Financial Assistance to SC Students for Pursuing Higher Studies Abroad, Delhi 2024-25

To be eligible, an applicant must:-

• be a citizen of India
• be a domicile/ bonafide resident of Delhi
• be below 30 years of age as of the cut-off date of the respective year
• have secured a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade in their last qualifying examination in a relevant degree
• be pursuing a degree in one of the following fields of study:
  • Engineering & Management
  • Pure Sciences & Applied Sciences
  • Agriculture Sciences & Medicine
  • International Commerce, Accounting & Finance
  • Humanities & Social Science
• have a family income not exceeding ₹8,00,000 per annum

Note:-

• Bonafide residents must have documented proof of residence in Delhi for at least 5 years.
• Only a single child from a family is eligible for this scholarship, and the applicants must provide a self-certification for the same.
• Employed applicants must forward their application through their employer along with a No Objection Certificate (NOC) issued by the employer.
• Applicants are not allowed to avail themselves of scholarships for a course level for which they have already acquired qualifications.

Selected candidates will receive:-

• Masters Degree Course: ₹5,00,000 per annum (maximum of ₹10,00,000 for 2 years) or actual amount, whichever is less.
• Ph.D. Course: ₹5,00,000 per annum (maximum of ₹20,00,000 for 4 years) or actual amount, whichever is less.

Note:- 

• The amounts will be provided up to the completion of the course or the time mentioned above, whichever is less.
• Amounts will be provided only after confirmation of admission to the respective institution, subject to submission of relevant documents such as application forms/offer letter, visa, passport, bank details of the applicant etc. or any other document sought by the Department.
• The financial assistance will be admissible from the date of approval of the scheme and no past claims will be entertained.
• The financial assistance will be credited to the candidate's bank account in instalments. The first instalment will be credited after admission confirmation, with subsequent instalments every six months or annually, based on progress reports or other required documents from the institution or university abroad.

• Date of Birth proof (matriculation and other certificates)
• Aadhaar card
• Certificates/marksheets/degrees/diplomas of all previous qualifications
• Income certificate (in prescribed format issued by a competent authority of Delhi)
• Caste certificate (issued by a competent authority of Delhi)
• Offer letter from institution (if available)
• Admission letters or documents giving details of the university, expenditures during the stay etc.
• Self-declaration/undertaking
• No Objection Certificate (NOC, if applicable)

Note:- Self-declaration/undertaking has to be submitted in the prescribed format available in the scholarship guidelines document.

Eligible candidates can apply for the scholarship through the following steps:-
Step 1: Click on the 'Apply Now' button below. 
Step 2: Click on the 'Register' button and fill in the required registration details (Note:- If already registered, log in using Gmail/Mobile number/Email ID).
Step 3: Read all the details thoroughly.
Step 4: Take a printout of the Application form, Self-declaration form, and undertaking and fill in the required details.
Step 5: Send the printouts with photocopies of the required documents to the following address:
B-Block, 2nd Floor
Vikas Bhawan, I.P. Estate
New Delhi-110002

Note:- Prescribed formats of the required forms are available in the ‘Scholarship Guidelines’ document.

Application Deadline: 31st May 2025