INVITATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (2009-10)

Applications (in English or Hindi) are invited latest by 31 August, 2009 in the prescribed proforma from the persons with disabilities to award the National Scholarships for the year 2009-2010 for pursuing technical ind professional courses from recognized institutions. Salient features of the scheme are:- 

• 500 national scholarships will be awarded to eligible students with disabilities for the year 2009-10 for pursuing technical and professional courses from recognized institutions.

• Financial Assistance can be given for computer with editing software for blind/deaf graduate and post graduate students pursuing professional courses and for support access software for cerebral palsy students.

• Scholarship of Rs.1000/-p.m. for hostellers and Rs.700/- p.m. for day scholars studying in professional courses at graduation and above level, and Rs.700/- p.m. for hostellers and Rs.400/- p m, for scholars pursuing Diploma /certificate level professional. Course fee is reimbursed upto ceiling of Rs. 10,000/ per year.

The eligible students with disabilities should submit their applications for scholarship in prescribed format duly countersigned and recommended by the head of the institution, where they are studying, so as to reach, complete in all respects to: National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC), Red Cross Bhawan, Sector-12, Faridabad-121007 on or before 31-08-2009.

Details containing the eligibility conditions, the prescribed proforma for the application are available on website of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt, of India “ href="http://www.socialiustice.nic.in">www.socialiustice.nic.in“.

For further details, please visit website of NHFDC “www.nhfdc.org” or contact

NHFDC, Red Cross Bhawan, Sect:or-12, Faridabad-121007.
Tel no. 0129-2226910, 2287512, 2287513
Email : nhfdc@nda.vsnl.net.in

Applications received, other than countersigned and recommended by the head of the institution in which the applicant is enrolled for study or after the last date or incomplete in any respect (i.e. without requisite information or documents), shall not be considered.

National Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities

Applications (in Hindi or English) in the prescribed proforma are invited from students with disabilities for financial assistance for pursuing higher and technical education. Eligibility conditions etc, for the Scholarship as follows: 

Eligibility: -
 

• Financial assistance will be available to Indian students with atleast 40% disabilities certified as per definition under Persons with Disabilities Act 1995.

• Financial assistance will be given for pursuing post-Matric/Post-Secondary technical and professional courses including Ph.D & M.Phil from recognized institutions. However, for students with disabilities of Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation, Multiple Disabilities, and Profound or Severe Hearing Impaired, the minimum educational qualification will be class VIII pass and scholarship will be awarded to them for pursuing general, technical, vocational or professional courses.

• Scholarship will be awarded to one student for pursuing only one course.

• Financial assistance can given for computer with editing software for blind/ deaf graduate and postgraduate students pursuing professional courses and for support access software for cerebral palsied students.

• Continuation/ renewal of the award for next year will depend on successfully completing the course in the preceding year with minimum 45 (forty five) percent marks for professional courses and 40% for other courses.

• The Assistance under this Scheme is not intended for Post-Matric/Post Secondary Technical/Professional courses having duration of less than one year.

• A scholarship holder under this scheme will not concurrently hold any other scholarship/stipend. If already any other scholarship/stipend awarded, the student is required to exercise his/her option for choosing the scholarship that he/she proposes to avail and inform awarding authority about the same.

• Monthly family income of the beneficiary should hot be more than Rs.15,000 from all sources. Family income includes income of the parent/guardian.

II. Awards :

Upto five hundred awards are to be given annually through institutions in which students are pursuing studies/courses. Scholarship will be given to different.categories of disabled students as under:

(1) Students with orthopedic disability:
Male Students : 58 Awards
Female Students : 58 Awards

(2) Students with blindness or low vision
Male Students : 58 Awards
Female Students : 58 Awards

(3) Students with hearing disability:
Male Students : 58 Awards
Female Students : 58 Awards

(4) Students with Cerebral palsy. Mental Retardation Multiple Disabilities, Profound or Severe Hearing Impairment :
Male Students : 76 Awards
Female Students : 76 Awards
- Total 150 awards for male students and 250 for female students.

Amount of scholarship will vary among courses and will also depend of availability on hostel/residential facility with the institution. The details are given below:

III. The students will also be reimbursed the course fee subject to a ceiling of Rs. 10,000/- per year.

Besides students living in the hostel/residential facility provided by the institutions, those students will also be considered as hostelers who live in accommodation hired at least by a group of 3 students living together with common mess arrangement. Such students will have to furnish a certificate in this regard countersigned by the head of the institution and a certificate from the owner of the house in case of own arrangement or accommodation taken on rent.

IV. Applications for the scholarship is required to he submitted in as per the prescribed proforma as per (Annexure ‘A’). Applications for renewal/continuation of award are to be submitted in the prescribed proforma as per (Annexure ‘B’). No other proforma is to be adopted for making the application.  The  last  date  for  receipt  of  application for  new   cases as well as renewal/continuation is 31 Aug, 2009.

V. List of enclosures (attested copies only):

(i) Academic records (attested copy of certificates and Mark sheets – metric & above).
(ii) Family Income Certificate/ Proof of annual income, e.g. Salary Slip, last Income tax Assessment order
(iii) attested copy of Disability Certificate
(iv) Course fee receipt (if any) with break up of each item duly paid during the academic session
(v) Hostel Certificate or certificate from the house owner in case of accommodation hired by at least by a group of 3 students living together with common mess arrangements.

VI. Applications for the scholarship may be sent to the National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India), Red Cross Bhawan, Sector-12, Faridabad-121007 (Haryana)

A Student should submit only one application along with all the relevant documents together with recommendations of the Institute concerned.

Applications for the award of scholarship will be countersigned and recommended by the head of the institution in which the applicant is enrolled to study. Details and forms can also be downloaded from the Ministry’s website www.socialjustice.nic.in or website of NHFDC www.nhfdc.org or may be obtained from National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (Ministry of Sociai Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of India), Red Cross Bhawan. Sector-12, Faridabad-121007 (Haryana).

Applications received after the last date i.e. 31.08.2009 and incomplete applications (without requisite documents) will not be considered.