NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PORTAL – A HUB FOR GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIPS
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National Scholarship Portal (NSP) is a digital scholarship platform which carries multiple scholarships offered by central government, state governments and different government agencies like UGC (University Grants Commission), AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education), etc. The National Scholarship Portalhosts about 50 scholarships worth hundreds of crores among the scholarship seekers registered on the platform. According to officials, the platform has, so far, helped government implement and disburse scholarships worth more than INR 2000 crores. The platform boasts of more than 125 Lac applications out of which 105 Lac applications are verified also.
Do these facts excite you? If yes, then find out more about the national scholarship portal by reading further.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: All government scholarships are now live on the National Scholarship Portal. Click here
National Scholarship Portal – List of Central Schemes
| S.No. | Scholarship Name | Provider | Application Deadline |
| 1. | Pre-Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities | Ministry of Minority Affairs | 15 October 2019 |
| 2. | Post Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities | Ministry of Minority Affairs | 31 October 2019 |
| 3. | Merit Cum Means Scholarship for Professional and Technical Courses CS | Ministry of Minority Affairs | 31 October 2019 |
| 4. | Pre-matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities | Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities | 15 October 2019 |
| 5. | Post-matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities | Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities | 31 October 2019 |
| 6. | Scholarships for Top Class Education for students with disabilities | Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities | 31 October 2019 |
| 7. | Top Class Education Scheme for SC Students | Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment | 31 October 2019 |
| 8. | Financial Assistance for Education of the Wards of Beedi/Cine/IOMC/LSDM Workers – Post-Matric | Ministry of Labour & Employment | 31 October 2019 |
| 9. | Financial Assistance for Education of the Wards of Beedi/Cine/IOMC/LSDM Workers – Pre-Matric | Ministry of Labour & Employment | 15 October 2019 |
| 10. | Aam Aadmi Bima Yojna Scholarship for Andhra Pradesh | Ministry of Labour & Employment | Apply offline |
| 11. | National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students – Scholarship (Formally Top-Class Education for Schedule Tribe Students) – only for scholarships | Ministry of Tribal Affairs | 31 October 2019 |
| 12. | National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education (NSIGSE) | Department of School Education & Literacy | Will open soon |
| 13. | National Means Cum Merit Scholarship | Department of School Education & Literacy | 15 October 2019 |
| 14. | Central Sector Scheme of Scholarships for College and University Students | Department of Higher Education | 31 October 2019 |
| 15. | Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme for Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles | WARB, Ministry of Home Affairs | 31 October 2019 |
| 16. | Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme For RPF/RPSF | RPF/RPSF, Ministry of Railway | 31 October 2019 |
MOMA Scholarships – Key dates
These national minority scholarships are generally announced in the month of July every year. The key dates for the 2019 scholarship applications are highlighted below.
| Name of scholarships | Last date to apply for the scholarship | |
| Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Minorities | 15 October 2019 | |
| Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Minorities | 31 October 2019 | |
| Merit-cum-Means Scholarship for Professional and Technical Courses CS | 31 October 2019 |
MOMA Scholarships – Rewards
The students selected for these minority scholarships receive financial assistance for the entire course in the form of admission, course/tuition fee and maintenance allowance. The maintenance allowance is given to students for a period of 10 months in an academic year. The details of scholarship amounts are highlighted below.
MOMA Scholarships – Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Minorities:
| Class | Particulars | Amount |
| Class 6 to 10 | Admission fee | INR 500 per annum subject to actuals (For both day scholars and hostellers) |
| Class 6 to 10 | Tuition fee | INR 350 per month subject to actuals (For both day scholars and hostellers) |
| Class 1 to 5 | Maintenance allowance | INR 100 per month (For day scholars) |
| Class 6 to 10 | Maintenance allowance | INR 600 per month (For hostellers)
INR 100 per month (For day scholars)
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MOMA Scholarships – Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Minorities:
| Class | Particulars | Amount |
| Class 11 and 12 | Admission & tuition fee | INR 7000 per annum subject to actuals (For both hostellers and day scholars) |
| Technical and Vocational courses (Class 11 and 12 levels) | Admission & course/tuition fee | INR 10,000 per annum subject to actuals (For both hostellers and day scholars) |
| UG & PG level | Admission & tuition fee | INR 3,000 per annum subject to actuals (For both hostellers and day scholars) |
| Class 11 and 12 including both technical & vocational courses | Maintenance allowance | INR 380 per month (For hostellers)
INR 230 per month (For day scholars)
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| UG & PG level (For courses other than Technical & Professional courses) | Maintenance allowance | INR 570 per month (For hostellers)
INR 300 per month (For day scholars)
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| M.Phil. & Ph.D. | Maintenance allowance | INR 1200 per month (For hostellers)
INR 550 per month (For day scholars)
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MOMA Scholarships – Merit-cum-Means Scholarship for Professional and Technical Courses CS:
| Class | Particulars | Amount |
| Graduation & Postgraduation (Technical & Professional courses) | Course fee | INR 20,000 per annum subject to actuals whichever is less (For both day scholars and hostellers) |
| Maintenance allowance | INR 1000 per month (For hostellers)
INR 500 per month (For day scholars)
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National Scholarship Portal – List of UGC Schemes
| S.No. | Scholarship Name | Provider | Application Deadline | |||
| 1. | ISHAN UDAY – Special Scholarship Scheme for North Eastern Region | University Grants Commission | 31 October 2019 | |||
| 2. | PG Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child | University Grants Commission – MHRD | 31 October 2019 | |||
| 3. | PG Scholarship for University Rank Holders (1st and 2nd Rank Holders) | University Grants Commission – MHRD | 31 October 2019 | |||
| 4. | PG Scholarship Scheme for SC ST Students for Pursuing Professional Courses | University Grants Commission – MHRD | 31 October 2019 |
