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FATSSFSHSA

Financial Assistance to SC Students for Pursuing Higher Studies Abroad
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What this is

The scheme aims to support SC students for higher education abroad in fields like Engineering, Sciences, and Humanities. Benefits include up to ₹20,00,000/- for Ph.D. and ₹10,00,000 for Masters, with eligibility criteria including residency and income below ₹8,00,000/-.

In detail

Launched in 2020, the scheme "Financial Assistance To SC Students For Pursuing Higher Studies Abroad" by the Department for the Welfare of SC/ST/OBC/Minorities, Government of NCT of Delhi aims to provide financial support to 100 selected Scheduled Caste (SC) students for pursuing Masters and Ph.D. programs abroad in specified fields such as Engineering, Pure Sciences, and Humanities. The scheme offers up to ₹20,00,000/- for Ph.D. and ₹10,00,000/- for Masters, disbursed in installments. Eligible candidates must be below 30 years, have a family income under ₹8,00,000 annually, and be bonafide residents of Delhi for at least five years. The scheme is implemented by the Department for the Welfare of SC/ST/OBC, Government of NCT of Delhi.

Who qualifies

  • The applicant should be a citizen of India.
  • The applicant should be a domicile of Delhi or a bonafide resident of Delhi for at least 5 years.
  • The applicant should be the only child eligible under this scheme.
  • Employed applicant should submit their application through their employer with a No Objection Certificate (NOC).
  • The applicant should not have already completed the same level of education (Master’s/Ph.D.) in India or abroad.
  • Applicants for the Ph.D. Course should have secured at least 55% marks or equivalent grade in relevant Master’s Degree.
  • Applicants for the Master’s Degree Course should have secured at least 55% marks or an equivalent grade in a relevant Bachelor’s Degree.
  • The applicant should be below 30 years old as of the cutoff date.
  • The applicant’s total family income should not exceed ₹8,00,000/- per annum.

What you get

Financial assistance of ₹5,00,000/- per annum, up to a maximum of ₹20,00,000/- for Ph.D. (4 years) and ₹10,00,000/- for Masters (2 years).

> Funds are Disbursed in Installments

  • First installment after admission confirmation.
  • Subsequent installments every six months/one year based on progress reports.

Covers tuition and living expenses at accredited foreign universities.

> Conditions

  • Recipients must return to India after completion and stay for at least 5 years.
  • Violations may require refund of the entire amount with 15% compound interest.

Who is excluded

  • Candidates already studying abroad before the advertisement date.
  • Those who have already acquired the same qualification (Masters/Ph.D.) in India or abroad.
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Eligibility published here864 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name270 characters
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Implementing agency published herefield absent from the record
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How to apply published hereoffline mode declared, no URL needed
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Start date published herenot published
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End date published hereno end date recorded, so indefinite by omission
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Not expired while still listedno end date
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Provenance

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schemeNameFinancial Assistance to SC Students for Pursuing Higher Studies AbroadmyScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate...not published at source
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryName...myScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtSchemeFalsemyScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme