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Organization : Army Welfare Education Society AWES
Scholarship Name : ESSA 2014-15 Education Scholarship Scheme For Army Personnel
Applicable For : Army Personnel Children From Class IX To PG Level
Applicable States : All India
Application Last Date : 30 Nov 2015

Website : http://www.awesindia.com/
Application Form : https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/1963-ESSA.pdf

Education Scholarship Scheme for Army Personnel:

Reference SAO 2/S/2011 and Army Welfare Education Society website www.awesindia.com.

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Education Scholarship Scheme for Army Personnel (ESSA) has been reviewed and important aspects are enumerated in succeeding paras.

Eligibility :
The eligibility conditions would be as under: –
(a) Serving Army personnel children from class IX to PG level of education provided the children have not attained 25 years of age at the time of completion of class/course.

(b) Wards of Retired Army Personnel, Military Nursing Service (MNS), Territorial Army personnel (TA) and deceased Army personnel are not eligible.

Method of Selection:
Cut off percentages/grades for various classes and categories are given below : –
CLASS Officers JCOs OR
IX-X A1/91 A2/81 B1/71
XI to XII 90 87 72
Graduation 75 75 60
PG/Professional Courses 75 75 60

5. All children above cut off percentages of marks would be awarded scholarships.

Rates of Scholarships:
The rates of scholarships, based on the level of education for all categories are as under
(a) Class IX to XII – Rs 1500/- per annum.
(b) Graduation – Rs 2500/- per annum
(c) Professional/PG courses – Rs 6000/- per annum.

Time frame:
The applications should pertain to the declared results of the immediate preceding academic year between 01 Oct of the preceding year and 30 Sep of the current year ie 01 Oct 2014 to 30 Sep 2015. As per SAO 2/S/2011 the last date for receipt of applications at HQ AWES is 30 Nov 2015.

Submission of ESSA Applications 2014-15:
Serving Army Officers, JCOs and OR will submit applications to
Director ESSA,
Army Welfare Education Society,
AG’s Branch, Integrated HQ of MoD (Army),
Building No 202, Shankar Vihar,
Delhi Cantt, New Delhi-110010

as per Appendices A and B duly scrutinized by their Commanding Officers/ Head of Departments.

The following details need to be incorporated at column 10 of Appx `A’ :-
(a) Name of Account holder : _______________
(a) Name of Bank and full address : _______________
(c) Bank Account Number : _______________
(d) IFSC Code Number : _______________
(e) One cancelled cheque to be attached : _______________
(f) Mobile Phone No of the applicant : _______________

Note:
The above details are mandatory for disbursement of the scholarships. No application will be entertained in absence of the above mentioned details.

Only one copy of application for award of scholarship for academic year 2014-15 under ESSA as per formats attached alongwith photocopy of marks sheet duly attested by the Headmaster/Principal/HOD is required to be submitted to this HQ. To avoid any kind of manipulation downloaded mark sheet/result will not be accepted.

Eligible ESSA applications in respect of Defence Security Corps (DSC) personnel will be accepted through their Record Office only.

Times of India Merit Scholarship:
R&W Section, CW Dte dealing with M/s Times of India scholarship allots the vacancies for higher merit bracket to the wards of serving Army personnel for professional courses ie Engineering, Medical, MBA, MCA, Mass Communication, Journalism, Advertisement, Sales Management, Marketing through ESSA. No separate application is required for award of this Scholarship.

Mode of Payment:
The ESSA scholarship will be paid through NEFT/multi city cheques drawn on the name of parents of successful candidates.

Merit Certificate:
Merit certificate will be given to all ESSA scholarship awardees by this office.

Miscellaneous Points:
This letter may please be given wide publicity down to unit/sub unit level.