nhfdc.nic.in National Scholarship & Trust Fund 2500 Differently Abled Students Fresh & Renewal 2016-17
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Organisation : National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation
Scholarship Name : National Scholarship Trust Fund 2500 Differently Abled Students Fresh & Renewal 2016-17
Last Date : 30.06.2017
Registration Form here : http://www.nhfdc.nic.in/
Website : nhfdc [dot] nic [dot] in
Scholarship Differently Abled Students :
The objective of the Scheme is to provide financial assistance to the differently-abled students to enable them to pursue professional or technical courses from recognized institutes and get employed/self-employed.
Update : NHFDC National Scholarship Trust Fund For 2500 Differently Abled Students Renewal 2018-19 : www.scholarships.net.in/29725.html
Differently-abled students face several barriers physical, financial, psychological, mental in pursuing studies and living with dignity.
At times such students are deprived of harnessing their latent skills and thereby miss the opportunity to earn their livelihood and find a dignified place for themselves in the society.
This scheme envisages encouraging differently-abled students by providing scholarships and other assistance to pursue professional or technical courses and various skill development courses for their empowerment.
Number of Scholarships:
To start with every year 2500 scholarships will be provided to the differently-abled students throughout the country. 30% scholarships will be reserved for girls, which will be transferable to male students in case of non-availability of female candidates.
Scope:
These scholarships will be available for studies in India, for all differently-abled students who are covered under the Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 and the National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999. Only Indian Nationals will be eligible for scholarships.
Rate of Scholarship and other benefits under the scheme:
The following benefits will be available under the scheme:
(i) Non-refundable fees shall be fully awarded in case of Government/Government-aided institution. In case of private Institutes the reimbursement would be restricted to similar courses in Government/Government-aided institutions.
(ii) Maintenance allowance will be paid to the students for a period of 10 months only in one academic year at following rates.
Class/Course Maintenance allowance
(Rs. per month) Book/Stationery allowance (Rs. Per annum)
Professional Graduate Courses 2500/- 6000/-
Professional Post-Graduate courses 3000/- 10000/-
(iii) Visual,Hearing and Orthopaedically handicapped differently-abled students, in addition will be provided aids and appliances, only once during lifetime, as given below :
Visually Handicapped :
S.No. Appliance Estimated cost (up to) Remarks
1. Brailler / Brailler Typewriter Rs. 10,000 For blind
2. Laptop with Screen reading software Rs. 40,000 For blind
3. Laptop with Screen Magnification software Rs. 60,000 For low vision
Hearing Handicapped :
S.No. Appliance Estimated cost (up to)
1. Binaural digital programmable hearing aid with annual provision of button cells Rs 50,000 + Rs 3600 p.a.
2. Cell phone with SMS SIM card Rs 5,000
3. Laptop with WiFi (Blue tooth) facility Rs 70,000
Orthopaedically Handicapped :
S.No. Appliance Estimated cost
(up to)
1. Laptop or Desktop Rs. 40,000
Procedure for application :
Application in enclosed prescribed format shall be submitted at any time during an academic year to the assigned agency. An advance copy of the application should also be submitted on line.
Each applicant shall be given a registration number on receipt of the application. The screening committee shall examine these applications quarterly and the scholarship amount will be disbursed.
Renewal of the scholarship is in next year subject to successful completion of the course in the previous year. However, in case of students with cerebral palsy, mental retardation, mental illness, multiple disabilities and profound server hearing impairment, one year grace period may be allowed.
Along with the application the following enclosures will have to be furnished:
i) Academic record – attested copies of relevant certificates/mark sheets for the qualifying examination.
ii) Proof of annual income – Proof of income shall include last salary slip of parent/guardian, acknowledgement of income tax/income certificate e from revenue official/gazetted officer/public representative e.g. MP, MLA, MLC, Panchayat officials etc.;
iii) Attested copy of Disability certificate;
iv) Course fee receipt if any, duly paid during the academic session;
V) Receipt/Invoice of eligible assistive devices duly countersigned by the authorized signatory of the institution;
vi) In case of continuation of scholarship in a succeeding year, a copy of the mark sheet of the preceding year.
Processing of applications :
(a) The procedure for processing of applications will be outsourced to a reputed agency;
(b) All the applications will be processed in a time bound manner;
(c) The applications scrutinized by the authorized agency shall be placed before a screening committee periodically for final award of scholarships;
(d) Income certificate is to be submitted by the student only once i.e. at the time of sanction of scholarship,