Organisation : Himachal Pradesh Department of Higher Education (HP ePass)
Scholarship Name : 2017-18 Post Matric Scholarship For Students With Disabilities Fresh & Renewal
Applicable For : Students With Disabilities
Applicable State : Himachal Pradesh
Application Last Date : 31-10-2017 (Fresh & Renewal)
Website : https://hpepass.cgg.gov.in/NewHomePage.do
Notification : https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/15113-Students.pdf
Apply Online : http://www.scholarships.gov.in/
Post Matric Scholarship :
Submission of Online applications for Fresh/renewal scholarship by students – 1st June to 31st October, 2017
Related : HP ePASS FAQ Frequently Asked Questions Himachal Pradesh : www.scholarships.net.in/9389.html
Eligibility Criteria :
(a) A citizen of India
(b) A person with disability having not less than 40% disability and having a disability issued by any competent medical authority.
(c) Not more than two disabled children of the same parents will be entitled to receive benefits of the scheme. Provided in case the second child is a twin, the scholarship under this scheme will be admissible to both the twins.
(d) Scholarship for studying in any class will be available for only one year. If a student has to repeat a class, he/she would not get scholarship for that class for a second (or subsequent) year.
(e) A scholarship holder under this scheme will not hold any other scholarship/stipend.
Annual Parental/Guardian’s Income:
Scholarship will be paid to the students whose parents/ guardians’ income from all sources does not exceed Rs.2,50,000/- (Rupees two lakh fifty thousand only) per annum in case of Post-matric scholarship scheme.
Procedure of Application & Selection:
a) The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities will announce the details of the scheme and invite applications by issuing an advertisement in the leading newspapers and through the websites and other media outfits. Applications will be called for through National e-Scholarship Portal (www.scholarships.gov.in).
b) The applicants should submit their application through the online system within the last date prescribed for receipt of applications. All requisite documents like photograph, proof of age, disability certificate, income certificate of the parent, etc. duly filled in the prescribed format will be required to be uploaded in the on-line system.
c) The Institute in which he/she is studying shall forward the application through the portal to the Education/Disability Welfare Department of the State Govt. concerned after doing the necessary verification of the facts contained in the application like age, date of birth, Disability certificate, recognition of the course, fees received etc.
d) Final selection will be done by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities based on the recommendations of the State Govt. considering, inter alia, the no. of slots available to that particular State.
Note:
** The detailed guidelines of the scholarship scheme and the standard operation procedure with the timelines is available on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) Portal.
** Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) available on the NSP homepage of the website for filling up of Online Application.
** Print out of the online application along with attested photocopies of supporting documents is to be submitted to the concerned institutes.