TATA AIG Avanti Fellows Scholarship for Undergraduate Girls: Apply Now!

 

TATA AIG and Avanti Fellows has launched a scholarship program for the girl students from the JNVs in the North East region. 

The TATA AIG-Avanti Fellows scholarship program provides financial assistance for the able but marginalized girls in North East India. Launched in 2020, currently this scholarship program has been aiding 19 girl students and by the end of the academic year 2021-2022, the target is set to reach 100 beneficiaries.

As of now, the 19 beneficiaries of this scholarship program are pursuing their UG programs in Engineering and Medical streams in the premier institutes across the country. This scholarship program supports the girl students with a financial aid ranging between Rs.80,000/- to Rs.1,60,000/- per academic year till the completion of their UG programs. The scholarship amount covers the tuition fee, the hostel fee, the mess fee, a one-time laptop fee and other associated expenses.

The beneficiaries of this scholarship shall receive the financial aid for the duration of their undergraduate education (4 to 5 years depending on the course of study, i.e. Engineering or Medicine), subject to their performance during their academic tenure.

Eligibility Criteria:

•  States: 8 North Eastern states (Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Sikkim, Assam & Tripura).
•  School System: Applicable to only Jawahar Navodaya Vidhyalya (JNV) students.
•  Gender: Female
•  Education: Minimum Std. XII pass (CBSE) .
•  Entrance Exams qualified: IIT-JEE Mains/Advanced & NEET .
•  Secured admission at: 23 IITs/31 NITs/Top 100 Engineering colleges or Govt Medical Colleges anywhere in India during the academic year of 2020-21 .
•  Category: SC / ST/ Gen-EWS.

 Last date of submission is 15-03-2022

Apply Online: Official Website