MOMA Scholarship

With an aim to promote equal educational opportunities to everyone, Government of India’s Ministry of Minority Affairs (MOMA) provides scholarship assistance to deserving students belonging to specific minority communities. Like the Vidyasiri Scholarship, Abdul Kalam Scholarship and the NEC Scholarship, the MOMA Scholarship aims to support the education costs and relieving students from financial restraints. It provides financial aid to pre-matric, post-matric students as well as to those pursuing professional or technical courses. To better understand the specifics like application details, last date of application, eligibility criteria, etc, here is a comprehensive blog covering the essential features of the MOMA Scholarship.

What are the MOMA Scholarships?

The MOMA scholarships are provided by the government of India for the 6 minority communities, namely the Muslims, the Christians, the Sikhs, the Buddhists, the Jains and the Parsis. It comes under the duty of the Ministry of Minority affairs and are of three types:

• Pre-Matric Scholarship: For students belonging to Class 1 to 10
• Post-Matric Scholarship: For students of Class 11 to PhD.
• Merit-cum-means Scholarship for Professional and Technical Courses CS: For students pursuing professional/technical courses.

The government provides 30 lakh Pre Matric Scholarships, 5 lakh Post Matric Scholarships and about 60,000 Merit Cum Means Scholarships under this scheme. A minimum 30 percent of these scholarships are reserved for girl students of each community.

Important Details of MOMA Scholarship

Name of Scholarship	MOMA Scholarship 2022
Scholarship Launched By	MOMA
Scholarship Launched For	Undergraduate studies in India
Benefit of Receiving Scholarship	Providing Scholarships

Important Dates to Remember

Procedure	Dates
Availability of Application Form	September 2022
Final Closing Date	31st October 2022
Initiation Process of Defective Verification	December 2022
Initiation of Institute Verification	December 2022
Shortlisted Student Release List	December 2022

Eligibility Criteria

Only students belonging to the six minority communities: Muslim, Christian, Jain, Buddhist, Parsi (Zorastrian) and Sikh are eligible to apply for MOMA Scholarship. Below mentioned is the criteria for the three different schemes in the scholarship:

Pre-Matric MOMA Scholarship:

1. For students studying in Standard 1st to 10th.
2. Students must have secured at least 50% marks in their last qualifying examination.
3. Annual income must not exceed INR 1 lakh per annum.

Post-Matric MOMA Scholarship

1. For students studying in Standard 11th to PhD level.
2. Those who have taken admission in ITI/technical/vocational/polytechnic courses after 11th standard are also eligible.
3. Students must have secured at least 50% marks in their last qualifying examination
4. Annual Income must not exceed INR 2 lakh per annum.

Merit-cum-means Moma Scholarship for Professional and Technical Courses

1. Students must have taken admission in a technical/professional course.
2. Students must have secured at least 50% marks in their last qualifying examination.
3. Annual income must not exceed INR 2.5 lakh per annum.

Note: Certificate courses or any other course having a duration of less than a year are not covered in the scholarship.

MOMA Scholarship Rewards

The reward structure of the MOMA Scholarship is different for all three schemes. Here is a detailed table listing the rewards provided in the scholarship:

1. Pre-matric Scholarship

Standard	MOMA Scholarship Rewards
Classes 1 to 5	Maintenance Allowance: INR 100/month for day scholar
Classes 6 to 10	Admission Fee: INR 500/annum subject to actuals  (for both day scholars and hostellers) Tuition Fee: INR 350/month subject to actuals (for both day scholars and hostellers) Maintenance Allowance: INR 600/month(hosteller); INR 100/month for day scholars

2. Post-matric Scholarship

Standard	MOMA Scholarship Rewards
Classes  11 to 12	Admission & Tuition Fee: INR 7000/annum subject to actuals (for both day scholars and hostellers) Maintenance Allowance: INR 380/month (hostellers); INR 230/month (day scholars)
Technical & Vocational Courses (Classes 11 & 12 level)	Admission & Course Fee: INR 10,000/annum subject to actuals (for both day scholars and hostellers) Maintenance Allowance: INR 380/month (hostellers); INR 230/month (day scholars)
UG/PG	Admission & Tuition Fee: INR 3000/annum subject to actuals (for both day scholars and hostellers) Maintenance Allowance: INR 570/month (hostellers); INR 300/month (day scholars)
M.Phil/PhD	Maintenance Allowance: INR 1200/month (hostellers); INR 550/month (day scholars)

3. Merit-cum-means Scholarship for Professional and Technical Courses CS

Standard	MOMA Scholarship Rewards
UG/PG (Technical & ProfessionalCourses)	Course Fee: INR 20,000/annum subject to actuals whichever is less (for both day scholars and hostellers) Maintenance Allowance: 500/month (for 10 months) for day scholars; INR 1000/month (for 10 months) for hostellers Scholarships for listed Institutes: Reimbursement of full course fees is granted for 85 listed Institutes

How to apply for MOMA Scholarship

For applying under this scholarship scheme, the candidate will first need to visit the website of the National Scholarships Portal of the Government of India where they can apply for this scholarship online. Here are the step to apply for the MOMA Scholarships

• If you are a new user, you should first register by clicking on the new registration tab on the website. You need to read the guidelines and register yourself by providing the required information.
• After your application id is generated, you can use it to log in to the scholarship portal and select the scholarship category you want to apply for.
• Select the category for application and fill in all the necessary details in the application form.
• Upload the required documents

The status of your application for the MOMA scholarship can be checked at any time by logging on to the website of the portal.

MOMA Scholarship Documents Required 

For all candidates applying for recruitment, the following documents need to be submitted.

• Proof of Family Income/ Certificate
• Passport size photograph
• Aadhar card
• Bank details
• Community certificate for the candidate, who has attained 18 years of age. It should be self-certified
• Mark sheet showing educational details of the candidate. The minimum qualifying marks should not be less than 50%.
• A Domicile Certificate for the state applying from.

MOMA Scholarship Application Form Renewal 

For all candidates who want to renew their scholarship, they will have to follow the steps mentioned below.

• Go on the MOMA Scholarship official website
• You will see an option for new registration. Click on that option.
• You can also click on the link given here directly.
• You will see that the instructions will be displayed on the screen.
• Here you will see the option by the name of apply for renewal.
• Fill in your credentials and log in.
• You will see that the application form will be displayed on your screen.
• Fill up the application form completely. Do not miss out on any details.
• Click on the button submit.

MOMA Scholarship Last Date

The last date to apply for MOMA scholarships 2022-23 is 31st October 2022 (for Post-Matric/MCM). Also 30th September 2022 (for Pre-Matric and Begum Hazrat Mahal National Scholarship).

Also Read: Punjab Scholarship

FAQs

Hence, MOMA Scholarship aims to provide much-needed motivation and financial support to students belonging to minority sections and helps them in building rewarding careers. With the guidance of our experts at Leverage Edu, you can find the right scholarship that can fund your dream course and bring you closer to your career path.