Top Scholarships For Orphaned Students

Edited By Rahul Shrivastava | Updated on Aug 11, 2023 08:59 AM IST

Loss of a parent is immeasurable. While there is unfathomable pain, you have to find strength and gather your resources to live the life your parents wished for you. We have heard stories of how young children who have lost their parents learn to manage everyday expenses and also fulfil educational aspirations. But a little help or a guiding hand can offer great assistance. Lack of financial help is a major concern; but for such students many central and state governments have introduced schemes for orphan scholarships, these are funded by private organisations, NGOs and charitable trusts, and many such organisations.

Top Scholarships For Orphaned Students

Careers360 brings you five such scholarships for orphan students for Class 10 passed and those pursuing Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses. Read below to know more about the scholarship for orphan students.

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Scholarship for the orphan children of Kerala

This scholarship is provided by the government of Kerala under its Kerala Social Security Mission to orphan students. This scholarship aims to provide financial assistance to orphan students to ensure that their basic education is not hampered and bring them into the mainstream of society.

Name Of The Scholarship: Snehapoorvam Scholarship

Eligibility:

The student must be a resident of Kerala state.
Children who have lost either their father or mother or both.
The student must be studying in any of the government/government-aided schools or private schools of Kerala state.
Children must belong to BPL (Below Poverty Line) category.
For children belonging to APL (Above Poverty Line) category, the annual family income should not exceed Rs 20,000 in rural areas (Local body/Grama Panchayat) and Rs 22,375 in urban areas (Corporation/Municipality).

What It Covers:

Children who are below 5 years of age and studying in any class from Class 1 to Class 5 will get Rs 300 per month.
Children who are studying in any class from Class 6 to Class 10 will get Rs 500 per month.
Children who are studying in any class from Class 11 to Class 12 will get Rs 750 per month.
Students who are pursuing a degree or professional course will get Rs 1000 per month.

How To Apply: Interested and eligible students can apply for this scholarship by visiting the website: socialsecuritymission.gov.in

Last Date To Apply: October 31, 2023 (Tentative)

Lovely Professional University’s full fee waiver scheme for orphan students

India’s one of the top universities, Lovely Professional University (LPU) offers a full fee waiver scheme to orphan students. The main motive of this scheme is to facilitate access to higher education for students who have lost their parents and are unable to fund their higher education. Every year, a total of 20 seats are offered in selected programs under this scheme.

Name Of The Scheme: Financial Aid to Orphans

Eligibility:

Must be an Indian citizen.
Both the parents of the student are dead, or he/she is an abandoned child.
The student is not legally adopted by anyone.
The student must possess the death certificate of both parents.
A letter of recommendation from a government-approved orphanage, where the applicant is currently residing or an affidavit from an executive magistrate if the applicant is not living in a government-approved orphanage.
Courses and programs after Graduation are not included under this scheme.

What It Covers:

Full Programme fee waiver
Examination fee waiver

How To Apply: Interested and eligible students can apply to avail this scheme by visiting the website: lpu.in/scholarship/scholarship-for-orphan-applicants.php

Last Date To Apply: October 31, 2023

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Digjyoti Educational Trust’s PG scholarship for meritorious poor orphans

Digjyoti Educational Trust is a charitable and non-profit institution. Under its Dr. S.S. Prabhu Scholarship, it provides financial help in the form of scholarships to first-year Postgraduate (PG) orphans or differently-abled meritorious students.

Name Of The Scholarship: Dr. S.S. Prabhu Scholarship

Eligibility:

Must be an Indian citizen.
Must be an orphan or differently-abled.
Must have taken admission in a 1st-year Postgraduate (PG) program in any of the courses viz., Animal Genetics, Breeding, Life Science, Zoology, Biotechnology, Production & Dairy, and Livestock Production Technology (LPT).
Must not be receiving any kind of scholarship from any other source.

What It Covers: An amount of Rs 12,000 per month for 2 years.

How To Apply: Interested and eligible students can apply for this scholarship by visiting the website: digjyoti.org

Last Date To Apply: September 30, 2023

Digjyoti Educational Trust’s UG scholarship for meritorious poor orphans

Under its Nemi Chand Jain Scholarship, it provides financial help in the form of scholarships to first-year Undergraduate (UG) orphans or differently-abled meritorious students.

Name Of The Scholarship: Nemi Chand Jain Scholarship

Eligibility:

Must be an Indian citizen.
Must have secured at least 90% marks in matriculation.
Must have taken admission in a 3 years degree course in Commerce or Science stream.
Must be an orphan or differently-abled.
Must not be receiving any kind of scholarship from any other source.

What It Covers: An amount of Rs 15,000 per month for 3 years.

How To Apply: Interested and eligible students can apply for this scholarship by visiting the website: digjyoti.org

Last Date To Apply: September 30, 2023

Digjyoti Educational Trust’s scholarship for Class 10 passes meritorious poor orphans

Under this scholarship, the Digjyoti Educational Trust provides financial help in the form of scholarships to those orphan or differently-abled students who have passed Class 10 and have taken admission in Class 11.

Name Of The Scholarship: Digjyoti Scholarship 2023

Eligibility: