The National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC), on the behalf of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India has invited applications from students with disabilities. The scholarships for the upcoming academic year 2016 to 2017 are under the scholarship schemes trust fund and national fund.
Applicants to the trust fund scholarship may apply at any time. Scholarships are given on a quarterly basis. The dates for national fund are listed below.
National fund only
30 June 2016 (Both online and Printed)
Students with disabilities must meet the criteria below for each scholarship in order to be eligible.
Trust fund
National fund
Trust fund
- Attested copies of all mark sheets and relevant certificates of qualifying examination
- Proof of annual income like salary slip or income tax certificate of beneficiary/parent/guardian attested by a gazetted government official/MLA/MLC/MP/Panchayat official
- Attested photocopy of disabled certificate
- Course fee receipt, if applicable
- Invoice or receipt of assistive device duly attested by the authorised signatory of the institution
- In case the candidate wishes to carry on with the scholarship program in the following year, then the mark sheet of the preceding year must be submitted
National fund
- Attested copies of all mark sheets and relevant certificates of qualifying examination
- Proof of annual income like salary slip or income tax certificate of beneficiary/parent/guardian
- Attested photocopy of disabled certificate
- Course fee receipt, if applicable
- Hostel certificate or a certificate from a house owner (applicable in certain cases)
For further details please visit the official website www.nhfdc.ac.in or contact NHFDC through the following:
“1500 Scholarships (Trust Fund) For Differently-Abled Students for Academic Year 2013-2014,” National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation, http://www.nhfdc.nic.in/site/Trust%20Fund%202013-14.pdf
“2,000 scholarships for handicapped students announced,” Business Standard, 2 July, 2013, http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/2-000-scholarships-for-handicapped-students-announced-113070200922_1.html
“Scholarship,” National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation, http://www.nhfdc.nic.in/site/Scholar.aspx