College Based Scholarships


H.H DALAI LAMA-SASAKAWA SCHOLARSHIP

General Information

Sasakawa India Leprosy Foundation (SILF) is pleased to invite applications for financial support from students residing in self-settled leprosy colonies for pursuing higher professional studies for the session 2020-2021. 

The scholarship will be given for only

i) Professional Masters courses

ii) Professional Bachelors courses

iii) Professional Diploma courses

The scholarship will be available only for courses offered by Government recognized institutions




SILF will support up to 25 students this academic year.

Payment 

• SILF will pay for the tuition fees, admission fee, mess fee and boarding/ hostel expenses to the institutes directly.

• SILF will also pay a stipend per month to each candidate to meet his or her requirements.


Eligibility

Applicants must fulfill the following conditions:

1) At least one parent or applicant must have had leprosy and must be residing in a self-settled leprosy colony.

2) Admissions to professional courses from Government recognized institutions are eligible for scholarships. Students admitted to non-professional courses are not eligible.

3) Applications for professional courses will only be accepted on completion of Senior Secondary (10 + 2).

4) Only first year applicants beginning their studies/courses in in the academic year 2020-21 are eligible.

5) Only one individual from a family can avail of the scholarship in any one year.

6) Applicants from Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Maharashtra states will be given the benefits of the scholarship.

7) Applicants availing scholarships from other organizations/individuals will not be considered.

8) Applicant must not be less than 17 years at the time of application.

9) Applicant must have completed previous course in year 2019 or 2020.

NOTE: Applications from students who do not meet the above requirements will not be considered.

Fees

No capitation fee will be paid for admission.

Application Procedure

1) Interested students are required to apply for the scholarship on the prescribed forms. 

Check the form, here - https://silf.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Application-for-HHDL_SASAKAWA-Scholarship-programme-2020-21.pdf 

Forms can also be obtained by post from SILF office in New Delhi.

2) Application form should be completed and along with required attested documents should reach S-ILF office latest by 31 st May 2020.

3) In case the student has already gained admission, proof of admission in a government recognised institute is mandatory. Candidates can also submit an admission call letter issued by the institute to which s/he has secured admission. 

PLEASE NOTE: Applications, which are not on the prescribed forms and are incomplete, will not be considered. Accompanying documents: Application forms must be accompanied by the following documents:

• 3 passport size photographs of the applicant,

• Self-attested copies of the following documents:

i) Birth certificate or proof of date of birth

ii) Pass Certificate for Matriculation (10th) senior secondary (12th) and Graduation (If Applying for master’s course)

iii) Mark sheets of the 10th, 12th Board Exam and Graduation (If applying for Masters Course) iv) Leprosy certificate of parent/ parents (treatment certificate from place where treated or Certificate from District leprosy Officer or Disability certificate mentioning Hansen’s disease/leprosy) * No photographs will be accepted.

• Candidates must submit a provisional admission letter issued by the institute to which s/he has secured admission or else applicant should indicate names of 03 colleges in which they are seeking admission.

• A reference letter from the colony leader certifying that the candidate is a resident of the colony and is the only candidate from their family.

• Applications to be verified by state leaders. Without state leader’s verification the application will be considered incomplete.

 

For further details, please check-

https://silf.in/scholarships/

Selection Procedure

• All eligible candidates will be listed in the order of the set criteria of merit in the last examination.

• Twenty Five top candidates will be selected for the scholarship by selection committee.

• The scholarship fund will be given only if admission is secured for a professional course in a government recognized institution

• In case, a candidate decides not to avail of scholarship or fails to secure admission for a professional course in a government recognized institution, the candidate next in line will be eligible to avail of the scholarship.


Important Dates


Other Information

Contact Address

Sasakawa India Leprosy Foundation

2 nd Floor, IETE Building,

2, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003

Tel No +91-11-24603439,24603440

Website- http://www.silf.in


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