List of All National Scholarships by NSP For 2022-23

The government of India in its efforts to raise the education level and opportunities for its citizens provides a number of scholarships throughout one’s academic journey. The government is in continuous efforts to provide national scholarships and various need-based schemes that support all kinds of students in society to help them pursue quality education. In particular, central and state universities have specially-run schemes and regulations to admit and promote such students. Take a look at the following repository of various national scholarships in this blog.

What is National Scholarship Portal? 

The National Scholarship Portal, which began as the Mission Mode Project under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), has grown to become one of the most renowned portals for all national scholarships, offering a variety of services ranging from student scholarship application through scholarship disbursement. The portal ensures the direct distribution of funds to the beneficiary’s account, minimising any potential leakage, and offers a SMART (Simplified, Mission-oriented, Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent) approach for effective and speedier scholarship disposal.

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Purpose of National Scholarship Portal 

The following are the key objectives underlying the making of this National Scholarship Portal:

• To ensure that national scholarships are distributed to students as soon as possible
• To provide a centralised application system for both federal and state government national scholarships
• To build a searchable database of scholars
• To avoid the repetition of work that occurs during the application processing of national scholarships 
• To reconcile the various scholarship types and their requirements
• To guarantee that DBT is used correctly (Direct Benefit Transfer).

How Students Can Benefit? 

Here is how the National Scholarship Portal helps students to get the best out of it:

• Helps in finding all kinds of scholarship information on one platform.
• The portal helps in checking the eligibility for the various NSP scholarships that are available.
• The portal also helps students to register themselves with National Scholarship Portal and apply for various national scholarships that they are eligible for.
• Helps in making a hassle-free submission of applications online.
• Helps in tracking the status of national scholarship applications through the portal.

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How can you apply for scholarships from NSP?

What are the procedures to submit an application for a scholarship? Well! Here is a step-by-step guide on how to use the national scholarship portal to apply for an NSP scholarship:

• Step 1: Search for the Institute
• Step 2: Register with National Scholarship Portal (NSP)
• Step 3: Log in with National Scholarship Portal
• Step 4: Change the password (A mandatory step)
• Step 5: Enter the Dashboard

Types of Scholarships Covered by NSP 

The National Scholarship Portal, which has a nationwide reach, covers practically all forms of scholarships for students in class 1 to PhD. The NSP provides a wide range of scholarships, which are primarily divided into the following categories:

1. Central schemes
2. UGC schemes
3. AICTE schemes
4. State schemes

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Central Schemes in National Scholarships

A number of national scholarships are offered by various government departments to assist students in pursuing their academic goals without financial constraints. The Ministry of Minority Affairs (MOMA), the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJE), the Ministry of Labour and Employment (MLE), the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MTA), the Department of Higher Education (DHE), and others are among the well-known national scholarship providers. Under the Central Schemes area of the National Scholarship Portal, you can apply for any scholarships given by the central government. The table below is a comprehensive list of central NSP scholarships.

Scholarship Name	Provider	Application Deadline
Pre-Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities	Ministry of Minority Affairs	15 November 2022
Pre-matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities	Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities	15 November 2022
Financial Assistance for Education of the Wards of Beedi/Cine/IOMC/LSDM Workers – Pre-Matric	Ministry of Labour & Employment	15 November 2022
Aam Aadmi Bima Yojna Scholarship for Andhra Pradesh	Ministry of Labour & Employment	Apply offline
National Means Cum Merit Scholarship	Department of School Education & Literacy	15 November 2022
Post Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities	Ministry of Minority Affairs	30 November 2022
Merit Cum Means Scholarship for Professional and Technical Courses CS	Ministry of Minority Affairs	30 November 2022
Post-matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities	Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities	30 November 2022
Scholarships for Top Class Education for students with disabilities	Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities	30 November 2022
Top Class Education Scheme for SC Students	Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment	30 November 2022
Financial Assistance for Education of the Wards of Beedi/Cine/IOMC/LSDM Workers – Post-Matric	Ministry of Labour & Employment	30 November 2022
National Fellowship and Scholarship for Higher Education of ST Students – Scholarship (Formally Top-Class Education for Schedule Tribe Students) – only for scholarships	Ministry of Tribal Affairs	30 November 2022
NEC Merit Scholarship for NER Region	North Eastern Council (NEC), DoNER	30 November 2022
Central Sector Scheme of Scholarships for College and University Students	Department of Higher Education	30 November 2022
Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme for Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles	WARB, Ministry of Home Affairs	30 November 2022
Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme For RPF/RPSF	RPF/RPSF, Ministry of Railway	30 November 2022

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UGC Schemes in National Scholarships

The University Grants Commission (UGC) is an important statutory body of the Indian government that reports to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) (Ministry of Human Resource Development). It is this body that grants recognition and financing to institutions all over India. Aside from that, the UGC offers a number of national scholarships and other scholarship programmes for students seeking post-secondary education. The following is a list of UGC schemes that may be found on the National Scholarship Portal.

Scholarship Name	Provider	Application Deadline
ISHAN UDAY – Special Scholarship Scheme for North Eastern Region	University Grants Commission	30 November 2022
PG Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child	University Grants Commission – MHRD	30 November 2022
PG Scholarship for University Rank Holders (1st and 2nd Rank Holders)	University Grants Commission – MHRD	30 November 2022
PG Scholarship Scheme for SC ST Students for Pursuing Professional Courses	University Grants Commission – MHRD	30 November 2022

AICTE Schemes in National Scholarships

AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) is a statutory agency that acts under the Ministry of Human Resource Development’s Department of Higher Education. AICTE, which has been in operation since 1945, is responsible for the coordinated development and effective planning of India’s technical and management education systems. Despite the fact that AICTE approves postgraduate and undergraduate programmes in specific categories, it also provides various national scholarships to students to ensure that financial constraints do not become a roadblock in their professional careers. The names of those NSP scholarships can be found in the list below.

Scholarship Name	Provider	Application Deadline
Pragati Scholarship Scheme for Girls (Degree) for Technical Education	Ministry of Human Resource Development – AICTE	30 November 2022
Pragati Scholarship Scheme for Girls (Diploma) for Technical Education	Ministry of Human Resource Development – AICTE	30 November 2022
Saksham Scholarship Scheme for Differently Abled Students (Degree) for Technical Education	Ministry of Human Resource Development – AICTE	30 November 2022
Saksham Scholarship Scheme for Differently Abled Students (Diploma) for Technical Education	Ministry of Human Resource Development – AICTE	30 November 2022

State Schemes in National Scholarships

State governments, like the central government, grant various national scholarships to students who live in their respective states. While many state governments have their own scholarship application portals, some prefer to use the National Scholarship Portal to invite applicants. The national scholarship webpage now includes state programmes from Bihar, Uttarakhand, Tripura, Karnataka, Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh. The table below contains a comprehensive list of state-level NSP scholarships.

Scholarship Name	State	Application Deadline
Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Minority (100% State Sector)-Uttarakhand	Uttarakhand	10 February 2022
Post Matric Scholarship for EBC Students-Uttarakhand	Uttarakhand	30 September 2022
Pre-Matric Disability Scholarship (State Sector)-Uttarakhand	Uttarakhand	30 September 2022
Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC Students (State Sector)-Uttarakhand	Uttarakhand	30 September 2022
Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST Students (State Sector)-Uttarakhand	Uttarakhand	30 September 2022
Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBC Students (State Sector 50% and Central Sector 50%)-Uttarakhand	Uttarakhand	30 September 2022
Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC Students (Center Sector)-Uttarakhand	Uttarakhand	30 September 2022
Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST Students (Center Sector)-Uttarakhand	Uttarakhand	30 September 2022
Post-Matric Scholarship for ST Students-Uttarakhand	Uttarakhand	30 September 2022
Post-Matric Scholarship for SC Students-Uttarakhand	Uttarakhand	30 September 2022
Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC Students-Uttarakhand	Uttarakhand	30 September 2021
Pre-Matric ST Scholarship Schemes	Tripura	15 March 2022
Post-Matric ST Scholarship Schemes	Tripura	15 March 2022
Post-Matric Scholarship for SC Students	Tripura	20 February 2022
Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC Students	Tripura	25 February 2022
Dr B.R. Ambedkar Post Matric Scholarship for Economically Backward Classes (EBC)	Tripura	15 February 2022
Umbrella Scheme for Education of ST Children – Pre-Matric Scholarship (Class 9 and 10) for ST Students	Meghalaya	17 February 2022
Umbrella Scheme for Education of ST Children – Post-Matric Scholarship (PMS) for ST Students	Meghalaya	17 February 2022
Umbrella Scheme for Education of ST Children -Post Matric Scholarship (PMS) for ST Students	Arunachal Pradesh	03 February 2022
Scheme for Award of Stipend to the Scheduled Tribe Students	Arunachal Pradesh	03 February 2022
Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC Students (Class 9 & 10)	Assam	30 October 2022
Post-Matric Scholarship for SC Students – Assam	Assam	30 October 2022
Post-Matric Scholarship for SC Students – Chandigarh	Chandigarh	10 February 2022
Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Transgender Students – Chandigarh	Chandigarh	20 January 2022
Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for OBC Students – Chandigarh	Chandigarh	20 January 2022
Dr Ambedkar Post-Matric Scholarship for EBC Students – Chandigarh	Chandigarh	20 January 2022
Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC Students, Chandigarh	Chandigarh	20 January 2022
Post Matric Scholarship to ST Students	Jammu & Kashmir	05 March 2022
Pre-Matric Scholarship to ST Students	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	09 January 2022
Centrally Sponsored Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC Students	Himachal Pradesh	30 October 2022
Centrally Sponsored Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for ST Students	Himachal Pradesh	30 October 2022
Centrally Sponsored Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for OBC Students	Himachal Pradesh	30 October 2022
Centrally Sponsored Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for ST Students	Himachal Pradesh	30 October 2022
Centrally Sponsored Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC Students	Himachal Pradesh	30 October 2022
Centrally Sponsored Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for OBC Students	Himachal Pradesh	30 October 2022
Dr. Ambedkar Post Matric Scholarship for EBC Students	Himachal Pradesh	30 October 2022
Mukhya Mantri Protsahan Yojana	Himachal Pradesh	30 October 2022
Maharishi Balmiki Chatravriti Yojana	Himachal Pradesh	30 October 2022
Integrated Rural Development Program (IRDP)	Himachal Pradesh	30 October 2022
Kalpana Chawla Chatravriti Yojana	Himachal Pradesh	30 October 2022
Indira Gandhi Utkrisht Chatravriti Yojana	Himachal Pradesh	30 October 2022
Thakur Sen Negi Utkrisht Chatravriti Yojana	Himachal Pradesh	30 October 2022
Swami Vivekanand Utkrisht Chatravriti Yojana	Himachal Pradesh	30 October 2022
Dr. Ambedkar Medhavi Chatravriti Yojana for SC Students	Himachal Pradesh	30 October 2022
Dr. Ambedkar Medhavi Chatravriti Yojana for OBC Students	Himachal Pradesh	30 October 2022
Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for Needy ST Students (Class 9 and 10)	Goa	31 October 2022
Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Post-Matric Scholarship ST Students	Goa	31 October 2022
Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for SC Students (Class 9 and 10)	Puducherry	15 October 2022
Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Post-Matric Scholarship for SC Students	Puducherry	15 October 2022
Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST Students (Class 9 and 10)	Puducherry	15 October 2022
Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Post-Matric Scholarship for ST Students	Puducherry	15 October 2022
Post Matric Scholarship for ST Students	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	09 January 2022
Pre Matric Scholarship for SC Students (Class 6 to 10)	Puducherry	15 October 2022
Dr Ambedkar Grant for SC Students Studying in Professional Colleges	Puducherry	31 January 2022
Retention Scholarship for SC Girl Students	Puducherry	15 October 2022
Opportunity Cost to Parents of SC Girl Students	Puducherry	15 October 2022
Stipend to SC Trainers in Government ITI	Puducherry	15 October 2022
Adhoc Merit Grant for SC Students	Puducherry	15 October 2022
Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship to OBC Students	Puducherry	15 November 2022
Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Post-Matric Scholarship to OBC Students	Puducherry	15 November 2022
Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Pre-Matric Scholarship for ST Students (Class 9 and 10)	Ladakh	10 March 2022
Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Post-Matric Scholarship for ST Students	Ladakh	10 March 2022

Overview of Application Procedure

The process of applying for any of the above-mentioned National Scholarships involves:

• Register at the National Scholarship Portal by filling in all the necessary details and creating a unique student application ID and password. 
• Login with the credentials.
• Start the ‘Application Form’ and fill in the required particulars [contact details, academic information, etc].
• Upload all the necessary and relevant documents.
• Click on ‘Final Submit.’
• You can check the status of your application through the ‘Check your Status’ Tab or via the ‘National Scholarship Portal’ Mobile App.

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Relatable Reads

Here are a few useful links to resources that might come of use for those exploring scholarships in India as well as abroad.

• Bihar Scholarships
• PhD Scholarships in India
• Ratan Tata Scholarship for Engineering Students
• Vidyasiri Scholarship
• Siksha Abhiyan Scholarship
• HDFC Scholarship
• GRE Scholarships
• DMS Scholarship
• Prathibha Scholarship
• DCE Scholarship
• LIC Scholarship
• Dhirubhai Ambani Scholarship
• Canara Bank Scholarship
• Kothari Fellowship
• Haryana Scholarship
• Punjab Scholarship
• Indira Gandhi Single Girl Child Scholarship
• Dr. Ambedkar Scholarship

FAQs

Thus, we hope that this blog has helped you gain clarity about the different National Scholarships and what they entail. If you are interested in applying for a course abroad and but feel hesitant about the long-drawn process of getting the financial aid and admission procedure, take advantage of quality guidance by our team of expert counsellors and mentors at Leverage Edu and we will assist you in finding the right scholarship as well as throughout the application process to ensuring that you sail smoothly towards a vibrant educational journey.