Organization : Pragnya Priya Foundation
Scholarship/Service Name : Educational Scholarship Frequently Asked Questions FAQs
Applicable For : Government School 10th Passed Students
Applicable Districts: Adilabad, Kurnool, Nalgonda, Srikakulam and Vizianagaram
Website : https://www.pragnyapriya.org/
Pragnya Priya Educational Scholarship
The Foundation plans to provide educational scholarship to students who have good academic record and are unable to continue their education due to their financial conditions.
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Scholarship FAQs
Q 1: What are the expenses eligible for disbursement of Scholarship amount?
Ans:
College Fee: Fee paid or payable to Colleges such as Tuition Fee, Term Fee, Examination Fee and Fee for any other related integrated training if any provided by the college.
Books and Stationary: The actual cost of Text and Guide books and cost for reasonable number of Note books.
Uniform : Cost of material and stitching charges up to two pairs per academic year, if Uniform for Students is Mandatory for the College. In case, there is no Uniform prescribed for the College, there will not be any payment towards Uniform or dress.
Cost of Transportation : Transport Cost from Residence to College and back. However, in certain specific instances, the cost of basic model bicycle would be considered at the sole discretion of the foundation.
Q 2: Is there any Maximum Limit on the reimbursement under each category?
Ans:
** College Fee : Actual fee paid to the College.
** Books and Stationary : Not exceeding Rs. 3,000 per student per academic year.
** Uniform : Not exceeding Rs. 1,500 per student per academic year.
** Cost of Transportation: Not exceeding Rs. 3,600 per student per academic year.
** Overall Limit: In any case the overall value of scholarship will be limited to Rs. 20,000 per student per academic year.
Q 3: What are the expenses NOT eligible for disbursement of Scholarship amount?
Ans:
** Hostel Fee, Canteen or Mess Expenses; and
** Cost of Uniform or Dress if not prescribed by the college.
Q 4: What are the requirements before first disbursement?
Ans:
Students should provide all of the following details:
(a) their bank account details.
(b) copy of X Class mark sheet.
(c) Details of college joined along with a copy of first fee receipt.
Q 5: What are the pre-conditions to claim reimbursement for College Fee?
Ans:
** Due to the merit or any other reasons if college or any other organization or Foundation is providing scholarship to the selected students, they will not be eligible for reimbursement of college fee.
** However, such students can claim other reimbursements such as uniform expenses, cost of books and transport cost.
** Detailed Fee Estimate from the College along with the breakup of payment instalment-wise should be provided to the Foundation.
** First fee should be paid by the student directly to college which will be reimbursed to the students upon submission of valid receipt from the college.
** Subsequent instalments/fees payable will be paid directly to the college. To facilitate direct credit or transfer to college’s bank account, student must submit the following details of the College’s Bank account:
** Fee Schedule for Full Academic Year, along with Due Dates for each instalment, as certified by the College.
** Bank account number of the College
** Name of the Bank
** Address and name of the Branch
** IFSC code of the Bank’s branch
Q 6: What are the conditions to claim reimbursement for Books and Stationary?
Ans:
Bill or Invoice from the book store or stationary shop.
Q 7: What are the conditions to claim reimbursement for uniform?
Ans:
** Certificate from college that uniform is compulsory as per college rules.
** Student must produce the following supporting documents:
** Certificate from college confirming that uniform is compulsory.
** Bill or Invoice from the cloth store for purchase of uniform.
Q 8 : What are the basic conditions to claim reimbursement of transportation expenses?
Ans:
** Student must produce the Xerox Copy of the bus pass, which clearly shows cost of the bus pass.
** PPF would consider reimburse the cost of bicycle to the students, up to a value of Rs. 3,500, up on submission of bill or invoice from the vendor.
** As it is expected that students would use the bicycles for year I & II, all those students who were granted Bicycles would not be eligible for reimbursement of cost of bus pass for both in the Intermediate first and second years.
Q 9: What portion of Scholarship amount paid directly to the students?
Ans:
** Only the college admission and first fee will be paid directly to the students.
** The second term onwards all college and exam related fee will be paid directly to the college as per the schedule of payment received at the beginning of the Academic year.
** Other reimbursements such as cost of books & stationary, cost of uniform and cost of transportation would be paid directly to the students.
** In the case of Bus Passes, cost of bus pass will be reimbursed once in every quarter upon submission of Xerox copies of the bus passes.
Q 10 : Mode of payment to Students?
Ans:
** Foundation will transfer money directly to the student’s Bank Account through National Electronic Fund Transfer (“NEFT”).
** Post the remittance of money to the student’s account, Foundation will either send SMS to the Students’ mobile number registered with the foundation or send Letters to the students.
Q 11 : Mode of payment to Colleges?
Ans:
** Second term onwards all college and exam related fee will be either transferred directly to the Bank Account of the College through NEFT or by separate Demand Draft for each student in the name of College.
** Foundation will either send an SMS to the Student’s mobile number registered with the foundation or send a Letter to the students along with a copy of Demand Draft.
Q 12 : Are there any other matters which a Student should be aware?
Ans:
** In the event of making false claim or submission of fake receipts by any Student, the Scholarship to such Student would be withdrawn.
** As the Foundation is keen to support more students, who could not continue their education but for the financial support of the Foundation, please restrict your claim to the extent of actual eligible expenses incurred by you.
** Please note that Fee paid to College would be reimbursed only to the extent of actual fee paid by the Student, and on production of printed receipts and not based on a Fee Estimate obtained from the College.
How To Apply?
Interested students may apply for scholarship in the prescribed Application Form, copies of which have been mailed to schools. Application forms are available with the Principal /Head Master of the schools. In case of shortage of original Application Forms with the Principal / Head Master, photocopies (xerox copies) can also be used.
Applications must be completed in all respects and contain all required annexures, including a copy of ensuing X Class Examination Hall ticket. Applications must carry the recommendation of their class teacher and school Principal in the format prescribed.
Applicants, who do not obtain a minimum of 60% marks and applications without recommendation of Class Teacher and Principal / Head Master in the prescribed format, will not be considered for scholarship evaluation process.