Scholarships for Agriculture Students – All You Need to Know

• The fellowship is open for students having a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Agriculture, Business Administration or Social Work.
• The age of the candidates should be between 20 years and 30 years.
• They must have a mandatory knowledge of Telugu and Hindi or English as the secondary language.
• They must be willing to work with the farmers of rural Andhra Pradesh.
• They must demonstrate a strong academic or extra-curricular performance in the last engagement.

• The scholarships are open for candidates who are regular employees of National Agricultural Research, Education and Extension System from SAARC member countries (except Bangladesh and Afghanistan).
• They must hold a master’s degree in agricultural sciences/agricultural biotechnology/cytogenetics/plant breeding from a recognised University/institution.
• The age of the applicant should be below 40 years at the time of application.
• They must show interest in pursuing a PhD programme in Agricultural Biotechnology.
• The candidates are also expected to have an excellent academic record and a good command over written and spoken English.

• The students applying to any of the following programmes offered by the Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security can apply for the scholarship –
  • B.Sc. (Hons.) in Agricultural Economics
  • B.Sc. (Hons.) in Agricultural Science – Animal Science
  • B.Sc. (Hons.) in Agricultural Science – Crop & Soil Science
  • B.Sc. (Hons.) in Agricultural Science – Global Agriculture & Food Security
• They must have firmly accepted an offer of admission.
• They must also be classified as overseas national.

• The fellowship is open for both Indian and Overseas students.
• They must have an MA degree in Agriculture and allied sciences with an overall 65% GPA.
• The age of the candidates should be less than 35 years at the time of the last date of application.
• The candidates who are working with ICAR-AU system are eligible till 40 years of age.

• Background of agriculture, engineering, business/education
• Entrepreneurial skills
• Team player
• Open-minded and flexible
• Willingness to take an initiative
• Experience in cross-culture
• Knowledge and passion for business development, social entrepreneurship, women empowerment, farming, sustainable engineering, agriculture, education, teaching or natural resource management.

• The scholarship is open only for those students who have taken admission in the first year of B.Sc. (Agriculture) at UAS, Bengaluru.
• The students must be resident of the rural area and must have studied from Kannada medium.
• The family members of the candidate should be practising farmers.
• The annual income of the family should be less than INR 1 Lakh.
• They must have completed their education in class 1 to 10 from a rural area.

• Only female candidates of Chickballapur district can apply for this scholarship.
• They must be enrolled in the first year of B.Sc. (Agri.) or B.Sc. (Agri. Biotech).
• The minimum CGPA requirement in the first year is 7.50.
• The annual income of the family should be less than INR 1 Lakh.
• The applicants must have a poor background and must be studying in Kannada medium.

• This scholarship is open for students who are in the first year of B.Sc. in Agriculture.
• The annual income of the family should be less than INR 1 Lakh.

• This scholarship is open for meritorious students who belong to the rural farming community.
• They must be studying in the first year of the undergraduate programme at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru.
• They must have studied class 1 to 10 in the rural area.
• The annual income of the family should be less than INR 1 Lakh.

For online applications, download the application form online and submit it via email to director@sac.org.bd.

Also, the candidates need to submit the hard copy of the application to the address mentioned below –

Director

SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC)

Dhaka 1215, Bangladesh

For online application, send the completed application via email to adgeqricar@gmail.com.

For offline application, send the hard copy of the application to the address below-

The Assistant Director-General (EQR)

• An annual stipend of INR 3 Lakh for covering the travel, living and food costs during the 1-year fellowship.

• A one-time grant of USD 1,000 to cover the expenses of study materials and books
• Tuition fee
• Economy airfare
• Annual grant of USD 1,000 to cover the research costs
• Living allowance of USD 600 per month for 3 years.

• GBP 7,000

• Fellowship of USD 2,000 per month
• Contingency expense of USD 1,000 per annum
• Economy class airfare
• The overseas students who come to India for the study will get INR 40,000 per month along with contingency expense of INR 25,000 per annum.

• A modest stipend
• Accommodation and board
• Travel cost to field placement

• The scholarship is valued out of the interest and on the sum of INR 1.6 Lakh which will be equally divided for 12 months.

• INR 875 per month which will be disbursed from the interest accrued on the sum of INR 125,000.

• The scholarship is disbursed in the form of the concession of an annual interest accrued.

• The scholarship is disbursed in the form of the concession of an annual interest accrued.