Proud Scholars of India

Scholarship is a life changer. It is a validation of a student’s merit and talent. It provides

financial support to students to pursue their dreams and become successful.

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Dreams

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The World of
Scholarships
ASHUTOSH BURNWAL
CO-FOUNDER
BUDDY4STUDY

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 Types of Scholarships
Total scholarships
National, International; Scholarships worth INR
15000+ crores

Need based scholarships

Low family income, minority based, SC-ST, PhD etc.
1200+ scholarship schemes.

Merit based scholarships

Academic performance based, competition based
scholarships. University admission scholarships,
NTSE, KVPY, Olympiad etc.

Talent based scholarships

Sports talent, cultural talent, creative art, creative
Providers:
writing etc: Academies, art based scholarships
Governments | Foundations | Universities | Corporations | Individuals
 Need Based Scholarships
Name Activity Award Eligibility
Maulana Azad National Scholarship September ₹ 12,000 Class 11 girls

SC, ST, OBC, Minority Community Scholarship: May to September ₹ 1200-30,000 Class 1 to PG
Pre-metric, Post-metric, MCM
G.P. Birla Educational Scholarship Schemes July Upto ₹ 50000 per year Class 12 passed

AICTE Scholarship for Girl Child September, October ₹ 50,000 per year Class 12 passed

FAEA Scholarship Varies Tuition Fee Class 12 passed

Indian Oil Academic Scholarships July to September ₹ 24,000 Class 11, 12, 12+

Sitaram Jindal Foundation Scholarship Round the year ₹ 300-1,800 p.m. Class 9 to PG

Sahu Jain Scholarship June, July ₹150-1,000 p.m. College students

Mahindra All India Talent Scholarships July ₹10,000 per year Class 10,12 passed
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 Merit Based Scholarships
Name Activity Award Eligibility
Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) July to September ₹ 5,000 p.m. Class 11, 12, G

INSPIRE Scholarship For Higher Education (SHE) August to October ₹ 80,000 per year Class 12 passed

National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) July, August ₹ 1,250-2,000 p.m. Class 10

National Level Science Talent Search Examination (NSTSE) July to September Cash prize, etc Class 2 to 12

National Standard Examination (NSE) August, September Intern. Olympiad Class 11, 12

Central Sector Scheme Scholarship (CSSS) August, September Upto ₹ 70,000 Class 12 passed

SIA Youth Scholarship in Singapore June, July S$ 2,900 per year Class 10 passed

A-STAR India Youth Scholarship in Singapore June, July S$ 2,200 – 2,400 per year Class 8 passed

Jagadis Bose National Science Talent Search Junior Scholarship Test (JBNSTS) 2017 July ₹ 1,000 p.m. Class 11, WB students
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 Talent Based Scholarships
Name Activity Award Eligibility
Cultural Talent Search Scholarship Scheme September to ₹ 12,600-13,800 per Age 10-14 years
December year
Indian Oil Sports Scholarship Scheme September, October ₹ 5,000 p.m. Age 14-19 years

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE Awards August Financial & mentoring Class 1 to 12
support
Dr. Ambedkar Foundation National Essay Competition February, March Upto ₹100,000 School, college
Scheme
Maths Talent Search Scholarship July to October Cash Prize Class 3 to 9

BEE-Painting Competition August, September Upto ₹ 100,000 Class 4 to 9

Gyanlab Kidovators June to August ₹100,000 Class 3 to 9

All India Poetry Competition ₹ 10,000 For all

Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan Scholarship September, October ₹ 2,500-3,000 Class 9 to 12

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 Special Scholarships
Name Activity Award Eligibility
National Awards for Bravery September Cash Prize, Medal till 6-18 years age
Graduation
HDFC Educational Crisis Scholarship May, June ₹ 10,000-25,000 Class 6 to 12, G, PG

YouWeCan Scholarship for Cancer Survivors Sept to December Upto 30,000 Class 1 to PG level

NHFDC Trust Fund Scholarships for Disables Round the Year ₹ 25,000-30,000 Professional courses

AICTE Saksham Scholarship for Disables July to September Upto ₹ 50,000 College students

Communal Harmony Scholarship For Students ₹ 1000-1,500 p.m. School, college

Director General Scholarship for wards of Martyrs July ₹ 6,000 to 18,000 per School, college
year
Financial Assistance for Education of Children/Widows OF ESM May ₹ 1000/- per month per Class 1 to 12, college
child
PM Scholarship Scheme For Central Armed Police Forces And Assam Rifles December ₹ 24,000 to 27,000 per College
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 Documents
Family income certificate
Category certificate
Disability certificate
10th and 12th marksheet Marksheet
ID proof
Address proof
DOB proof
Bank account details
Fees receipt/ Admission proof
Passport size photos
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Common Myths
MYTH #1: “Only students with high academic achievements win merit scholarships.”
Myth #2: “You should begin searching for scholarships during your college years.”
Myth #3: “You have to be a college student to win a scholarship.”
Myth #4: “Most scholarship awards are small and not worth the effort of applying.”
Myth #5: “The scholarship application process is a one-time thing.”

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 Common Application Mistakes
Application submitted post deadline
CSS INSPIRE
Documents not available as per guideline
Scholarship Scholarship
Bank account issues
1181 applications 4965 students’ Signature issue (Students, Parents, Institute etc)
disqualified due to scholarship forfeited
minor form due to bank account Incomplete form
mistakes issue .
Incorrect postal, email address & contact
number
Loss: ₹ 30,000 – Loss: ₹ 1.8 L to 2.4 L
70,000 scholarship scholarship

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Innovations
A TORCH WITH AN ADDITIONAL BULB MULTICOLOR HEADPHONE WIRES
Md. Alisher, class 12, KSS College, Lakhisarai, Swetleena Zenith, class 11, Army Public School,
Bihar Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

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 Ignite winners

Awarded by Dr. APJ Kalam on his birthday every year in IIM

Ahmedabad

Patents to be filed on the name of kids for their ideas (Huge IP

learning)

A positive mentoring and networking for the student for the life time

Puncturing mechanism for water bottles

◦ Shibajyoti Choudhury, 5, Christ Church Boys SSS
◦ Rajashree Choudhary, 6, Christ Church Girls SSS, Jabalpur,
Madhya Pradesh

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Painting Competition ₹ 1 Lac
Priyam Das, Delhi

Sonam Bhutia,
Sikkim

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Cultural Talent Search
Scholarship Scheme ₹ 12k-14k
Tabla player: Rohan Prasad
Organized by Indian Government
Class 7 student from Pune
In the age group of 10 to 14 years
To outstanding young children to develop their
talents in various artistic fields.
500 Scholarship every year
Introduction in Large Network of Artists

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 ₹ 5000 per
Indian Oil Sports Scholarship month
Age: 14 to 19 years, State level & National level participation
P. Michelle Catherina
Class 11, Good Shepherd School, Chennai

Sports: Chess

Ashutosh Padhy Class 11, DPS Kalinga DOB: 5/11/1996

Sports: Billiards

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About Buddy4Study
Opportunity for all Best-fit Scholarships Application Support
•Search for scholarships you •Intelligent scholarship •Dedicated support to
want to apply for matching and facilitate
recommendation system application/documentation
formalities

SMS and Email Alerts Complete online process

•Regular Alerts on •Entire process of scholarship
upcoming/new scholarships application and disbursement
and during application process is online with our partner
scholarship providers

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Mission
MAKING EDUCATION
AFFORDABLE

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Responsive Scholarship
Search Engine
Mobile view Web view

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 Impact
21000+ Students awarded Scholarships
₹ 24 Crores =Total Amount of Scholarship Awards

₹ 1,50,00,00,00,000
Total Scholarship Fund
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Story: Ashiyana
Place
Kapadwanj, Kheda, Gujarat

Description
Aashiyana is a student of Class 11. Her father is
an auto-rickshaw driver and mother a house-
wife. Buddy4Study helped her secure Indian Oil
Academic Scholarship (Rs. 24,000) so that she
can pursue her dream of being an Engineer.

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Story: Megha
Place
Ghaziabad, National Capital Region

Description
Megha is a Class 12 student of KDB School,
Ghaziabad. Coming from a lower middle class
family with three siblings, she was finding it
difficult to pursue her course in Mathematics at
Miranda House. Buddy4Study helped her apply
to L’Oreal Scholarship as well as INSPIRE
fellowships. She got a special award from the
COO of L’Oreal and is now able to pursue her
dream.

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Testimonial

“My school is proud to be

associated with Buddy4Study and
its connecting programs. We
provide scholarship guide in our
Libraries for students’ reference.
SMS alerts are useful for our
children. All our teachers have
subscribed to it.”
Mrs. Nivedita Rana
Principal, KDB School, Ghaziabad

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A Parent and a Businessman

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