Santoor Scholarship Programme for Women

The Santoor Scholarship Programme is an initiative of Wipro Consumer Care and Wipro Cares that offers 900 scholarships to financially support girls from disadvantaged backgrounds, who wish to pursue higher education after Class XII. Scholarships are available for pursuing diploma/graduate programme in any subject.

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Eligibility: This scholarship is exclusively for girls from underprivileged and disadvantaged backgrounds. To be eligible to apply, the prospective scholars must have:

Completed their Class XII in a government school/junior college in the academic year 2015-16.

Enroll for a full-time recognised diploma/graduate programme beginning 2016-17, of minimum two years duration in any recognized educational institution.

Details: The students would be given Rs 24,000 or Rs 36,000 per annum, depending on where they pursue their diploma / graduate programme. The higher scholarship will apply to students studying in metros and large cities. Students are permitted to utilise the scholarship for tuition fees or other expenses incidental to education.

How to apply: Applications should be mailed to Santoor Scholarship-Wipro Cares. Candidates fulfilling the eligibility criteria must apply using the prescribed application form. These forms will be available with the head teacher/principal of the higher secondary school / pre-university college / junior college where they completed their Class XII. Application forms can also be downloaded. The prospective candidates are required to submit the duly filled in application form by the deadline, to be considered for the grant.

Deadline: July 31, 2016.

Check out: http://santoorscholarships.com/

New Zealand Excellence Awards (NZEA) 

New Zealand Universities and Education New Zealand (ENZ) are jointly offering up to 35 scholarships for Indian students. These scholarships are available to pursue undergraduate or postgraduate study in New Zealand in the fields of business, fashion and STEM-related programmes (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).

Eligibility Details: Each scholarship has a value of NZD $5,000 towards the first year tuition fee.

Eligibility: The following criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for these scholarships:

• All Applicants must be at least 18 years at the time of application
• Hold current citizenship of India (and not be a citizen or Permanent Resident of New Zealand or Australia)
• Hold a minimum equivalent GPA of B+ in most recent or highest tertiary qualification
• Have evidence of (unconditional) offer of place at a New Zealand University
• Meet Immigration New Zealand requirements for a New Zealand Student Visa including health, character requirements and evidence of financial support.

A minimum score of 6.0 in IELTS is required for admission at the first-year level. An alternative is TOEFL (iBT): minimum score 79-80.

How to apply: All scholarship applications should be sent to scholarship-at-enz.govt.nz (with NZEA application in subject).

Deadline: For the November 2016 intake: University applications must be submitted (to the relevant university) by September 1, 2016. Scholarship applications must be submitted (to ENZ) by October 1, 2016.

For the February 2017 intake: University applications must be submitted (to the relevant university) by October 30, 2016 Scholarship applications must be submitted (to ENZ) by November 30, 2016.

Check out: http:www.enz.govt.nz/our-services/scholarships/new-zealand-excellence-awards