Andhra Pradesh Intermediate 1st Year Scholarships
INTRODUCTION
Vidyadhan Scholarship Program from Sarojini Damodaran Foundation supports the college education of meritorious students from economically challenged families. The students are selected after completion of 10th grade through a rigorous selection process. Those selected will be eligible for two year scholarship from the Foundation. If they continue to do well, they will be given scholarship for pursuing any degree course of their interest; these scholarships are directly through the foundation or external sponsors who have registered with the Foundation. The scholarship amount for graduation courses varies from Rs 10,000 to Rs 60,000 per year depending on the course and duration.The selected students will be required to attend the mentoring programs from the Foundation.
COURSE AND ELIGIBILITY
students whose family annual income is less than Rs. 1 Lakh and who have completed their 10th grade/SSC exam in the year 2016 from Andhra Pradesh. They should also have scored 90% or obtained A+ in their 10th Grade/SSC examination. The cut off mark for students with disability is 75%.
CAREER PROSPECTS
SDF will shortlist the applicants based on the academic performance and the information provided in the application form. The shortlisted candidates will be invited for a short test/interview. Exact locations for the test and interview will be informed to the shortlisted students individually. SDF will reimburse the out of district travel expense of the student and a parent for eligible cases.
PAY PACKAGE
The scholarship amount for 11th ( Intermediate 1st year) will be a maximum of Rs. 6000/year.
Important Dates:
30th August 2016: Application last date.
20th September to 10th October 2016: Interview/Tests will be scheduled during this time frame. Exact date and location will be intimated to each of the shortlisted candidates.