Scholarships For Girls in 2021

Amongst the essential steps towards providing basic rights to everyone, the government of India has designed varied scholarship schemes focusing on encouraging equal educational opportunities for girls. Offered by various non-profit organisations as well as academic institutions, these financial aid schemes are aimed at girls coming from those families who are unable to afford education. Providing the necessary assistance to complete education without worrying about financial constraints, these scholarships strive to provide every girl child with the best educational prospects, right from basic to senior secondary education and higher studies. This blog will take you through some of the prominent scholarships for girls that you must know about. 

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Scholarships For Girls

Scholarship	Eligibility
Begum Hazrat Scholarship 2021	Only Female Candidates from Minority Communities Minimum 50% aggregate in the previous class The maximum annual income of a family under 2LPA
Aicte Pragati Scholarship For Girls	Girls in the first year of a Degree/ Diploma course Annual Family Income less than 8LPA Not more than two girls from one family can apply
Dr. Reddy’s Foundation Sashakt Scholarship	Class 12 pass out girls
DRDO Scholarship	Must be an Indian National Must be in 1st year of BE/BTech for Bachelor students Must be in 1st year of ME/MTech for Master students Good JEE Mains/ GATE Score
Indira Gandhi Scholarship	Only Child at Home who is a Girl Admission in Masters’ Degree 1st Year Maximum Age 30 years Distance Education Not Applicable
NSIGSE Scholarship	Passed class 8th from Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya Enrolling in IX in any government body school Below 16 years of age
Internshala Scholarship	Any girl between 17 to 23 years of age
Pratibha Kiran Scholarship	A resident of Madhya Pradesh Must be a girl with a minimum of 60% in class 12th Must belong to below poverty line category Must have their residence certificate
Rolls Royce Scholarship For Engineering Girl Students	Girls in 1st/ 2nd/ 3rd year Engineering degree program Must have at least 60%in the exams
Cbse Scholarship	Must be a meritorious girl in KV/ NV/ government school Must have an overall 70% in Class 10th  Must have a minimum of 80% in Science and Maths Family Annual Income must not exceed 6LPA
Fair And Lovely Scholarship	Must be between the age of 15-30 years  Have secured 60% of marks in their 10th and 12th class.
Prabha Dutt Scholarship	Women Print Journalists between the age of 25 to 40
Women Techmakers Scholarship	Women in the first or second year of a bachelor’s degree Must be studying Computer Science or any similar course Excellent Academic Record
Lady Meherbai D Tata Education Scholarship Scheme	Female candidates that have completed their graduation and have a good academic record. Those who are applying to study in US, UK or Europe
Santoor Women’s Scholarship	Must have passed Class 12th from the government or non-aided schools Must be enrolled in a 3 year full time course
Technip India Scholarship	Students enrolled in Class XI or 3rd year of Engineering can take the scholarship
Lila Poonawalla Scholarship	Girls of families with income less than INR 1,25,000  Application Process, Written Assessment and Interview

Begum Hazrat Scholarship 2021

The scholarship was formerly known as Maulana Azad Scholarship and is specifically for girl students from minority communities that include Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain and Parsi communities.

Award: Up to 12,000 released in two instalments
Application Duration: August, September
Apply: Online or By Post

Aicte Pragati Scholarship For Girls

Another prominent one in our list of scholarships for girls, this financial aid scheme is offered to those who have taken their 1st year of admission in AICTE-approved schools. The basic prerequisite is that the family income of the applicant must be below 8 lahks to apply for Pragati Scholarship. 

Award: INR 30,000 or tuition fee and INR 2,000 per month for 10 months
Application Duration: November/ December
Apply: Online Application

Dr Reddy’s Foundation Sashakt Scholarship

The scholarship is offered to students who have passed class 12th and are planning to pursue higher education in the field of science. Students who come from rural areas and economically backward strata of society. Students must be interested in scientific research.

Award: INR 2,00,000 for 3 years that includes tuition fees, study expenses, and basic living cost
Application Duration: August
Apply: Online Application

DRDO Scholarship

DRDO Scholarship is for girls who are planning to study in aerospace engineering/ aeronautical engineering/ avionics engineering, etc. The scholarship will be available for both bachelor’s and master’s students.

Award: INR 120,000 per year for Bachelor’ students and INR 150,000 per year for Master’ students
Application Duration: August
Apply: Through Email

Indira Gandhi Scholarship

Indira Gandhi Scholarship offers a monthly scholarship to single girl children who are planning to pursue post-graduate in non-professional courses. In this scholarship, twin daughters or fraternal daughters can also apply.

Award: INR 3,100 for 2 years
Application Duration: March
Apply: Online application

NSIGSE Scholarship

National Scheme Incentives to Girls for Secondary Education is a scholarship sponsored by the Central Government. It is for students who have passed class X and is implemented to promote the higher education of girl students. The Scholarship provides 100% funds to students.

Award: INR 3,000 will be deposited to eligible girls as a fixed deposit
Application Duration: December
Apply: Through Email

Internshala Scholarship

Internshala offers a one-time scholarship for girl students who have impressive performance in their respective fields that include academics, sports, arts, etc. This scholarship is only for students who have a defined career objective.

Award: INR 25,000
Application Duration: December, January
Apply: Online application

Pratibha Kiran Scholarship

Pratibha Kiran is a scholarship for students in SC/ST/ OBC category who have passed class 12th and belong to Madhya Pradesh. The scheme is for students in urban areas and is offered by the Department of Higher Education.

Award: INR 500 per month for general courses and INR 750 per month for technical courses
Application Duration: January
Apply: Online application/ Through Mail

Rolls Royce Scholarship For Engineering Girl Students

Rolls Royce Scholarship is an initiative by Rolls Royce India Pvt. Ltd. to support meritorious girls in completing their engineering courses. The scholarship is for students who are in 1st/2nd or 3rd year of the course. The scholarship is to make sure that girls interested in STEM courses receive the financial support that they need.

Award: INR 35,000
Application Duration: July
Apply: Online application

CBSE Scholarship

The CBSE Udaan scholarship is offered to girl students of classes 11th and 12th and provides them with virtual class resources which are organised across 60 centres with useful study materials, tutorials and mentoring opportunities.

Award– Free online resources through virtual contact classes on weekends
Application Month– September Every Year
Apply– online application

Fair And Lovely Scholarship (Now known as Glow and Lovely Scholarship)

Offered by the Glow and Lovely Foundation, this scholarship is offered to girl students aiming to pursue their undergraduate and postgraduate studies. The Glow and Lovely Scholarship is awarded to a selected number of girl students. It is one of the popular scholarships for girls and its basic age criteria is that the candidate must be between the age of 15-30 years & have secured 60% of marks in their 10th and 12th class. 

Award- INR 25,000 to INR 50,000
Application Duration- September to October
Apply- Online Application

Prabha Dutt Scholarship

This scholarship offers a grant of 1 Lakh rupees to women journalists in order to help them pursue projects on societal welfare and development. It is one of the prominent scholarships for girls wanting to work in the field of Journalist. In order to apply for Prabha Dutt Fellowship, the applicant must send their resume along with a write-up in 250-300 words. 

Award- 10-month fellowship with a reward of INR 1,00,000 given in two phases 
Application Duration– Round the Year
Apply– By post or email

Women Techmakers Scholarship

Amongst the renowned scholarships for girls, the Women Techmakers Programs are offered in memory of MS. Anita Borg. It is a Google initiative for supporting girls wanting to pursue in the field of computing technology. Those girl students who are pursuing their undergraduate or postgraduate studies in the domain of Computer Science and Technology are eligible to apply for this scholarship and the essential requirement is that they must be enrolled at an academic institution to send their application. 

Award– The scholarship covers your entire tuition fees
Application Duration– May to June every year
Apply– Online application

Lady Meherbai D Tata Education Scholarship Scheme

The scholarship is for Indian women who have secured admission to institutes in UK, US or Europe to pursue higher studies. It focuses on the fields of Social Work, Mental Health and public administration.

Award- Financial Assistance
Application Duration- March/ April
Apply- By post or Email

Santoor Women’s Scholarship

Santoor Women’s Scholarship is offered by Wipro Consumer Care and Wipro Cares. The scholarship is for girl students who have passed Class 12th and have been planning to pursue higher studies in Humanities or Liberal Arts. It is given to 900 students of Telangana, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

Award- INR 24,000 per annum
Application Duration- August/ September
Apply- Online

Technip India Scholarship

Technip India offers Scholarships as a part of their CSR initiative. The program supports the education of underprivileged girls in the STEM field i.e. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. 

Award- INR 20,000 per annum
Application Duration- October to December
Apply- Online

Lila Poonawalla Scholarship 

Lila Poonawalla Scholarship offers School Scholarships under its project ‘2morrow 2gether’. These scholarships are offered to students who are studying in 7th grade, right till their graduation. It is offered to girls studying in non-aided and partially-aided schools in Pune. It is offered to girls of families with income less than INR 1,25,000.

Award- School or College Fees
Application Duration- March
Apply- Through School

Other Scholarships for Girls

Apart from the aforementioned scholarships for girls, take a look at a few more financial aid schemes that you can avail of:

• Adobe Research Women Technical Scholarship
• Tata Housing Scholarship
• Maulana Azad National Scholarship Scheme for Girls of Minorities
• Clinic Plus Scholarship
• Avasar Scholarship
• Postdoctoral Fellowship for Women
• Swami Vivekananda Single Girl Child Scholarship Scheme
• Kalpana Chawla National Scholarship
• Kiran Girls Scholarship Scheme
• Women Scientist Scheme
• Grace Hopper scholarship

MBA Scholarships for Girls

Here are some of the MBA scholarships for women that you can apply for:

• C200 Scholars
• American Association of University Women
•  Financial Women’s Association of San Francisco
• Graduate Women International Grant
• ESMT Berlin Global Women’s Scholarship
•  Business and Professional Women’s Foundation
•  QS
•  American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) 

Scholarships for Girls After 10th

Here is a list of all the Scholarships for Girls that are available after Class 10th:

• CBSE Merit Scholarship Scheme for Single Girl Child
• All India Meritorious Scholarship
• Siksha Abhiyan Scholarship
• Vidyadhan Scholarship
• Saraswati Academy Scholarship
• Indian Oil Academic Scholarship
• Jio Scholarship
• NCERT Scholarship

Scholarships for Girls After 12th

Here are some of the scholarships for girls after Class 12th:

• INSPIRE Scholarship
• Academic Scholarship offered by Indian Oil
• Loreal India For Young Women in Science Scholarship (FYWIS)
• Center Sector Scholarship Scheme for 12th-pass science, arts and commerce students
• AICTE Scholarship Scheme to Girl Child (SSGC)

Upcoming Scholarships for Girls

Here are some of the upcoming scholarships that you can apply for:

Scholarship	Launch
D. K. Bhave Scholarship	March 2021
IIT Kanpur Department of Earth Science Post Doctoral Research Fellowship	March 2021
IIT Ropar Department of Mechanical Engineering Post-Doctoral Fellowship	March 2021
National Level Science Talent Search Examination (NSTSE)	March 2021
Genpact Social Impact Fellowship (GSIF)	March 2021
IIST Thiruvananthapuram Department of Space Junior/Senior Research Fellowship	March 2021
SOF Girl Child Scholarship Scheme (G.C.S.S)	April 2021
DRDO Defence Laboratory Junior Research Fellowship in Electronics	April 2021
BML Munjal University BTech Scholarship	April 2021
Indian Academy of Sciences Fellowship	April 2021
DRDO Junior Research Fellowship	May 2021
PGIMER Department of Virology Senior Research Program	May 2021
SOF National Science Olympiad	May 2021
National Meritorious Invention Award	May 2021
IIT Bombay Junior Research Fellowship	May 2021
New India Foundation Fellowship	May 2021
Common Aptitude Test for Scholarship	May 2021
Dalai Lama Trust Undergraduate Scholarship	May 2021

International Scholarships for Women

There are countless scholarships for girl students in India who are planning to pursue higher education abroad. Here is a list of some of the popular international scholarships for girls in India:

Name of the Scholarship	Awards	Deadline
Women in Architecture Scholarship	$2,500 [191,500 INR approx.]	March 31, 2021
Jane M Klausman Women in Business Scholarship	$2,000 [1,53,200 INR approx.]	July 1, 2020
ABC Humane Wildlife Academic Scholarship – Women in STEM	$1,000 [76,600 INR approx.]	July 1, 2020
Automotive Women’s Alliance Foundation Education Scholarship	$2,500 [191,500 INR]	May 29, 2020
Ford Empowering America Scholarship	$2,000 – $3,000 [1,53,200 -2,29,800 INR approx.]	May 8, 2020
Association of Women Contractors Scholarship	–	April 30, 2020
The Lew Williams & Leila Sulkes Scholarships	$2,000 [1,53,200 INR approx.]	July 31, 2020
The Women in Aerospace Foundation Scholarship	$2,000 [1,53,200 INR approx.]	June 16, 2020
Rae Lee Siporin Scholarship for Women	$1,000 [76,600 INR approx.]	June 4, 2020
Empowering Women in Law Scholarship	$1,500 [1,14,900 INR approx.]	May 31, 2020

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