Inspire Science Camp gives a detailed description about different aspects of scholarships that a common man and a school student can easily understand. Starting from guidelines to information about a number of scholarships, this book gives everything that a student needs to know to grow in academic in life.

1. SCHOLARSHIPS OF
Presented by
Ashutosh Burnwal
Co-founder and Director, Buddy4Study
www.buddy4study.com
OF SCHOLARSHIPS
SCIENCE

2. 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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3. Scholarship type
Providers: Governments | Foundations | Universities | Corporations | Individuals
Talent based scholarships
Sports talent, cultural talent, creative art, creative
writing etc: Academies, art based scholarships
Merit based scholarships
Academic performance based, competition based
scholarships. University admission scholarships,
NTSE, KVPY, Olympiad etc.
Need based scholarships
Low family income, minority based, SC-ST, PhD etc.
Total scholarships
National, International; Scholarships worth INR
15000+ crores

4. 1
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Challenges faced by Students
• Internet literacy < 22%, English Literacy < 12%
• Rising cost of higher education
• Unawareness among teachers, parents, students
• Finding a suitable scholarship
• Application guidance
Cost of Ignorance > Cost of Education
~25% students continue to study after class 12 in higher education.
93% students are not aware about scholarships, when they come and how to apply.

5. Scholarships of Science
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6. Science Scholarships (Class 11, 12, 12 Passed)
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Name Activity Award Eligibility
L'Oréal India For Young Women In Science Scholarship 2017 June, July ₹ 2,50,000 Class 12 passed girls
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
₹ 60,000 p.a.,
₹ 20,000
Class 12 passed, Top
rankers IIT, NEET, NTSE,
JBNSTS, Science Olympiad
National Standard Examination (NSE) PCBA August, September Intern. Olympiad Class 11, 12
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE Awards August
Financial &
mentoring support
Class 1 to 12
India Foundation Nursing Scholarship Programme 2018 May ₹ 88,000 Class 12
National Level Science Talent Search Examination (NSTSE) 2018 November Cash prize Class 2-12
Dr Reddy’s - Sashakt Scholarship April to July ₹ 2,40,000 Class 12 passed girls
Central Sector Scheme Scholarship (CSSS) August, September Upto ₹ 70,000 Class 12 passed

7. • Stage 1: National Standard Examinations (NSEs) in Physics,
Chemistry, Biology, Astronomy, Junior Science organized by IAPT.
• Stage 2: is the Indian National Olympiad (INO) examinations. The
eligible students from stage one can participate in INO in
respective subjects.
• Stage 3: is the Orientation Cum Selection Camps (OCSC). For
these camps, about 35 students in each subject will be selected
from INO on performance basis.
• Stage 4: These students will have a Pre Departure
Training (PDT) for two weeks.
• Stage 5: Participation in International Olympiad (IO) of the
selected students.
• Conducted by: Homi Bhabha Centre for Science
Education (TIFR), Mumbai
• Funded by: Government of India - DAE, DST, MHRD
Indian National Olympiad Exam

8. Science Colleges with Scholarships (Graduation)
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Name Admission criteria Award
Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Aptitude test, Interview
INR 5000-7000 p m
Access to Libraries
/Laboratories
Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
Bachelor of Science: 4 year
KVPY, IIT JEE (Main &
Advanced), NEET
KVPY, INSPIRE
National Institute of Science Education & Research (NISER) Bhubaneswar,
UM DAE CEBS, Mumbai
Int. MSc Program: Basic Sc., Bio, Chem, Math, Phy: 5 years
NEST INSPIRE, DISHA
Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs): Berhampur,
Bhopal, Kolkata, Mohali, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram and Tirupati
BS-MS Degree Programme: 5 year
KVPY,
IIT JEE (Main & Adv),
SCB- IISER Aptitude Test
KVPY, INSPIRE
Chennai Mathematical Institute
BSc (H) in Maths + Computer Science / Physics: 3 year
Entrance exam,
Interview
Fee waiver, INR 6000
p.m. allowance
SIA Youth Scholarship in Singapore
Pre-university: 2 years
Entrance exam S$ 2,900 per year

9. Need based Scholarships (Science students can apply)
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Name Activity Award Eligibility
Maulana Azad National Scholarship September ₹ 12,000 Class 11 girls
SC, ST, OBC, Minority Community Scholarship:
Pre-metric, Post-metric, MCM
May to September ₹ 1200-30,000 Class 1 to PG
G.P. Birla Educational Scholarship Schemes July Upto ₹ 50,000 p.a. Class 12 passed
AICTE Scholarship for Girl Child September, October ₹ 50,000 per year Class 12 passed
AICTE Saksham Scholarship for Disables July to September Upto ₹ 50,000 College students
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
Marubeni India Meritorious Scholarship December, January ₹ 40,000 Class 12 paased
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

10. PG, Research Scholarships
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Name Activity Award Eligibility
Homi Bhabha-TIFR PhD Programme Scholarship 2018 March Up to ₹ 28000 per month Masters
Tata Innovation Fellowship 2018 March
INR 25000 pm, Up to ₹ 6 lacs
annually
PG, PhD
Ramalingaswami Re-Entry Fellowship 2018 May
INR 1 Lac pm, Contingency
grant, fellowship fund
PG, PhD
J C Bose National Fellowship (Science & Engineering
Research Board) 2018
Dec
₹ 25000 per month, ₹ 15 lacs
annually
Scientists
Swarnajayanti Fellowships Scheme 2018 March ₹ 25000 per month PG, PhD
Ramanujan Fellowship (Science and Engineering
Research Board) 2017
Dec
₹ 85000 per month, ₹ 7 lacs
annually
PG, PhD
Abdul Kalam Technology Innovation National Fellowship
2017
Dec ₹ 25000 plus monthly stipend
Engineer with 5 yr
exp

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Name Activity Award Eligibility
J N Tata Endowment Scholarship January, February Upto ₹ 10 Lakh Graduates
K C Mahindra Scholarship for PG studies Abroad February, March Upto ₹ 4 Lakh Graduates
Narotam Sekhsaria Loan Scholarship February, March Upto ₹ 20 Lakh Graduates
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Kirkpatrick Scholarship, UK
2018
March
Tuition fee, stipend, cost of
workshop
PG
TU Delft Applied Sciences Faculty Scholarship, NL 2018 March
2 years course fee, living
expenses
Enroled in MSc
Queensland University- Postgraduate Coursework
Scholarships, Australia 2018
March 50% tuition fee Graduates
Master of Advanced Studies in Medical Physics
Fellowships 2019-20
April
Tuition Fee, Upto 1000 Euro
and registration, travel fee
Graduates
WMG Excellence Scholarships, UK 2018 May Upto 50% tuition fee Graduate
The Dean's Excellence Award for India, UK 2018 May £ 4000 1st year MSc
Scholarships to study abroad

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

14. • 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 Scholarship Myths & Confusions

15. Multicolor headphone wires
Swetleena Zenith, class 11, Army Public School,
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
A torch with an additional bulb
Md. Alisher, class 12, KSS College, Lakhisarai, Bihar
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Success case studies

16. • 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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IGNITE winners

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Solution: Buddy4Study
www.buddy4study.com
A profile based scholarship recommendation tool
Online Search as well as timely alert service
Detailed application guidelines and support
Online application for many partner scholarship schemes

18. Mission
Connecting
Students
with
Scholarships
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19. Mobile Responsive:
Scholarship Search Engine
Mobile view Web view
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Impact
35,000+ Students awarded Scholarships
₹ 40 Crores =Total Amount of Scholarship Awards
₹ 1,50,00,00,00,000 +
Total Scholarship Fund

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Kapadwanj, Kheda, Gujarat
Place
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.
Story: Aashiyana

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Ghaziabad, National Capital Region
Place
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.
Story: Megha

23. Nandhini Bharti (M.Tech,
Aerospace Engg, NTU
Singapore,
Now, Researcher in NAL,
Bangalore
Megha Prajapati
(B.Sc Math, Lady Miranda
House College, Delhi Univ.)
Inspire Scholar- 2014 batch
Aashiyana:
(Class 11 student from Kheda
(Gujarat) )
Indian Oil Academic Scholar
Total 35000+
students received
scholarship
worth more than
INR 40 crores
through
Buddy4Study
initiative.
Awardees
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Buddy4Study Scholars: Impacting Lives

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