scholarships.gov.in 2017-18 Pre/Post Matric & Merit Cum Means Scholarship MOMA : NSP National Scholarship Portal

Organisation : Ministry of Minority Affairs
Scholarship Name : Pre Matric/ Post Matric/ Merit Cum Means Scholarship 2017-18 National Scholarship Portal Online Application
Applicable For : Minority Community Students (Muslim/ Christian/ Sikh/ Buddhist/ Jain/ Parsi)
Applicable States/ UTs : All Over India
Application Last Date : 30.09.2017 (Fresh) & 31.08.2017 (Renewal) [Date Extended]
Website/ Apply Online : http://www.scholarships.gov.in/

NSP MOMA Scholarship Schemes

Online applications are invited from eligible minority students for Pre-matric, Post-matric and Merit-cum-Means based scholarship schemes for minorities for 2017-18. Please apply on National Scholarship Portal (www.scholarships.gov.in) From 01.06.2017 to 31.08.2017 for ‘Fresh’ and from 01.06.2017 to 31.07.2017 for ‘Renewal’.

Related / Similar Scholarship : NSP Check Student Eligibility CSSS

Pre Matric Scholarships :
The scholarship at pre-matric level will encourage parents from minority communities to send their school going children to school, lighten their financial burden on school education and sustain their efforts to support their children to complete school education.

Post Matric Scholarships Scheme :
The objective of the scheme is to award scholarships to meritorious students belonging to economically weaker sections of minority community so as to provide them better opportunities for higher education, increase their rate of attainment in higher education and enhance their employability.

Merit Cum Means Scholarship :
These scholarships are available for studies in India only and will be awarded through State Government/UT Administration or an Agency designated by the State Government/UT Administration for this purpose.

Conditions For Scholarship :
(i) Scholarship will be awarded to the students who have secured not less than 50% marks or equivalent grade in the previous final examination and the annual income of whose parents/guardian from all sources does not exceed Rs.2.00 lakh.

(ii) The award will be discontinued if a student fails to secure 50% marks or equivalent grade in the previous final examination. Scholarship will not be awarded for more than the normal period of time taken to obtain Certificate/Degree/M. Phil Degree/Doctorate Degree.

(iii) Scholarships will not be given to more than two students in a family.

(iv) The students should be regular in attendance for which the yardstick will be decided by the competent authority of the school/college/university.

(v) Migration of students from one Institution to another would not normally be allowed during the course of the academic year except under exceptional circumstances and in the interest of the student’s academic career

(vi) If a student violates any other term and condition of the scholarship, the scholarship may be suspended or cancelled. The State Government/Union Territory Administration can also directly cancel the award if duly satisfied of the reasons of violation of these regulations governing the scheme.

(vii) If a student is found to have obtained a scholarship by false statement/certificates, his/her scholarship will be cancelled forthwith and the amount of the scholarship paid shall be recovered, at the discretion of the concerned State Government/Union Territory Administration.

Renewal of Scholarship :
The scholarship, once awarded, may be renewed during the next academic year of the course on the production of certificate that the student has secured 50% marks in the examination.

Helpdesk :
Candidates can contact the Help Desk for resolution of the technical problems 0120 – 6619540