◆ About Scholarship:-
Educational Scholarships for Students with Disabilities from North East India for Higher Secondary/Graduation/Post-Graduation/Professional courses. This scholarship provides financial support towards academic fees to identified students with disabilities from the North-East region of India, i.e. Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Sikkim, and Tripura, who are pursuing or wish to pursue higher education. Additionally, some deserving students are also provided support for specific requirements of study materials, assistive equipment and devices, conveyance allowance and hostel fees to facilitate and motivate them to complete the course of study.
◆ Last date of application:– 15 August 2021
◆ WHO CAN APPLY ?
Young students with disabilities who are pursuing or aspire to pursue higher education in academic & professional courses at levels ranging from Higher Secondary to Post Graduation and beyond.
1) Category I: Students with disabilities from Northeast India, i.e. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura
2) Category II: Student with disabilities from rest of India studying in Institutes of National Importance (INIs) in northeast India. viz. National Institute of Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Indian Institute of Management etc. Please visit: https://www.education.gov.in/en/institutions-national-importance
◆ ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
● CATEGORY-I
Students with disabilities, belonging to the North-Eastern states of India, i.e Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.
Basic Eligibility
1) Benchmark Disability, i.e 40% and above as per disability certificate
2) Pursuing higher education, i.e. 12th (Higher Secondary) /Graduation/ Post-Graduation /Professional
3) Basic Qualification: Class 10th/ Matriculation
4) Age: 14-29 years
Link for Online Application:- https://ssscholarship.org/apply
● CATEGORY-II
Students with disabilities, who do not belong to the North-Eastern states of India but are studying in Institutes/Colleges recognized by Government of India as Institute of National Importance (INIs), located in the North-East.
◆ Basic Eligibility
1) Benchmark Disability, i.e 40% and above as per disability certificate
2) Pursuing higher education, i.e. Graduation/Post-Graduation/ Professional
3) Basic Qualification: Class 12th/Higher Secondary
4) Age: 17-29 years
◆ Contact Details
1) Shishu Sarothi Centre for Rehabilitation & Training for Multiple Disability
Off Ramkrishna Mission Road, Birubari
Guwahati – 7810 16, Assam
2) Phone: +91 7086268549 /
0361 2470990 /
0361 2478912 /
+91 9207049810
3) Email:- info@ssscholarship.org
◆ Website:- shishusarothi.org
◆ Link for online application:- https://ssscholarship.org/apply