Swami Vivekananda Single Girl Child Scholarship for Research in Social Sciences 2018-19

• The applicant must be the single girl child of her parents. In case the family consists of one son and one daughter, the girl child will not be eligible.
• The applicant must be admitted into a regular, full-time Ph.D. program in Social Sciences of a recognised university/college/institute.
• The applicant who is pursuing Ph.D. program from distance education mode is not eligible.
• The applicant must not be more than 40 years of age in case of general category or 45 years of age in case of reserved categories (SC/ST/OBC/PWD) as on 6 January 2019.
• Transgender candidates are also eligible to apply.

• The selected candidates will receive a fellowship amount of INR 25,000 per month for the initial two years. For the remaining period, the candidates will get an amount of INR 28,000 per month.
• The candidates will also receive a contingency amount of INR 10,000 per annum for the initial two years. For the remaining period, they will get a yearly amount of INR 20,500.
• The candidates selected under the PWD category will also receive an additional amount of INR 2000 per month as escorts/reader assistance allowance.

• Caste certificate issued by a competent authority like Tehsildar/SDM, if the candidate belongs to the reserved categories (SC/ST/OBC)
• Class 10 certificate or school leaving certificate as the proof of age certificate
• Proof of admission in Ph.D. program in a recognised institution which is covered under Section 2(f) and 12(B) of UGC Act
• Certificate from the university/institution where the applicant is pursuing Ph.D. course
• An affidavit on INR 50 stamp paper from the applicant/parent stating that she is the single child of her parents, duly attested by SDM/First Class Magistrate/Gazetted Officer (not below the rank of Tahsildar)
• Marksheets of graduation and post graduation
• Undertaking/NOC Form in the prescribed format
• Person with Disability(PWD) Certificate in case of the applicant belonging to PWD category

Eligible candidates can apply online by following the steps mentioned below:

Step 1: Click here to start the application period. 
Step 2: Read the instruction carefully, tick the checkbox given at the end of the page and then click on 'Proceed for Registration'.
Step 3: Fill in all the details in the form.
Step 4: Upload the required documents.
Step 5: Now, submit the application form.

Note: On completing the 'Personal Information' page, a registration ID will be generated which can be used for generating a PDF file once the submission process of application is completed.