Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority students
Scholarship,fellowship
Education
Ministry of Minority Affairs
The objective of the scheme is to provide integrated five year fellowships in the form of financial assistance to students from minority communities, as notified by the Central Government to pursue higher studies such as M.Phil. and Ph.D. at Indian Universities/Institutions/Colleges as indicated below: Universities/Institutions/Colleges included under section 2(f) & and 12(B) of UGC Act. Deemed to be Universities included under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 and eligible to receive grants-in-aid from UGC, Universities/Institutions/College funded by Central/State Government. Institutes of National Importance(scholarships.gov.in, n.d.).
The fellowship is Rs. 25,000 for initial two years and Rs. 28,000 for the remaining tenure. The contigency for humanities and social sciences and commerce is Rs. 10,000 per annum for initial two years and Rs. 20,500 per annum for remaining three years. the contingency for sciences is Rs. 12,000 per annum for initial two years and Rs. 25,000 for remaining three years. the escorts/readers assisntance is Rs. 2000 per month in case of physically and visually challenged candidates.
A candidate has to fulfill the following conditions to be eligible for award of this fellowship:-
(i) Candidate should belong to one of the minority communities – Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi & Jain notified under Section 2 (c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992.
(ii) Candidate should submit the minority community certificate on an actionable and legally valid affidavit, until the State Government/Union Territory administration starts to issue the minority community certificate.
(iii) Candidate should be registered for regular and full time M.Phil/Ph.D courses in University/Academic Institution by fulfilling conditions of admission of that University/Institution.
(iv) The annual income of the beneficiary/parents or guardian of the beneficiary should not exceed Rs. 2.5 lakh from all sources. Candidate should submit his/her income or his/her parent’s/guardian’s income certificate issued by the appropriate Authority.
(v) The candidate should have secured a minimum score of 50% at Post Graduate level.
(vi) Transgender candidates are eligible to apply under the scheme. The reservation shall be followed as per Government of India norms(MInistry of Minority Affairs, n.d.) 30% of fellowship shall be earmarked for women students; remaining 70% will be general. In case there is shortage of women candidates, the fellowships can be passed on to male students of the same minority community (scholarships.gov.in, n.d.).
UGC (University Grants Commission)
n.a.
n.a.
11th Floor, Pandit Deendayal Antyodaya Bhawan,
CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
sosa3ugc@gmail.com
not required; online application
not required; online application