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National
Scholarship For Persons With Disabilities (2002-2003)
Applications
in the prescribed proforma are invited from students
with disabilities for financial assistance for pursuing
higher and technical education.
Eligibility:-
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Financial assistance will be available to Indian students
with disabilities certified as per definition under
Persons with Disabilities act 1995.
- Financial
assistance will be given for post matric/post secondary
professional course in recognized institutions.
- Scholarship
will be awarded for one course to one student.
- Financial
assistance can be given for computer with editing
software for blind & deaf graduate and postgraduate
students pursuing professional courses and for support
access software for cerebral palsied students.
- Students
with disabilities, who have passed matriculation/secondary
or any higher examination from a recognized board/University,
will be eligible for the assistance.
- Continuation/renewal
of the award for next year will depend on successfully
completing the course in the preceding year with minimums
50 percent marks.
- Assistance
will not be available for courses having duration
of less than one year.
- A
scholarship holder under this scheme will not hold
any other scholarship/stipend. If awarded any other
scholarship/stipend, the student can exercise his/her
option for choosing the scholarship that he/she proposes
to avail and inform awarding authority about the same.
- For
availing financial assistance under this scheme monthly
family income of the beneficiary should not be more
than Rs.15,000/- from all sources. Family income will
include income of the parent/guardian.
Awards:-
500
awards will be available for pursuing higher and technical
education and will be given through institution in which
students will undertake the study. Awards will be given
to different categories of disabled students in following
number:-
Amount
of awards will vary among courses and will also depend
on availability of hostel/residential facility with
the institution. The details are given below:
The
awardees will also be re-imbursed the course fee subject
to a ceiling of Rs.10,000 per year.
Besides
students living in the hostel/residential facility provided
by the institution, those students will also be considered
hostellers who live in an accommodation hired at least
by a group of 3 students living together with common
mess arrangements. Such students will have to furnish
a certificate in this regard countersigned by head of
the institution.
Applications
for the awards will be made to Shri K. S. Kainth, Under
Secretary in the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment,
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001. Application for
award of scholarship will be made through head of the
institution in which applicant is enrolled for study.
Application for the award will be made in prescribed
format that is placed at annexure a (Application form
can be type and used). The last day for receipt of application
is 29.08.2002.
Annexure
A
Application
for award of scholarship to students with disabilities
7.Family
Income (Please enclose income certificate issued by
competent authority)
8. Name and duration of the course for which award is
requested.
9. Name and address of the institution where course
will be undertaken.
10. Whether hosteller or a day scholar (if hosteller
please specify whether provided by the institution or
own arrangement and address of the hostel)
11. Details of Scholarship/Stipend/financial assistance
being received for the same course (if any.
12. Any other information applicant wishes to provide.
13. Recommendation of the institution.
I
declare that information provided above is true to my
knowledge and I am aware that providing wrong information
will make me liable for legal action and recovery of
scholarship amount.
Date
Name & Signature of the applicant
MINISTRY
OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT, GOVT OF INDIA
Source:
Deccan Chronicle, Hyderabad
Dated :5th August, 2002
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