DATABASE OF SCHOLARSHIP & FELLOWSHIP SCHEMES IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN INDIA Project sponsored by VIGYAN AUR PRODYOGIKI VIBHAG (NCSTC/RVPSP Division) Department of Science & Technology Government of India *** Database prepared by Prof. Y L Nangia Director Manpower Management Centre New Delhi *** September, 2011 CONTENTS Page No ACKNOWLEDEMENT SCHEMES INDEX i-xii ABOUT THE DATABASE Introduction I Objects II Methodology III S&T Scholarship & Fellowship Schemes in India IV PART - I S & T Scholarship Schemes in India 1-117 PART - II S&T Fellowship Schemes in India 118-225 PART - III S&T Loan Scholarship Schemes in India 226-230 PART - IV S&T Award Schemes in India 231-245 PART - V S&T Associateship/Assistantship Schemes in India 246-251 SCHEMES INDEX In Alphabetic Order PART-I – S&T Scholarship Schemes in India S. No. Page No. 1. Aegis School of Business & Telecommunication 1 Alexander Graham Bell Scholarship 2. BEML Limited, Ministry of Defence 4 BEML Scholarship for SC/ST Students 3. Central Board of Secondary Education 6 CBSE Merit Scholarship Scheme for Professional Course 4. Central Board of Secondary Education 7 Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College & University Students 5. Coal India Limited, Ministry of Coal 8 Coal India Scholarship for BPL Students 6. Coal India Limited, Ministry of Coal 10 Coal India Scholarship Scheme for Wards of Land Oustees/ Displaced Persons 7. Delhi College of Engineering 13 DCE Scholarship for M.E./Ph/ D 8. Department for the Welfare of SC/ST/OBC/Minorities 14 Merit Scholarship to SC/ST/OBC/Minorities (including Jain Community) 9. Department of Science and Technology (DST) 15 INSPIRE Programme – Scholarship for Higher Education (SHE) 10. Department of Science and Technology (DST) 17 Scholarship Scheme for Women Scientists & Technologists 11. Department of Science and Technology (DST) 18 Women Scientists Scholarship Schemes – WOS A,B,C. 12. Dr. G. B. Scholarship Foundation 22 The Young Talent IT Scholarship i 13. Foundation for Academic Excellence & Access (FAEA) 23 Foundation for Academic Excellence & Access Scholarship 14. Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education 24 HBCSE Scholarship 15. IITB – Monash Research Academy 25 IITB – Monash Research Academy- Ph. D Scholarship 16. Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) 27 Department of Science & Technology (DST) Integrated M. Sc - Ph. D Programme 17. Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) 28 Department of Science & Technology (DST) Integrated M. Tech - Ph. D (Tech) Programme 18. Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) 29 Department of Science & Technology (DST) Ph. D Programme 19. Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) 31 Department of Science & Technology (DST) Indian Institute of Geomagnetism Research Scholarship 20. Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management, Kerala 33 Scholarship for M. Sc 21. Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOL) 34 Indian Oil Corporation Limited Scholarship 22. Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) 36 Indian Statistical Institute Scholarship in India 23. Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA) 39 Department of Information Technology ISEA Scholarship 24. Inter-University Centre for Astronomy & Astrophysics & 41 National Centre for Radio Astrophysics of TIFR (Combined) IUCAA & NCRA Research Scholarship 25. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund 43 Jawaharlal Nehru Scholarship for Doctoral Studies ii 26. K.C. Mahindra Education Trust 45 K.C. Mahindra Scholarship – Postgraduate Level 27. K.C. Mahindra Education Trust 46 Mahindra All India Talent Scholarship 28. Kendriya Sainik Board 48 Prime Minister’s Merit Scholarship Scheme (PMSS) 29. LIC Golden Jubilee Foundation 50 LIC Golden Jubilee Scholarship Scheme 30. Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) 52 L&T Build India Scholarship 31. Life Science Foundation India (LSFI) 54 LSFI Scholarship 32. Mahabir Prasad Singh Foundation for Education and Research 55 Scholarship 33. Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) 57 Department of Higher Education (DHE) Central Sector Scheme of Scholarship for College and University Students 34. Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) 60 MHRD Scholarship for M.E., M. Tech., M. Pharm Students 35. Ministry of Minority Affairs 62 Merit-cum-Means Scholarship for Minority Communities 36. Ministry of Minority Affairs 64 Department of Higher and Technical Education Post-Matric Scholarship for Students belonging to the Minority Communities 37. Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MOSJE) 66 National Overseas Scholarship for Scheduled Castes (SC) 38. Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MOSJE) 69 National Overseas Scholarship 39. Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MOSJE) 71 National Overseas Scholarship iii 40. Ministry of Steel (MOS) 72 Ministry of Steel Scholarship 41. Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) 73 International P.G. Scholarship 42. Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) 75 Medical & Paramedical Science Scholarship 43. Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) 77 National Overseas Scholarship 44. Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) 78 National/Overseas Scholarship for SC Candidates 45. Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) 79 Post Matric Scholarship for ST Students 46. Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) 80 Scholarship of Top Class Education for SC/ST Students 47. National Board of Higher Mathematics (NBHM) 82 Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) Scholarship for Post Graduate Studies in Mathematics 48. National Board of Higher Mathematics (NBHM) 84 Scholarship for Pursuing Doctoral Programme (Ph. D) in Mathematics 49. National Brain Research Centre (NBRC) 86 Department of Biotechnology (DBT) National Brain Research Centre Scholarship 50. National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) 88 Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) Scholarship for Junior Scholars 51. National Handicapped Finance & Development Corporation (NHFDC) 89 Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MOSJE) National Scholarship for persons with Disabilities 52. National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (NTPC) 91 National Capital Region Headquarters, Delhi NTPC Scholarship for Engineering to SC/ST/PH iv 53. National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (NTPC) 92 National Capital Region Headquarters, NOIDA NTPC Scholarship for Engineering to SC/ST/PH 54. National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (NTPC) 94 National Capital Region Headquarters, NOIDA NTPC Scholarship for Diploma Engineering to SC/ST 55. National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (NTPC) 95 Southern Region Headquarters, Secunderabad NTPC Scholarship for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes Engineering Diploma Students 56. Office of the Director General of Civil Aviation 96 Scholarship/Stipend to SC/ST candidates for Flying Training 57. Oil & Natural Gas Company Limited (ONGC) 98 ONGC Scholarship for SC/ST Students 58. Osmania University 100 Ph. D Scholarship 59. Pondicherry University 101 Pondicherry University Merit Scholarship 60. Sahu Jain Trust 103 Need-cum-Merit based Educational Scholarships- Inland Scholarship – Technical Trade Course including Computer & Infotech & Professional Courses like Engineering and Medical 61. Sharda University 104 Sharda University Merit Scholarship 62. Shri Brihad Bharatiya Samaj 105 Shri Brihad Bharatiya Samaj Scholarship 63. Steel Authority of India Limited 106 Scholarship for Promising Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe Undergraduate Engineering Students 64. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) 107 School of Technology & Computer Science Research Scholarship v 65. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) 108 National Centre for Nuclear Science & Mathematics (NCNSM) Research Scholarship – Mathematics 66. The Federal Bank Limited 109 Fedbank Hormis Memorial Foundation Scholarship 67. The Paul Foundation 110 The Paul Foundation Scholarship 68. University Grants Commission (UGC) 112 Post-Graduate Merit Scholarship Schemes 69. University Grants Commission (UGC) 115 PG Scholarship for Professional Courses for SC/ST 70. University of Mumbai – Department of Atomic Energy 116 Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (UM-DEA CBS) Scholarship for UM-DAE CBS 5 yr M. Sc (Integrated) Programme – Physics PART-II – S&T Fellowship Scheme in India 1. Alagappa University 118 Ramanujan Centre for Higher Mathematics Alagappa University Fellowship 2. All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) 119 National Doctoral Fellowship (NDF) 3. Anna University 121 Anna Centenary Research Fellowship 4. BITS – Pilani and HP Labs India 122 Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani and HP Labs India BITS – Pilani and HP Labs Ph.D Fellowship 5. Bureau of Police Research and Development 123 Ministry of Home Affairs Fellowship in Post Graduate Research 6. Centre for Collaborative & Advanced Research 124 Central Power Research Institute (CPRI), Ministry of Power Junior/Senior Research Fellowships vi 7. Centre for Cooperation in Science & Technology among 126 Developing Societies (CCSTDS) Travel Fellowship 8. Centre for Energy Studies (CES) 128 Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) National Renewable Energy Fellowship 9. Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) 129 Junior Research Fellowship 10. Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) 131 Senior Research Fellowship 11. Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) 133 CSIR – Nehru Science Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 12. Defence Research and Development Organization 135 DRDO Fellowship 13. Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) 136 Graduate Fellowship Scheme 14. Department of Biotechnology (DBT) 138 Ramalingaswami Fellowship 15. Department of Biotechnology (DBT) 140 Tata Innovation Fellowship 16. Department