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 to 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 strives 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.Â
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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 family under 2LPA
Aicte Pragati Scholarship For Girls
Girls in the first year of 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 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 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 EuropeÂ
Santoor Women’s Scholarship
Must have passed Class 12th from 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 scholarshi
Lila Poonawalla ScholarshipÂ
Girls of families with income less than INR 1,25,000Â Application Process, Written Assessment and Interview
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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 installments Application Duration: August, September Apply: Online or By Post
UGC Scholarships for Girls
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 lakh to apply for Pragati Scholarship.Â
Award: INR 30,000 or tuition fee and INR 2,000 per month for 10 months Application Duration: November/ December Apply: Online Application
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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 researches.
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 bachelors and masters students.
Award: INR 120,000 per year for Bachelors’ students and INR 150,000 per year for Masters’ 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 daughter 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 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
Charles Wallace India Trust Scholarship for UK
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
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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 financial support that they need.
Award: INR 35,000 Application Duration: July Apply: Online application
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CBSE Scholarship
The CBSE Udaan scholarship is offered to girl students of class 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.Â
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 the writeup in 250-300 words.Â
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 the 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.Â
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 in institutes in UK, US or Europe to pursue higher studies. It focuses on 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.Â
Award- INR 20,000 per annum Application Duration- October to December Apply- Online
Lila Poonawalla ScholarshipÂ
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:
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
Scholarships for PhD Abroad
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)Â
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 Aptitute Test for Scholarship
May 2021
Dalai Lama Trust Undergraduate Scholarship
May 2021
Scholarships for Indian Students in the US
Scholarships for Indian Students in the UK
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 ScholarshipÂ
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
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National Overseas Scholarship
Indian School of Business Scholarship
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Oasis Scholarship
CG Scholarship
Haas Scholarships
Heinrich Boll Scholarship
We hope that this blog provided you with a list of scholarships for girls who are facing financial restraints to pursue their academic and professional goals. If you are planning to pursue an academic degree abroad, sign up for an e-meeting with our Leverage Edu experts and we will help you in choosing the best course and university as well as the right scholarship that can fund your dream of studying abroad!