35000+
students received
scholarship
worth more than
INR 40 crores
Nandhini Bharti (M.Tech, Megha Prajapati Aashiyana: through
Aerospace Engg, NTU (B.Sc Math, Lady Miranda (Class 11 student from Kheda Buddy4Study
Singapore, House College, Delhi Univ.) (Gujarat) )
Now, Researcher in NAL, Inspire Scholar- 2014 batch Indian Oil Academic Scholar initiative.
Bangalore

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