Delhi overseas scholarship 2023 for SC Students Abroad for higher studies

Department for the Welfare of SC/ST/OBC/Minorities, Government of NCT of Delhi has again come out with the Financial Assistance to SC (Scheduled Caste) students for pursuing Higher Studies Abroad for the academic year 2023. Under this government scheme, Scheduled Caste students can apply online for financial aid to pursue their further studies abroad. Financial Assistance to SC Students for pursuing Higher Studies Abroad 2023, students can register online at the scstwelfare.delhigovt.nic.in.  This scholarship scheme has been started only to pursue masters or Ph.D. studies.

Delhi overseas scholarship 2020 for SC Students
Delhi overseas scholarship 2023

In the first phase under the Financial Assistance to SC Students for pursuing Higher Studies Abroad 2023, the Delhi government will give scholarships to about 100 Dalit students studying abroad.

Field of study for  Delhi overseas scholarship 2023

Among these talented students who want to pursue a Masters’s and Ph.D. in the following fields of study can fill the online application form under the Financial Assistance.

  • Engineering & Management
  • Pure Sciences & Applied Sciences 
  • Agriculture Sciences & Medicine 
  • International Commerce, Accounting & Finance 
  • Humanities & Social Science 

All interested candidates should keep in mind that the applications for  Financial Assistance to SC Students for pursuing Higher Studies Abroad 2023 will be available on the official website of the Scheduled Castes Welfare Board from .

Eligibility Criteria for the Scholarship for abroad in Delhi  SC 

Eligibility of Minimum Qualification : 

Ph.D.- 55% marks or equivalent grade in relevant Master’s Degree.

For Master’s Degree-55% marks or equivalent grade in relevant Bachelors’s Degree. 

Eligibility of Age :

 AGE: Below 30(Thirty) years, as on cut-off date of the respective year.

Eligibility of Income : 

Student’s family income should not be more than Rs.  8,00,000(Rs. Eight lakhs) per annum from all sources.

Other Eligibility Criteria: 

  1. The interested applicant must be an Indian citizen.
  2. The applicant must be a domicile of Delhi.” Or “The candidate must be a bonafide resident of Delhi having any documentary proof of residence in Delhi for at least the last five years.”
  3. Only one child for the same parents/guardians will be eligible (for this a self-certification will be required from the candidates).
  4. Candidates who are employed must forward their applications through their employer, along with a ‘No Objection Certificate” (NOC) issued by the employer. 
  5. The candidate will not be eligible for scholarship/financial assistance under this scheme to pursue the same Level (Masters/Ph.D.) course for which he/she has already acquired the qualification from any university either in India or abroad. 

Awards of  Delhi overseas scholarship 2023 SC students

  • The selected candidate will be provided with an amount of Rs. Five lacs (5,00,000) per annum subject to a maximum of Rs.20,00,000(Rupee Twenty Lakh only) for the entire period of the duration of the Ph.D. course
  • Rs. Five lacs (5,00,000)  per annum subject to a maximum of Rs. 10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakh only) for pursuing a Masters’s degree or actual amount whichever is less.
  • The prescribed financial assistance is provided up to the completion of the course/research or the following period, whichever is earlier
  1. a) Ph. D – 04 years(Four years)
  2. b) Master’s Degree- 02 years(Two years)
  • The financial assistance will be released only after the confirmation about the admission of the candidate in foreign university subject to the submission of relevant documents such as application forms/offer letter, visa, passport, bank details of the applicant, etc or any other document sought by the Department.

 Online Application for SC students overseas study (Abroad)

For the information related to online registration for  Financial Assistance to SC Students for pursuing Higher Studies Abroad in 2023, you can follow the steps given below:

  • Applicants must first visit the official scstwelfare.delhigovt.nic.in the portal of the Scheduled Castes, Tribes and OBC Welfare Department.
  • After visiting the home page, “Financial Assistance to SC students for pursuing higher studies abroad. Opening date 01/01/2023 and closing date 31/01/2023. Click on the link for Guidelines and Application form Click here ”.

Click here 

  • After which the registration form of the Financial Assistance to SC students for pursuing higher studies abroad will open.
  • Here, the candidate has to fill his name, parents’ name, date of birth, nationality, religion, Address, and other information, etc.
  • By filling all the information carefully in the application form, candidates must submit the hard copy of it along with the required documents to the Department SC, ST OBC Development, Third Floor, Vikas Bhawan, I.P. Estate, New Delhi-02 

Required Documents

Please find the list below for the Required Documents of Financial Assistance to SC students Delhi 2023

  1. Self Attested photocopies of the following documents must accompany with applications
  2. Matriculation or other certificates as proof for date of birth. 
  3. All Degree/Diplomas/Certificate with mark sheets.
  4. Income certificate in the prescribed format duly issued by the competent authority of Delhi.
  5. The student should be a bonafide resident of Delhi and should have a valid caste certificate issued by the competent authority.
  6. Offer letter off university/institution, if obtained admission. 
  7. Admission letters or documents giving details of the university, expenditure during the stay, etc. has to be furnished.
  8. An undertaking/self-declaration (Annexure-I)
  9. Aadhar card of the student is mandatory for availing financial assistance. 

Official Website: scstwelfare.delhigovt.nic.in
Read Also: E district Delhi Scholarship 2023 For SC/ST/OBC/Minority Students

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